Buccaneers vs. Minnesota Vikings 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 Minnesota Vikings 21
***HISTORIC MARKER*** Karl Williams, who returned Mitch Berger’s punt 72 yards in the first quarter, notching the second-longest punt return in Buc history just one week after posting the team’s second-longest kickoff return ever.
The Buccaneers were limited to only 169 total offensive yards as they sailed into an early lead, scoring first on a five-yard surge by Errict Rhett in the first quarter.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Walt Coleman
- UMPIRE: Rex Stuart
- LINE JUDGE: Mark Steinkerchner
- SIDE JUDGE: Neely Dunn
- HEAD LINESMAN: Mark Baltz
- BACK JUDGE: Dick Creed
- FIELD JUDGE: Phil Luckett
- REPLAY OFFICIAL: not documented
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 02:47-1Q Rhett 5 run (Husted kick)
- VIKINGS: 07:21-2Q Hoard 5 run (Sisson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 06:42-3Q Husted FG36
- VIKINGS: 01:59-3Q Hoard 22 run (Sisson kick)
- VIKINGS: 01:54-4Q Carter 36 pass from Johnson (Sisson kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #84 R. Thomas
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #60 J. Pyne
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #62 I. Beckles
- RT: #70 J. Odom
- TE: #81 J. Harris
- WR: #85 C. Hawkins
- QB: #12 T. Dilfer
- RB: #32 E. Rhett
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
- NT: #77 B. Culpepper
- UT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #73 R. Upshaw
- LLB: #51 L. Marts
- MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
- RLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #35 M. Mayhew
- RCB: #21 D. Abraham
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #25 M. Johnson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 22 Mincy, 23 Bouie, 29 Gant, 33 Staten, 37 Ellison, 39 Dimry, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 57 Jones, 68 Crisman, 69 Pierson, 75 Curry, 78 Jones, 80 Harper, 82 Tate, 83 Moore, 86 Williams, 93 DuBose, 97 Jackson
DID NOT PLAY
- 11 Weldon,41 Brooks
INACTIVE
- 1 Marshall, 13 Milanovich, 27 Austin, 62 Beckles, 67 Ingram, 87 Silvan, 90 Maniecki, 94 White
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Alstott 7-50, Rhett 10-28, Ellison 2-9, Dilfer 1-5.
- VIKINGS: Hoard 20-101, Lee 5-22, Johnson 3-14, Graham 4-8.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 32-13-104-2-0.
- VIKINGS: Johnson 35-25-221-2-1.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Alstott 5-10, Ellison 3-31, Thomas 2-17, Hawkins 1-23, Williams 1-16, Harris 1-7.
- VIKINGS: Carter 8-89, Reed 5-56, Lee 3-15, Hoard 2-17, Graham 2-11, Evans 2-5, Walsh 1-17, Jordan 1-6, DeLong 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Abraham 1-0, Dimry 1-0.
- VIKINGS: Talley 1-10, Thomas 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 3-81.
- VIKINGS: Palmer 2-48, Ismail 1-19.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 4-109.
- VIKINGS: Palmer 4-35, Lee 2-20.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Sapp 2-17, Ahanotu 1-3, Culpepper 0.5-5, Upshaw 0.5-5.
- VIKINGS: Brady 1-9, Edwards 1-9, Randle 1-9.
