Rams’ Quinn dominates Penn, Bucs The Tampa Tribune, published 23 December 2013 For three quarters, Tampa Bay Buccaneers left tackle Donald Penn and Rams defensive end Robert Quinn slugged it out, exchanging haymakers. In the final round, Quinn landed the knockout blows. After an admittedly substandard game last week against Aldon Smith and the 49ers, Penn was geared up for a big day against Quinn, who entered the day with an NFC-high 15 sacks. Quinn beat Penn inside for a late second-quarter sack against rookie quarterback Mike Glennon, but the Bucs were still very much in the game with almost 10 minutes left, trailing 20-13. Then Glennon’s fumble at midfield led to Greg Zuerlein’s third field goal of the game and a 10-point lead for St. Louis. With Glennon passing on every snap, Quinn sacked him on fourth down just after the two-minute warning. Ninety seconds later, Quinn’s sack on the final play of the game gave him 18 for the season, breaking the franchise record set by Kevin Carter in 1999. “I went into this game thinking I was going to have a dominant performance,’’ Penn said. “It started off great. Late in the game, (Quinn) adjusted and I didn’t. I’ve got to find a way. I’m disappointed. This has been a rough year for me, to be honest.’’ Quinn, who was carried off the field by teammates at the end of the game, finished with three sacks, three tackles for loss, four QB hits and six unassisted tackles. Quinn lined up in different spots and not all of his damage came against Penn, but it was quite an encore performance for the third-year pro a week after he dropped Drew Brees twice in an upset against the Saints. “They had the running backs or tight ends there to chip,’’ said Quinn, a strong candidate for NFL Defensive Player of the Year. “The back seven covered their tails off. When you get the quarterback to keep pumping the ball, holding, standing back there, you get numbers like that. I’ve been blessed all year and it was a nice way to end the game.’’