Buccaneers vs. Minnesota Vikings

WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 Minnesota Vikings 17

***HISTORIC MARKER*** Buccaneers kicker Michael Husted kicked the second-longest overtime field goal in NFL history for this victory infront of a home crowd of 55,703 BuccaneersFans and tying the franchise's second-longest winning streak. Ironically, the game mirrored the November 11, 1994 game against the Vickings ending in a Buccaneers victory in overtime 20-17 as well.

The Buccaneers, who maintain a half-game lead in the NFC Central over Green Bay and Chicago (both 4-2), have won four straight, tying the franchise's second-longest streak, and are at least three games over .500 for the first time since the close of their 10-6 season in 1979.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

OFFICALS

• REFEREE: Red Cashion
• UMPIRE: George Coleman
• LINE JUDGE: Charles Stewart
• SIDE JUDGE: Tom Fincken
• HEAD LINESMAN: Sid Semon
• BACK JUDGE: Jim Saracino
• FIELD JUDGE: Bill Schmitz
• REPLAY OFFICIAL: not documented

SCORING

• VIKINGS: 13:17-1Q Reveiz FG51
• BUCCANEERS: 08:00-1Q Rhett 6 run (Husted kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 00:26-2Q Mayhew 78 fumble return (Husted kick)
• VIKINGS: 00:00-2Q Reveiz FG43
• BUCCANEERS: 04:36-3Q Husted FG36
• VIKINGS: 13:46-4Q Reed 26 pass from Moon (Smith run)
• VIKINGS: 00:56-4Q Reveiz FG23
• BUCCANEERS: 08:37-OT Husted FG51

STARTERS OFFENSE

• WR: #82 A. Harper
• LT: #74 P. Gruber
• LG: #60 J. Pyne
• C: #61 T. Mayberry
• RG: #62 I. Beckles
• RT: #76 S. Dill
• TE: #81 J. Harris
• WR: #80 L. Dawsey
• QB: #12 T. Dilfer
• RB: #32 E. Rhett
• WR: #85 C. Hawkins

STARTERS DEFENSE

• LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
• LT: #77 M. Wheeler
• RT: #71 S. Dotson
• RE: #75 E. Curry
• LLB: #55 L. Marts
• MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
• RLB: #55 D. Brooks
• LCB: #35 M. Mayhew
• RCB: #39 C. Dimry
• SS: #47 J. Lynch
• FS: #44 J. Booty

SUBSTITUTIONS

• 1 Roby, 5 Husted, 11 Weldon, 21 McGruder, 25 Johnson, 28 Buckley, 29 Gant, 37 Ellison, 41 Edmonds, 45 Stargell, 52 Rouse, 53 Brady, 54 Stephens, 67 Sullivan, 69 Pierson, 73 Culpepper, 83 Moore, 86 Armstrong, 88 Copeland, 93 DuBose, 94 McIntosh, 99 Sapp

DID NOT PLAY

• 70 McRae

INACTIVE

• 15 Philcox, 22 Everett, 26 Abraham, 27 Bussey, 65 Ingram, 81 Davis, 87 Thomas, 95 Powe

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

• BUCCANEERS: Rhett 22-42, Hawkins 1-2.
• VIKINGS: Smith 20-53, Lee 3-7, Palmer 1-3, Moon 2-(-1).

PASSING

• BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 37-24-249-0-0.
• VIKINGS: Moon 48-33-332-2-1.

RECIEVING

• BUCCANEERS: Dawsey 7-75, J Harris 7-70, Harper 4-51, Hawkins 2-15, Copeland 1-16, Armstrong 1-9, Rhett 1-7, Ellison 1-6.
• VIKINGS: Lee 10-71, Reed 5-99, Cooper 5-70, Carter 4-21, Ismail 2-24, Walsh 2-19, Smith 2-15, Jordan 2-9, Evans 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS

• BUCCANEERS: Lynch 2-0.
• VIKINGS: none.

KICK RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Edmonds 5-92.
• VIKINGS: Ismail 2-38, Palmer 1-24, Gerak 1-19.

PUNT RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Edmonds 2-36.
• VIKINGS: Lee 1-17, Palmer 1-6, Mincy 1-0.

SACKS

• BUCCANEERS: none.
• VIKINGS: Randle 1-12, Thomas 1-10, Del Rio 1-8.

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