ST. LOUIS (AP) – Any conversation about the St. Louis Rams’ receivers has to begin with Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce.

Some new names are working their way into the discussion, though.

Kevin Curtis, Shaun McDonald and Brandon Manumaleuna all scored late touchdowns in last week’s 33-27 overtime victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

That gave Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden something to think about heading into Monday night’s game between his Buccaneers and the rejuvenated Rams.

“Obviously, the more weapons you have the more ferocious you become,” Gruden said. “They’re doing a heck of a job collaborating in St. Louis making this offensive machine what it is.”

Not that there’s any sense of a changing of the guard.

In his 11th season, Bruce is showing no signs of slowing. He became the first player in NFL history to start a season with four consecutive games with 100 yards receiving, and he’s second in the NFL in receptions (38) and yards (526).

Holt led the NFL in both categories last year and has 30 catches, a 12.1-yard average and two touchdowns.

Curtis, a third-round pick last year, is just rounding into form after breaking a leg in training camp last year. Before that injury he appeared set to win the third wideout job that went to Dane Looker last season.

Curtis has been getting more playing time lately and he’s shown some dazzling speed while totaling six receptions for 80 yards. The biggest was his 41-yard TD that cut the Rams’ deficit to three points with 31/2 minutes left against Seattle.

He’s one of the Rams’ fastest players and has found a way to play through painful shin splints. “Kevin’s speed is back,” Martz said.

McDonald was a fourth-round pick last year and caught 10 passes. Until his 52-yard touchdown grab in overtime to end last week’s game, he had been more valuable this year as a punt returner. His 39-yarder helped lead to Curtis’ touchdown.

“You don’t know really until you put them on the field in key situations like this where they’ve got to make a play to win the game,” Martz said. “They can kind of blend in there and make a play during a game, but when they make plays that are a major reason why you win a game, then you know they’re kind of at that point where everybody gets excited.”

McDonald was in the game only because Bruce got a mild concussion on the game-tying drive in the fourth quarter. Then he provided the Rams’ biggest play of the season by streaking past the Seahawks’ defense and running under a pass by Marc Bulger that at first glance appeared to have been thrown too deep.

“Best feeling of my life,” McDonald said. “That’s something you dream about as a kid. I think we both felt like once we got on the field we’d make plays to help this team.”

Manumaleuna, a tight end, has been primarily used as a blocker since becoming the starter last year when Ernie Conwell left as a free agent for the Saints.

Manumaleuna has only six catches for 44 yards this season, but his 21-yarder began the comeback from a 27-10 deficit.

“When we had to make a play,” Martz said, “somebody made a play.”

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