Buccaneers vs. Minnesota Vikings

LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 06 Minnesota Vikings 10

The first half was scoreless. Late in the third quarter, Minnesota had a 57-yard punt return which set up the first touchdown of the game. The Vikings held on to win 10–6.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

OFFICALS

• REFEREE: Johnny Grier
• UMPIRE: Jim Quirk
• LINE JUDGE: Mark Steinkerchner
• SIDE JUDGE: Dean Look
• HEAD LINESMAN: John Schleyer
• BACK JUDGE: Duke Carroll
• FIELD JUDGE: Bob Waggoner
• REPLAY OFFICIAL: not documented

SCORING

• VIKINGS: 04:06-3Q Murray FG28
• VIKINGS: 00:28-3Q Evans 1 run (Murray kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 04:49-4Q Anthony 2 pass from Dilfer (kick failed)

STARTERS OFFENSE

• WR: #85 R. Anthony
• LT: #74 P. Gruber
• LG: #60 J. Pyne
• C: #61 T. Mayberry
• RG: #64 J. Diaz
• RT: #70 J. Odom
• TE: #81 J. Harris
• WR: #88 H. Copeland
• QB: #12 T. Dilfer
• RB: #28 W. Dunn
• FB: #40 M. Alstott

STARTERS DEFENSE

• LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
• NT: #77 B. Culpepper
• UT: #99 W. Sapp
• RE: #94 S. White
• SLB: #59 R. Porter
• MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
• WLB: #55 D. Brooks
• LCB: #21 D. Abraham
• RCB: #27 A. Parker
• SS: #47 J. Lynch
• FS: #22 C. Mincy

SUBSTITUTIONS

• 4 Walsh, 5 Husted, 7 Landeta, 23 Bouie, 25 Johnson, 29 Gant, 31 Young, 32 Rhett, 37 Ellison, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 52 Bellisari, 53 Quarles, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 73 Middleton, 75 Curry, 78 Jones, 82 Hape, 83 Moore, 84 Thomas, 86 Williams, 90 Maniecki, 97 Jackson

DID NOT PLAY

• none.

INACTIVE

• 13 Milanovich, 20 Barber, 24 Robinson, 51 Singleton, 65 Dogins, 87 Davis, 91 Upshaw

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

• BUCCANEERS: Dunn 10-39, Alstott 6-8, Dilfer 2-5.
• VIKINGS: Hoard 18-40, Smith 11-30, Evans 4-17, Williams 1-4, B.Johnson 1-3.

PASSING

• BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 29-15-188-0-1.
• VIKINGS: B.Johnson 29-20-230-0-0.

RECIEVING

• BUCCANEERS: Anthony 5-92, Moore 2-35, Williams 2-22, Dunn 2-19, Copeland 2-14, Alstott 2-6.
• VIKINGS: Carter 7-80, Reed 3-46, Walsh 2-30, DeLong 2-29, Glover 2-26, Smith 2-10, Goodwin 1-5, Hoard 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS

• BUCCANEERS: none.
• VIKINGS: none.

KICK RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Anthony 2-42, Ellison 1-12.
• VIKINGS: none.

PUNT RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Williams 4-17, Dunn 1-6.
• VIKINGS: Palmer 5-84.

SACKS

• BUCCANEERS: Sapp 1-10, Ahanotu 1-6.
• VIKINGS: Smith 2-10, Rudd 1-1.

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