Buccaneers vs. Minnesota Vikings

WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41 Minnesota Vikings 13

Tampa Bay snapped a four-game losing streak by beating their division rivals the Minnesota Vikings in their second meeting of the season.

Shaun King threw for 267 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions. Derrick Brooks added a 34-yard interception return. With the victory, Tampa Bay stopped the Vikings then-undefeated season for the second time in three years.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

OFFICALS

• REFEREE: Phil Luckett
• UMPIRE: Carl Paganelli
• LINE JUDGE: Gary Slaughter
• SIDE JUDGE: Ron Marinucci
• HEAD LINESMAN: Terry McAulay
• BACK JUDGE: Bob Lawing
• FIELD JUDGE: Lloyd McPeters
• REPLAY OFFICIAL: Bill Reynolds
• VIDEO OPERATOR: Louis Nazzaro

SCORING

• BUCCANEERS: 10:33-1Q Johnson 9 pass from King (Gramatica kick)
• VIKINGS: 06:36-1Q Anderson FG30
• BUCCANEERS: 03:40-1Q Dunn 23 pass from King (Gramatica kick)
• VIKINGS: 11:59-2Q Moss 7 pass from Culpepper (Anderson kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 10:02-2Q Moore 20 pass from King (Gramatica kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 07:58-2Q Brooks 34 interception return (Gramatica kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 04:00-2Q Gramatica FG47
• VIKINGS: 00:20-2Q Anderson FG37
• BUCCANEERS: 06:31-3Q Gramatica FG26
• BUCCANEERS: 05:05-4Q Anthony 16 pass from King (Gramatica kick)

STARTERS OFFENSE

• WR: #81 J. Green
• LT: #69 P. Pierson
• LG: #64 R. McDaniel
• C: #62 J. Christy
• RG: #73 F. Middleton
• RT: #71 J. Wunsch
• TE: #83 D. Moore
• WR: #19 K. Johnson
• QB: #10 S. King
• RB: #28 W. Dunn
• FB: #40 M. Alstott

STARTERS DEFENSE

• LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
• NT: #92 A. McFarland
• DT: #99 W. Sapp
• RE: #78 M. Jones
• SLB: #53 S. Quarles
• MLB: #59 J. Duncan
• WLB: #55 D. Brooks
• LCB: #21 D. Abraham
• RCB: #20 R. Barber
• SS: #47 J. Lynch
• FS: #24 D. Robinson

SUBSTITUTIONS

• 3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 15 Zeier, 22 Stecker, 25 Kelly, 27 Abdullah, 33 Vance, 34 Jackson, 50 Gooch, 51 Singleton, 52 Webster, 58 Davis, 60 Coleman, 68 Unutoa, 75 Washington, 79 Hegamin, 82 Hape, 85 Anthony, 88 Hastings, 94 White, 95 McLaughlin, 97 Jackson, 98 Cannida

DID NOT PLAY

• none.

INACTIVE

• 14 Hamilton, 31 Young, 46 Gibson, 48 Kirby, 65 Dogins, 76 Curry, 80 Yoder, 86 Williams

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

• BUCCANEERS: Dunn 11-89, Alstott 10-56, King 2-4, Stecker 1-4, Zeier 1-(-1).
• VIKINGS: Smith 12-61, Culpepper 4-35, Kleinsasser 1-3.

PASSING

• BUCCANEERS: King 23-16-267-0-4.
• VIKINGS: Culpepper 53-29-313-2-1.

RECIEVING

• BUCCANEERS: Johnson 6-121, Green 3-45, Anthony 3-36, Moore 2-27, Dunn 1-23, Stecker 1-15.
• VIKINGS: Carter 7-115, Moss 7-65, Smith 7-53, Hatchette 4-42, Kleinsasser 2-22, Davis 1-11, Williams 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS

• BUCCANEERS: Brooks 1-34, Abraham 1-5.
• VIKINGS: none.

KICK RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Stecker 3-63.
• VIKINGS: Walters 6-128, Williams 1-21.

PUNT RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: none.
• VIKINGS: none.

SACKS

• BUCCANEERS: Sapp 1-9, Barber 1-2.
• VIKINGS: Robbins 1-6.

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