Sterling Shepard Week 12 Preview vs. the Rams

Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Sterling Shepard will be up against a mediocre pass defense in Week 12 (Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET), up against the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams are ranked 21st in terms of passing yards allowed, at 222.3 per game.

Shepard has 34 grabs on 45 targets for 349 yards and one score, with an average of 34.9 yards per game.

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Shepard vs. the Rams

• Shepard vs the Rams (since 2021): 3 GP / 59.3 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
• Los Angeles has allowed four opposing receivers to amass 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2025 season.
• 12 players have hauled in a TD pass against the Rams this year.
• No player has recorded more than one TD reception against Los Angeles on the season.
• The Rams surrender 222.3 passing yards per game, the NFL's 21st-ranked pass defense this season.
• The Rams' defense is ranked sixth in the NFL with 12 passing TDs conceded so far this year.

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Shepard Receiving Insights

• In five of nine games this season, Shepard has topped his prop for receiving yards.
• Shepard has received 13.2% of his team's 340 passing attempts this season (45 targets).
• He has been targeted 45 times, averaging 7.8 yards per target (56th in NFL).
• In one of 10 games this season, Shepard has a touchdown catch. He hasn't, however, registered a multiple-TD effort.
• He has scored one of his team's 26 offensive touchdowns this season (3.8%).
• Shepard has been targeted four times in the red zone (12.5% of his team's 32 red zone pass attempts).

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Shepard's Recent Performance