The Los Angeles Rams are set to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the divisional round of the playoffs on Sunday. There will be a ton of chatter surrounding both quarterbacks in Matthew Stafford and Tom Brady ahead of Sunday’s contest, and rightfully so.
While there isn’t much pressure for Brady to win another ring, there are heightened expectations for Stafford to lead the Rams deep into the playoffs. Ahead of Sunday’s pivotal showdown, Stafford knows Todd Bowles is going to be ultra-aggressive in his defensive play-calling for the Buccaneers.
“Definitely. I think they probably – I don’t know the exact stats – pressured us more than any team that’s played against us this year – in all varieties. They’re bringing corners, they’re bringing safeties, they’re bringing backers, they’re bringing simulated, they’re bringing all sorts of stuff,” Stafford said. “So, just got to do a great job as (the) quarterback trying to decide what’s coming – either get it picked up or get the ball out of your hand, try to make sure we’re running into favorable looks. It’s a lot on my plate. It’s a lot on the plate of our entire offense. At the same time, we’re excited about the opportunity. Sometimes you play aggressive coordinators. You try to be aggressive right back to them and see what happens.”
