Rams Davis leads game-winning drive over Bucs

Rams Davis leads game-winning drive over Bucs

TAMPA, Fla. -- played with the poise and resolve of a seasoned pro."We never panicked," veteran tackle said Sunday after Davis led a late field goal drive that gave the a 19-17 victory over the on Sunday in the 25-year-old quarterback's first NFL start."It's special. I can't really describe what I felt," Davis, a third-stringer when training camp began, said after receiving a game ball from coach . "I felt a peace out there. I felt at home, and it had a Joonas Donskoi Men Jersey lot to do with the guys I was around and how well we played."'s fourth field goal of the day, a 38-yarder with 38 seconds remaining, won it.Davis threw 13 yards to on third-and-1, 15 yards to on second-and-9 and 27 yards to on third-and-9 to set up the winner."I can't say enough about Austin. ... I felt like he'd be OK because of the entire weeks' worth of preparation," Fisher said. "He was very poised. ... Nothing overwhelming to him. He made really good decisions against a good defense, an injury-depleted defense, but a good defense."Davis completed 22 of 29 pa ses for 235 yards with no interceptions. had a 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and Zuerlein also made field goals of 36, 35 and 46 yards to help the ( Martin Jones Kids Jersey 1-1) rebound from a lopsided season-opening lo s to Minnesota.Davis made his debut in that game after was injured, throwing for 192 yards but also having an interception returned for a touchdown."He made good decisions and handled the run checks very well. He did well with the play action stuff," Fisher said. "He gave receivers opportunities to make plays. ... Credit the offensive line, too. We ran the football and we protected fairly very well." rushed for 144 yards and quarterback had two short touchdown runs for the Bucs (0-2), who moved the ball into St. Louis territory in the closing seconds only to have the game end when rookie was slow getting up after a 29-yard reception to the St. Louis 32.Officials stopped the clock with 8 seconds remaining and Evans was eventually helped off the field, But by rule, an injury in that situation requires a 10-second runoff, and the remaining time was wiped off the clock."Unfortunately he just took a hard hit. Mike was just trying to find his bearings, I think, and so the refs blew (the whistle for an injury timeout), I gue s. It's unfortunate because I felt like we were getting to the spot where we wanted to let (kicker ) take a swing at it."McCown scored on runs of 1 and 5 yards. Rainey, filling in for the injured , helped the Bucs move into position for Joe Pavelski Jersey Murray to kick a 36-yard field goal to give Tampa Bay a 17-16 lead with 5:15 remaining.But a defense playing without tackle and middle linebacker couldn't keep Davis from leading the on a 12-play, 71-yard drive to win the game.With out for the year with a knee injury and Hill hobbled by a thigh injury, Davis prepared the entire week to be the starter.Hill was active Sunday, however Fisher didn't waver on his Kevin Labanc Men Jersey decision to go with Davis, who spent most of the past two seasons on the ' practice squad."At no point was there a chance for Shaun to start. ... It couldn't have worked out better for him," Fisher said. "Again, he'll be day to day next week. This week really helped him, and another week will significantly help him put this thing behind him."McCown, a career backup entering a season as a starter for the first time in a decade, completed pa ses of 18 and 20 yards to before Rainey broke a 10-yard run to set up the quarterback's second TD made it 14-10.The Bucs threatened again on their next po se sion, driving deep into territory before Murray's 26-yard field goal attempt was blocked by .The Bucs also had a punt blocked, leading to a field goal. McCown also threw a first-quarter interception that stopped a drive inside the 10."That was a tough one to lose. Anytime you have a blocked punt, blocked field goal, in the red zone getting ready to put points on the board and you throw an interception, you're not going to win many games," Bucs coach said. "We got ourselves back in position at the end, and it's unfortunate we didn't handle the situation as well as we needed to there at the end."Notes: Play was stopped for 51 minutes in the first half because of severe weather. ... r Derrick Brooks was inducted into the Ring of Honor. The 2002 NFL defensive player of the year also had his No. 55 jersey retired and received his ring during the halftime ceremony. ... Stacy rushed for 71 yards on 19 carries and had seven receptions for 74 yards for Joonas Donskoi Kids Jersey St. Louis. ... McCoy left with a broken left hand and Foster left with a shoulder injury. ... The played part of the game without receiver , who clutched his right knee after being tackled by .Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre s

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