The Rams and Buccaneers will match up tonight on Monday Night Football. Both teams feel they have something to prove. The Rams have started the 2002 season with an 0-2 record, while the Bucs are 1-1. Though not in the same division, this game has turned into quite a rivalry since St. Louis beat Tampa Bay 11-6 in the 1999 NFC Championship game. The two teams have met two more times since then, both times on Monday night and both have been Tampa wins. The Bucs won 38-35 in 2000 and 24-17 last year. Linebacker Don Davis will start tonight as Jamie Duncan continues to struggle with an injured hand. Rookie linebacker Robert Thomas will start as well. It will be the Rams first-round draft picks first start ever.
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