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THOUSAND OAKS — It’s a rare feat to pass for 500 yards in an NFL game. It’s more unusual to pass for 500 yards and lose the game.

Jared Goff threw — and threw and threw — for 517 yards (tied for eighth-most in league history) for the Rams against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, completing 45 passes (tied for the all-time record) on 68 attempts (tied for third-most ever).

That allowed Goff and Rams coach Sean McVay to truthfully say Monday that there were a lot of positives in the quarterback’s performance, which included two touchdown passes.

Even though it probably will be better remembered for three interceptions and one fumble that led to 28 Tampa Bay points, the single biggest reason the Rams lost to the underdog Buccaneers 55-40 at the Coliseum.

“I think there is a lot of stuff that is surprisingly good that you take out of that game, especially from a pass-game standpoint that we were able to do late in that game,” Goff said, referring to the Rams’ near-comeback from 18 points down with under 10 minutes left. “We were close to finishing it off and unfortunately didn’t.”

“I thought he (Goff) stood tall in the pocket. I thought he kept his eyes down the field, took some shots and just kept firing,” McVay said of his fourth-year gunslinger.

The Rams’ party line after losing to the Bucs was: We’re eager to move on and think about playing the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.

Not so fast.

The Rams (3-1) have a lot to unpack about Tampa Bay before they pack for Seattle.

• Assessing the defense, which went from saving the day in the Rams’ first three games to seeing an embarrassing 55 points on the board Sunday. Of Tampa Bay’s seven touchdowns, four came after Goff turnovers and one after the Bucs got the ball at their 40. But defensive tackle Michael Brockers declined to shift blame Monday, saying, “(After a) sudden change, we say we have to bow up or man up, get some stops and at least make them kick three (points).”

• Getting straight on why Todd Gurley got only five carries (for 16 yards, two touchdowns) in the game, and no carries in the first quarter. McVay said Monday he tried to get Gurley involved by directing a season-high 11 passes his way (he caught seven for 54 yards, and drew a Bucs pass-interference call), and said the Rams went away from the run mainly because they had to pass to catch up after falling behind 21-0 by the 8:28 mark of the second quarter.

• Mostly, figuring out Goff’s very good very bad game.

Goff’s stats equated to a passer rating of 80.3, below his career rating (90.3) and below the 2019 median for NFL quarterbacks (95.4). After signing a four-year contract extension in September for a league-high $110 million guaranteed, Goff ranks 25th in the NFL in passer rating this season (82.9).

McVay said he thinks Goff is throwing as accurately as he did last year.

On top of six interceptions (tied for most in the league this season), Goff has fumbled in 10 straight regular-season games, losing eight of 12 fumbles.

“It’s really happened when I’m throwing. So, it is something that I’m conscious of, but I have to throw,” Goff said.

Goff wouldn’t blame the offense line for anything, praising young center Brian Allen and left guard Joe Noteboom while noting that they’re “still learning.”

Goff’s game against Tampa Bay was memorable and forgettable at the same time.

He became the 19th man to pass for 500 yards, something that has occurred 23 times in all. The list starts with the Rams’ Norm Van Brocklin (554 in 1951) other Hall of Famers Warren Moon, Dan Marino and Y.A. Tittle, plus current stars Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Ryan and Phillip Rivers.

Only two, Marino and Boomer Esiason, threw more than three interceptions in a 500-yard game.

The list of 10 who passed for 500 in a loss is pretty strong too. Among them are Brady, Marino, Brees, Rivers and the Rams’ Vince Ferragamo.

A lot of positives.

Ends and odds

• Cornerback Marcus Peters passed concussion tests after getting smashed by Tampa Bay’s Donovan Smith at the end of Peters’ fourth-quarter interception runback for a touchdown. The Rams put Peters on their injury report (officially listing him with a facial contusion) after the NFL office said it’s required because he didn’t return to the game.

• Linebacker Bryce Hager (shoulder) and rookie backup safety Taylor Rapp (ankle) came out of the Buccaneers game with injuries. McVay said their availability for the Seahawks game could be a game-day decision. Troy Reeder would take Hager’s place.