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Bucs hope to stop skid against Rams

It wasn't all that long ago that people were talking playoffs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the same sentence.Well, that talk seems like a lifetime ago, as the Bucs look to snap a four- game losing streak on Sunday when they host the St. Louis Rams at Raymond James Stadium.Tampa Bay's playoff hopes were officially dashed this past week, as they were dismantled by the New Orleans Saints, 41-0, at the Superdome.Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman struggled, completing 26-of-47 passes for 279 yards, four interceptions and a lost fumble, while Doug Martin, who was second in the league in yards from scrimmage entering the game, picked up just 35 yards combined."I didn't get this team ready to go today for whatever that reason is," said Tampa Bay head coach Greg Schiano. "They fought their guts out. It's just that I didn't do a good job of getting ready and we didn't play well."It marked the first time that Tampa Bay was blanked since a 24-0 shellacking at the hands of the New York Giants ...

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