It really wasn’t all that long ago that the Bucs were 5-1 and riding high. But now that they’re 6-4 and staring 6-5 dead in the face, doesn’t it feel like a lifetime ago? They head west this weekend for a Sunday Night Football matchup against the 8-2 Rams at SoFi Stadium, and they’ll be looking to avoid a third straight loss and their fourth in the last five games.

As unlikely as it seems as 6.5-point underdogs against a better and healthier team on their home field and in primetime, an upset win for Tampa Bay could very quickly turn things in the other direction. After all, 7-4 would feel much different than 6-5, and while the schedule gets lighter down the stretch either way, a win over this Los Angeles team could do a lot for the team’s confidence – and it could even pay off down the road.

So, of course, the win is the most important thing. But as usual, there will be other storylines to follow in this primetime NFC showdown, and that’s the reason we’re here right now. As we do every week here on PewterReport.com, it’s now time to take a look at what else is on the line during this week’s game. Of course, we’re talking about some of the records and milestones that some key Bucs are moving toward.

Last week, Jacob Parrish and SirVocea Dennis recorded their first career interceptions, Cade Otton passed Dave Moore for the fifth-most receiving yards and fifth-most receptions by a tight end in franchise history and Antoine Winfield Jr. passed Dwight Smith for the 12th-most passes defensed in Bucs history.

Now, let’s see where things stand heading into Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium:

Bucs Record Watch: Week 12 at Rams

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Photo by: USA Today

Baker Mayfield

Mayfield is still searching for his 26th win as the Bucs’ starting quarterback. If he gets it against the Rams, he’ll tie Brad Johnson for the fifth-most wins by a quarterback in franchise history.

Mayfield is also 32 passing yards away from moving ahead of Brad Johnson (10,940) for the seventh-most in team history.

And the same thing still applies as far as Mayfield’s pursuit of his next 300-yard passing game. If he can get there against Los Angeles, he’ll pass Doug Williams (10) for the fourth-most 300-yard passing games in Bucs history.

Rachaad White

White took a backseat to Sean Tucker in last week’s game, and there’s a chance that happens again on Sunday night. But the same still goes for him, too, as far as the potential to move up the ranks of running backs in Buccaneer history. He needs one touchdown to pass Errict Rhett (25) for the fifth-most touchdowns from scrimmage by a Tampa Bay running back.

White is also two receiving touchdowns away from tying Mike Alstott (13) for the most by a running back/fullback in team history.

Emeka Egbuka

Egbuka needs one more receiving touchdown to pass O.J. Howard (6 in 2017) for the fifth-most by a rookie in franchise history and tie Michael Clayton (7 in 2004) for the fourth-most.

Bucs WR Emeka Egbuka – Photo by: USA Today

With two receiving touchdowns, Egbuka can tie Mike Evans (8 in 2014) for the most by a Buc in their first 11 career games. Those two receiving scores would also tie him with Jalen McMillan (8 in 2024) for the third-most by a rookie in franchise history.

Egbuka needs 102 receiving yards to pass Lawrence Dawsey (818 in 1991) for the fourth-most by a rookie in team history.

Plus, Egbuka is now 283 receiving yards away from a 1,000-yard campaign. He would become just the third rookie in Bucs history to reach 1,000 receiving yards, joining Michael Clayton (1,193 in 2004) and Mike Evans (1,051 in 2014).

Chris Godwin Jr.

If Godwin is able to suit up for the first time since Week 5, he’ll have a chance to cut into the six touchdowns he needs to pass James Wilder (46) for the third-most touchdowns from scrimmage in franchise history.

Godwin is also 299 scrimmage yards away from passing Warrick Dunn (7,690) for the third-most in team history.

And if No. 14 can play in this game, it’ll be his 114th game with Tampa Bay, which would tie him with Scot Brantley for the 26th-most in franchise history.

Bucs TE Cade Otton – Photo by: USA Today

Cade Otton

Otton is quietly moving up in Buccaneer history as far as tight ends go. He already passed Dave Moore for the fifth-most receiving yards and fifth-most receptions by a tight end next week, and he remains just one receiving touchdown away from passing Ron Hall (10) for the ninth-most by a tight end in team history. That score would also tie him with Calvin Magee and Alex Smith (11) for seventh-most.

Vita Vea

Vea is still a half-sack away from passing Brad Culpepper and Jason Pierre-Paul (33.0) for the ninth-most in Bucs history. With 1.5 more sacks, he’ll also tie Chidi Ahanotu (34.5) for the eighth-most.

Sunday will be Vea’s 106th game as a Buc, moving him ahead of Jeff Gooch and Ricky Reynolds (105) for the 37th-most in team history.

Anthony Nelson

Nelson is set for his 103rd game with the team, leaving him one behind Hardy Nickerson (104) for the 40th-most in Buccaneer history.

Lavonte David

Once again, the stakes remain largely the same for David, one of the best and most iconic players in the history of the organization. It would take quite the performance, but he could create quite a moment on Sunday night. The Rams are honoring their own franchise legend, Aaron Donald, throughout this game. Coincidentally, David enters this game needing two tackles for loss to pass Donald (176) for the third-most since TruMedia Data is available, dating back to 2008.

Bucs ILB Lavonte David – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

David also needs one takeaway to reach 35 for his career, which would put him in a group with Pro Football Hall of Famers Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher as the only players with 40+ sacks and 35+ takeaways since at least 1982.

No. 54 is also one interception away from joining another elite group, as his next pick would be the 15th of his career and he would join Hall of Famers Ray Lewis, Charles Woodson and Brian Dawkins as the only players since 1994 to record 15+ interceptions, 15+ forced fumbles and 15+ fumble recoveries in their careers. David would become just the 17th player in NFL history to reach those marks, too, joining the aforementioned three players as well as Mike Merriweather, Steve Nelson, Carnell Lake, Reggie Williams, Joey Browner, Rod Woodson, Wes Hopkins, Bill Romanowski, Cris Dishman, Dennis Smith, Ronnie Lott, Wilber Marshall and Nesby Glasgow.

David is five sacks away from passing former teammate Shaq Barrett (45.0) for the fifth-most in Bucs history.

David is also two passes defensed away from passing another former teammate, Carlton Davis III (73) for the fourth-most in team history.

Lastly, Sunday will be David’s 209th game as a Buc, as well as his 207th start. That leaves him 15 behind Derrick Brooks (224) for the second-most games in franchise history and 12 behind Brooks (221) for the second-most starts of any Buc ever.

Zyon McCollum

McCollum needs four passes defensed to pass Dwight Smith (34) for the 13th-most in franchise history.

Antoine Winfield Jr.

Like David, Winfield still has many of the same milestones up for grabs heading into this primetime game. He still needs one more sack to break a tie with Adam Archuleta, Bill Bates and Roman Harper for the 11th-most by a defensive back since 1982.

Bucs S Antoine Winfield, Jr. and Rams TE Tyler Higbee – Photo by: USA Today

Winfield also needs two strip sacks to tie Quintin Mikell for the most by a defensive back since at least 2000.

No. 31 also needs one more forced fumble to tie Jairus Byrd, Cedric Griffin, Chris Harris, Sammy Knight, Michael Lewis, Troy Polamalu and his father, Antoine Winfield Sr. (13) for the 16th-most by a defensive back since at least 2000. That forced fumble would also tie Winfield with Hardy Nickerson (13) for the seventh-most in franchise history.

Winfield is also one more fumble recovery away from passing Lee Roy Selmon (10) for the fourth-most in team history and tying John Cannon and Cecil Johnson (11) for the third-most.

After taking sole possession of the 12th-most passes defensed in Bucs history last week, Winfield now needs only three more to pass Simeon Rice (37) for the 11th-most in franchise history.

And finally, Winfield remains 10.5 sacks away from passing Ronde Barber (28.0) for the most by a defensive back in team history and the second-most by a defensive back in NFL history.

Chase McLaughlin

McLaughlin needs six more field goals to pass Ryan Succop (84) for the sixth-most in Buccaneer history.