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Prediction: Buccaneers 24, Vikings 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 29 Teddy Bridgewater Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 15, 0
RB 16 Jerick McKinnon Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 51 Matt Asiata Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 51 Greg Jennings Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
WR 57 Cordarrelle Patterson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 61 Jarius Wright Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
TE 31 Chase Ford Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 37 Rhett Ellison Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 17 Blair Walsh FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Mike Glennon Pass: 255, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23 Doug Martin Rush: 65, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 37 Bobby Rainey Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 16 Vincent Jackson Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR 36 Mike Evans Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 65 Louis Murphy Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 21 Austin Seferian-Jenkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 27 Patrick Murray FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings Rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater threw 1st career TD pass last week... Rookie RB Jerick McKinnon had 2nd career 100-yard game last week (103) & has 2 100-yard games in past 4. Leads NFC rookies with 309 rush yards. RB Matt Asiata has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in past 6 games... WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson has TD in 7 of past 12 (4 rush, 4 rec.). Had TD catch last week. In 9/28/08 meeting (with GB), WR Greg Jennings had 6 catches for 109 yards & 2 TDs... DE Everson Griffen tied career high with 3 sacks last week. Ties for NFC lead with 7 sacks. Has 5 sacks in past 3 & 9.5 sacks in past 9. Aims for 4th in row with sack. In last game at TB, LB Chad Greenway had 16 tackles & sack. 1 of 6 career games with 10+ tackles & 1+ sack. CB Captain Munnerlyn had 74-yard INT-TD vs. TB (11/18/12 with Car.). Since 2012, ties for NFL lead with 4 INT-TDs & S Harrison Smith ties for 3rd with 3 INT-TDs. DT TOM JOHNSON has career-high 4 sacks, tied for most by NFC DT & tied for 2nd most in NFL. Rookie LB Anthony Barr has 46 tackles & 2 sacks. Had career-high 10 tackles & 2 FRs last week.

Buccaneers QB Mike Glennon passed for career-best 314 yards in Week 6. Aims for 4th in row with 2+ TD passes. Last year vs. Min. (12/1/13 with Chi.), QB Josh McCown passed for 355 yards, 2 TDs & 114.9 rating... In last meeting, RB Doug Martin had 214 scrimmage yards (135 rush, 79 rec.) & 2 TDs (1-yard rush, 64-yard rec.). RB Bobby Rainey has 3 100-yard rush games in past 6 at home. In those 3, has rushed for 434 yards (144.7 per game) & 3 TDs... Rookie WR Mike Evans aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. Among active players (min. 300 catches), WR Vincent Jackson has NFL-best 17.2 rec. avg. WR Louis Murphy aims for 3rd in row with TD catch... DT Gerald McCoy has 7 sacks in past 7 at home. Has 9.5 sacks in past 13. Since 2013, LB Lavonte David is only player in NFL with 200+ tackles (210), 5+ sacks (7) & 5+ INTs (5). LB Mason Foster aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack. In past 2 vs. Min., has 15 tackles, 2 sacks, FF & FR. LB Danny Lansanah has 2 INT-TDs in past 4. Leads NFL with 2 INT-TDs.


Results and Schedule

Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 STL A W 34-6 +28
2 2014-09-14 NE H L 7-30 -23
3 2014-09-21 NO A L 9-20 -11
4 2014-09-28 ATL H W 41-28 +13
5 2014-10-02 GB A L 10-42 -32
6 2014-10-12 DET H L 3-17 -14
7 2014-10-19 BUF A L 16-17 -1
8 2014-10-26 TB A    
9 2014-11-02 WAS H    
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 CHI A    
12 2014-11-23 GB H    
13 2014-11-30 CAR H    
14 2014-12-07 NYJ H    
15 2014-12-14 DET A    
16 2014-12-21 MIA A    
17 2014-12-28 CHI H    
   

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 CAR H L 14-20 -6
2 2014-09-14 STL H L 17-19 -2
3 2014-09-18 ATL A L 14-56 -42
4 2014-09-28 PIT A W 27-24 +3
5 2014-10-05 NO A L 31-37 -6
6 2014-10-12 BAL H L 17-48 -31
7   Bye      
8 2014-10-26 MIN H    
9 2014-11-02 CLE A    
10 2014-11-09 ATL H    
11 2014-11-16 WAS A    
12 2014-11-23 CHI A    
13 2014-11-30 CIN H    
14 2014-12-07 DET A    
15 2014-12-14 CAR A    
16 2014-12-21 GB H    
17 2014-12-28 NO H    

Injury Report

Minnesota Vikings
Out  RB Adrian Peterson (other-excused)
 TE Kyle Rudolph (groin)
Questionable  SS Antone Exum (ankle)
 DT Sharrif Floyd (ankle)
 WLB Gerald Hodges (hamstring)
 CB Jabari Price (hamstring)
 DE Corey Wootton (back)
Probable  TE Chase Ford (ankle)
 FS Harrison Smith (ankle)
IR  QB Matt Cassel (foot, 9/24/2014)
 MLB Dom DeCicco (hip, 8/20/2014)
 FS Mistral Raymond (leg, 8/26/2014)
   

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Questionable  SLB Jonathan Casillas (hamstring)
 FS Dashon Goldson (ankle)
 FS Keith Tandy (hamstring)
Probable  CB Johnthan Banks (neck)
 WR Vincent Jackson (ribs)
 QB Josh McCown (thumb)
IR  DE Adrian Clayborn (elbow, 9/12/2014)
 RB Charles Sims (ankle, 9/3/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  MIN
 Offense 
TB
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 10.5 20.3 23.3 TB
Rushing yards 99.3 72.3 111.6 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.41 4.08 4.13 MIN
Completion % 56.7% 58.0% 63.2% TB
Passing yards 170.5 233.3 241.0 TB
Passing yards per completion 9.71 11.18 10.95 TB
Passing yards per attempt 5.50 6.48 6.92 TB
Interceptions 1.8 1.0 0.8 TB
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 4.8 1.7 2.2 TB
3rd down conversions 34.5% 34.5% 41.6% -
4th down conversions 40.0% 25.0% 42.2% MIN
Time of possession 30:14 27:37 30:11 MIN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  MIN
 Defense 
TB
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 23.8 36.3 23.3 MIN
Rushing yards 124.8 134.3 111.6 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.55 4.21 4.13 TB
Completion % 67.3% 71.7% 63.2% MIN
Passing yards 215.5 318.3 241.0 MIN
Passing yards per completion 9.79 11.71 10.95 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.59 8.40 6.92 MIN
INT return 0.5 0.3 0.8 MIN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.6 TB
Sacks 2.0 1.0 2.2 MIN
3rd down conversions 42.3% 51.6% 41.6% MIN
4th down conversions 50.0% 100.0% 42.2% MIN
Time of possession 29:46 32:55 30:11 MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   MIN   TB  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.7 9.3 8.4 TB
Yards per kick return 22.7 24.1 23.3 TB
Yards allowed per punt return 9.1 11.7 8.4 MIN
Yards allowed per kick return 19.0 24.5 23.3 MIN
  Misc Stats Comparison

   MIN   TB  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 8.3 6.9 MIN
Penalty yards 53.0 67.7 58.3 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2014 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Minnesota Vikings vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 6 2000-10-09 TB MIN 23-30 MIN
2000 9 2000-10-29 MIN TB 13-41 TB
2001 3 2001-09-30 TB MIN 16-20 MIN
2001 7 2001-10-28 MIN TB 14-41 TB
2002 9 2002-11-03 MIN TB 24-38 TB
2005 1 2005-09-11 TB MIN 24-13 TB
2008 11 2008-11-16 MIN TB 13-19 TB
2011 2 2011-09-18 TB MIN 24-20 TB
2012 8 2012-10-25 TB MIN 36-17 TB

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.