Buccaneers-Vikings Capsule
TAMPA BAY (1-0) at MINNESOTA (1-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FOX
OPENING LINE - OFF
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Tampa Bay 1-0, Minnesota 1-1
SERIES RECORD - Vikings lead 32-22
LAST MEETING - Vikings beat Buccaneers 19-13, OT, Oct. 26, 2014
LAST WEEK - Buccaneers beat Bears 29-7; Vikings lost to Steelers 26-9
AP PRO32 RANKING - Buccaneers No. 13, Vikings No. 15
BUCCANEERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (19), RUSH (11), PASS (20)
BUCCANEERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (16), RUSH (1), PASS (28)
VIKINGS OFFENSE - OVERALL (9), RUSH (T14), PASS (12)
VIKINGS DEFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (11), PASS (25)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Since Tony Dungy left post as Vikings defensive coordinator to become Buccaneers head coach in 1996, Buccaneers have won 11 of 18 in series. ... Vikings LB Anthony Barr ended last meeting vs. Buccaneers with forced fumble, recovery and return for TD in OT. That remains only time in Vikings history OT game was won on defensive TD. That also ended six-game winning streak by Buccaneers at home vs. Vikings that started in 1998. ... Buccaneers WR Mike Evans moved last week into tie with Joey Galloway for third-most receiving TDs in team history with 28. Jimmie Giles holds career record with 34. ... With RB Doug Martin suspended for first three games, Jacquizz Rodgers rushed for 67 yards and TD vs. Bears. ... Buccaneers; defense has 33 takeaways since start of last season, third most in NFL behind Ravens and Chiefs. ... Buccaneers allowed 20 net yards rushing last week to Bears, lowest total in four years. ... Vikings' QB situation unsettled, with Sam Bradford missing last week with sore left knee and Case Keenum starting instead. ... In nine games for Vikings, Kai Forbath is 19 for 19 on field goals and just 13 for 18 on extra points. ... Vikings rookie RB Dalvin Cook leads NFC with 191 yards rushing. ... Over last two games of last season and first two games of this, Vikings WR Adam Thielen has 27 receptions, 410 yards and two TDs. ... Fantasy Tips: In last two games vs. Vikings, with Eagles in 2013 and Redskins in 2014, Buccaneers WR DeSean Jackson has 14 catches, 357 yards and two TDs. ... Keenum, in two career games with Rams, is 2-0 vs. Buccaneers with 424 yards passing, four TDs and one interception with 65.1 completion percentage.
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