Buccaneers vs. Minnesota Vikings 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Minnesota Vikings 27
***HISTORIC MARKER*** This was the game leading into coach John McKay announcing his retirement after feauding with Buccaneers owner Hugh Culverhouse over the cost of signing Stenerud in the pre-season.
The Buccaneers could not defeat a struggling Vikings team, despite James Wilder's 146 rushing and 46 receiving yards, and a Steve DeBerg touchdown pass to Kevin House that tied the score with 1:03 remaining in the game.
The Vikings were held to an incompletion on fourth-and-nine on their ensuing possession, but a pass-interference penalty on Chris Washington allowed the Vikings to retain possession, and set up Jan Stenerud's game-winning field goal with 2 seconds left.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Bob Frederic
- UMPIRE: John Keck
- LINE JUDGE: Dan Wilford
- HEAD LINESMAN: Larry Hagerty
- BACK JUDGE: Bob Swanson
- FIELD JUDGE: Don Hakes
- SIDE JUDGE: Gary Lanes
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 09:31-1Q Wilder 6 run (Ariri kick)
- VIKINGS: 04:05-1Q Stenerud FG30
- VIKINGS: 12:29-2Q Wilder 2 run (Ariri kick)
- VIKINGS: 05:01-2Q Jordan 4 run (Stenerud kick)
- VIKINGS: 09:50-3Q Nelson 5 run (Stenerud kick)
- VIKINGS: 11:41-4Q Ariri FG29
- VIKINGS: 06:07-4Q Brown 3 pass from Wilson (Stenerud kick)
- VIKINGS: 01:03-4Q House 11 pass from DeBerg (Ariri kick)
- VIKINGS: 00:02-4Q Stenerud FG53
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #87 K. House
- LT: #74 G. Sanders
- LG: #72 S. Courson
- C: #50 S. Wilson
- RG: #62 S. Farrell
- RT: #73 R. Heller
- TE: #88 J. Giles
- WR: #87 G. Carter
- QB: #17 S. DeBerg
- FB: #46 A. Armstrong
- TB: #32 J. Wilder
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #78 J. Cannon
- NT: #76 D. Logan
- RE: #63 L. Selmon
- LOLB: #57 K. Browner
- LILB: #58 J. Davis
- RILB: #52 S. Brantley
- ROLB: #51 C. Washington
- LC: #23 J. Castille
- RC: #21 J. Holt
- LS: #33 M. Cotney
- RS: #43 B. Reece
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 2 Ariri, 5 Garcia, 16 Kiel, 20 Morton, 24 Harvey, 25 Dierking, 27 Acorn, 29 Bright, 31 Clark, 41 Thomas, 54 Wood, 59 Thompson, 67 Morgan, 70 Thomas, 71 Braggs, 77 Bujnoch, 79 Kaplan, 81 Dixon, 82 J Bell, 83 T Bell, 85 Witte, 86 Carroll
DID NOT PLAY
- 14 Thompson, 28 Carver, 55 Spradlin, 60 Grimes, 75 Manor
INACTIVE
- none.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Wilder 30-146, DeBerg 2-7.
- VIKINGS: Anderson 13-52, Brown 10-32, Nelson 5-32, Coleman 1-13, Wilson 3-6, Lewis 1-5, Jordan 1-4.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: DeBerg 36-17-198-1-1.
- VIKINGS: Wilson 36-24-236-2-1.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Wilder 4-46, House 4-30, Dixon 3-45, Carter 2-25, Giles 2-16, J.Bell 1-26, Armstrong 1-10.
- VIKINGS: Brown 9-86, Jordan 5-43, Jones 4-50, Lewis 2-19, Nelson 2-10, White 1-23, Anderson 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Cotney 1-22, Castille 1-8.
- VIKINGS: McNeill 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Morton 4-91, Bright 2-33.
- VIKINGS: Nelson 5-112.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Bright 1-12.
- VIKINGS: Nelson 2-20.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Selmon 1-12, Washington 1-6.
- VIKINGS: Browner 1-8, Bess 1-7.
