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Buccaneers and Rams are having a shootout, of course

Cameron Brate, Maurice Alexander, Trumaine Johnson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate (84) beats Los Angeles Rams free safety Maurice Alexander (31) and cornerback Trumaine Johnson (22) to the end zone to score on a 3-yard touchdown reception during the second quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

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The Rams have touchdowns, plural, and are actually involved in a bit of a shootout with the Buccaneers.

No, really.

Todd Gurley ran one in just before the half, and the Bucs are up 20-17 at the break.

Bucs running back Charles Sims (subbing for an injured Doug Martin) scored a touchdown to cap a 75-yard drive, and Jameis Winston followed with a touchdown pass to tight end Cameron Brate (subbing for a cut Austin Seferian Jenkins) to build a 20-10 lead.

But Case Keenum led what looked almost like a professional offense, getting the Rams to within a field goal at the break. For a team averaging 4.5 points per game entering this one, it’s a start.