Week 3, 2015

played in Tampa Bay, FL

65 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings70017-24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1010177-44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 4 run (Deron Dearth extra point)
1Q: 05:52 MIN - R.J. Cassidy 96 punt return (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 00:58 TBY - Deron Dearth 34 field goal
2Q: 05:32 TBY - Kim Tate 8 pass from Brady Quinn (Deron Dearth extra point)
2Q: 02:00 TBY - Deron Dearth 44 field goal
3Q: 13:35 TBY - Dwight Gilpin 20 pass from Brady Quinn (Deron Dearth extra point)
3Q: 05:59 TBY - Deron Dearth 26 field goal
3Q: 00:56 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 23 pass from Brady Quinn (Deron Dearth extra point)
4Q: 13:34 MIN - Nate Kaeding 49 field goal
4Q: 03:06 MIN - Lenny Piller 22 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 02:23 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 16 run (Deron Dearth extra point)
4Q: 00:30 MIN - Horace McGregor 38 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Team StatisticsMINTBY
Record1-22-1
First Downs1125
- by Rushing36
- by Passing818
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards269488
- Offensive Plays5072
- Yards per Play5.386.78
Net Rushing Yards84145
- Rushing Attempts1640
- Yards per Rush5.253.63
Net Passing Yards185343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt32 - 15 - 132 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards195343
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/100/0
- Yards per Pass Play5.4410.72
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions0/106/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.86.4
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/504/25
Punt Returns/Yards3/1083/55
Kick Returns/Yards7/1622/34
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/7
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits15
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/03/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 31
Time of Possession21:4738:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:38OWN 3048Punt
19:062:01OWN 203-1Punt
10:501:46OWN 4234Punt
212:431:45OWN 4134Punt
29:240:45OWN 4322Interception
25:231:29OWN 38234Fumble
21:551:19OWN 28513Punt
313:210:59OWN 2430Punt
35:521:09OWN 1730Punt
30:392:10OWN 36532Field Goal
411:072:06OWN 2739Punt
46:524:03OWN 331067Touchdown
42:101:55OWN 23477Touchdown
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:223:16OWN 17683Touchdown
17:051:24OWN 4339Punt
15:414:51OWN 201063Field Goal
214:041:21OWN 2759Punt
210:581:34OWN 138Punt
28:393:16OPP 47647Touchdown
23:541:59OWN 28645Field Goal
20:360:36OWN 211Half
315:001:39OWN 28372Touchdown
312:226:30OWN 471044Field Goal
34:434:04OWN 27873Touchdown
413:292:22OWN 2134Punt
49:012:09OWN 4032Punt
42:490:39OPP 40440Touchdown
40:150:15OPP 462-2Game

Game MVP: Brady Quinn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Horace McGregor12715.923811
Corwin Becker252.50300
Timothy Hightower284.00500
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rashard Mendenhall311193.842242
Zach Huffman5153.00600
Brady Quinn3113.671310
Lorenzo Booker100.00000

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Trent Edwards31141672/10132159.5
Jason Campbell11280/00280118.8
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brady Quinn32243430/03460140.4

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Warren Nieto81213316.636320
RB Horace McGregor35175.674130
WR Roscoe Parrish29199.500140
WR Lenny Piller132222.000221
RB Timothy Hightower1144.00040
TE Alan Beecroft0100.00000
WR D.J. Monroe0100.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kim Tate610498.170141
WR Britt Willis457117.7515340
WR Gene Clemons4510125.256460
FB Bernie Martinez33134.3315110
TE Dwight Gilpin223115.500201
WR Brandon Delhomme222412.003200
RB Rashard Mendenhall242914.5016231
WR Edward Germain112525.007250

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Derrick Johnson177.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Warren Nieto1000
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Ronnie Polidixon0100
Clifton Gunn0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Charles Shackelford838548.141.3574
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Craig Hayes521543.031.8511

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nate Kaeding1/11/10/0493/3
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Deron Dearth3/31/10/0445/5

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
R.J. Cassidy310836.01
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Gene Clemons23517.50
Kim Tate12020.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Claude Wheeler614924.80
Timothy Hightower11313.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Ron Bartell11515.00
Ronnie Polidixon11919.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Boomer Grigsby1020.03531
S Gerald Alexander840.03631
CB Travis Gerak720.02521
CB R.J. Cassidy600.03531
DT Scottie Benton530.03732
OLB Phil Graham300.01711
DT Bucky Sawczyn210.03326
OLB Hugh Hopper200.0122
OLB Phillip Wolfe200.054
DE Winfred Gerhardt200.03631
S Cameron Worrell130.03225
OLB Andy Lyle130.02627
DE Norman Bradley120.03423
DT A.J. Hudson110.042
CB Irving Givens110.03231
S Thomas DeCoud110.041
WR Warren Nieto10---------
DE Corey Middleton100.0128
CB Claude Wheeler100.081
ILB Bryan Waller100.051
S Caleb Campbell100.053
DE Jay Moore020.0710
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Ron Bartell520.01433
ILB Derrick Johnson500.01434
DE Aaron Bouse500.01433
DE Mathi Kiwanuka201.01434
DE Thomas Anderson201.0913
OLB D.J. Flaherty200.0815
S Marlon Long200.01532
OLB Sean Seleski200.0919
CB Ronnie Polidixon200.01533
DE Joel Wolf110.01022
S Rashean Mathis100.0513
S Wesley Lincoln100.01634
CB Jerry Johnstone020.01434

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Winfred Gerhardt0.011031
DE Jay Moore0.001010
DT Scottie Benton0.000132
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mathi Kiwanuka1.001034
DE Thomas Anderson1.000013
DT Walt Clements0.010020
DE Joel Wolf0.010022
DE Aaron Bouse0.001033
S Wesley Lincoln0.001034
ILB Derrick Johnson0.000134

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Travis Gerak51021
CB R.J. Cassidy50031
ILB Boomer Grigsby30031
OLB Phillip Wolfe2004
DE Corey Middleton2008
OLB Phil Graham20011
OLB Andy Lyle13027
S Gerald Alexander11031
S Cameron Worrell10025
CB Claude Wheeler1001
CB Irving Givens10031
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ron Bartell50033
S Marlon Long22032
CB Ronnie Polidixon20033
S Wesley Lincoln11034
OLB D.J. Flaherty10015
DE Aaron Bouse10033
OLB Clifton Gunn1002
OLB Sean Seleski10019
DE Thomas Anderson10013
CB Jerry Johnstone01034
ILB Derrick Johnson00134

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Uche Nwaneri25014028
Kennedy Gaylord23015226
Justin Blaylock22015028
Josh Talent121809
Johnnie Thatcher0208026
Alex Stepanovich0108020
Alan Beecroft01012018
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Levon Fisher210036031
Preston Lewis17032022
Jack Sughroue15034032
Maurice Nylund13030026
Bert Wright13014019
Trevor Prescott110503
Dwight Gilpin11031017
Wade Alston04029021
Bernie Martinez01021012
Zack Flowers010802
John Greco0101006

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Sammie Hodges29
Timothy Hightower123
Thomas DeCoud121
Caleb Campbell15
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Trevor Prescott216
Ron Bartell215
Kolby Smith122
Jesse Sanford121
Byron Ellis119
Bernie Martinez115
Zach Huffman114

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
R.J. Cassidy------3531874
Scottie Benton------3732372
Gerald Alexander------3631471
Winfred Gerhardt------3631370
Boomer Grigsby------3531369
Irving Givens------3231568
Bucky Sawczyn------3326463
Cameron Worrell------3225360
Norman Bradley------3423360
Travis Gerak------25211157
Andy Lyle------2627356
Justin Blaylock1528------952
Uche Nwaneri1428------951
Trent Edwards1333---------46
Phil Graham------17111745
Roscoe Parrish1231---------43
Kennedy Gaylord1526---------41
Hugh Hopper------1222438
Alan Beecroft1218------737
Bert Farmer610------2137
Warren Nieto1026---------36
Josh Talent89------1835
Sammy Schlesinger917------935
Timothy Hightower210------2335
Johnnie Thatcher826---------34
Horace McGregor1221---------33
Corwin Becker315------1533
Sammie Hodges815------932
Steve Smith67------1932
Claude Wheeler------812130
Lenny Piller919------129
Alex Stepanovich820---------28
Thomas DeCoud------412126
Ken Shackleford310------922
Jay Moore------710522
Corey Middleton------128---20
D.J. Monroe04------1519
Phillip Wolfe------54918
Caleb Campbell------53513
A.J. Hudson------42410
Charles Shackelford00------99
Bryan Waller------5139
Nate Kaeding00------66
Jason Campbell31---------4
Carnell Williams00------33
Andre' Woodson00---------0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jack Sughroue3432------773
Brady Quinn4032---------72
Levon Fisher3631---------67
Ron Bartell------14331562
Wesley Lincoln------16341262
Gene Clemons2924------760
Kim Tate3126------158
Wade Alston2921------858
Dwight Gilpin3117------957
Maurice Nylund3026---------56
Preston Lewis3222---------54
Jerry Johnstone------1434654
Ronnie Polidixon------1533452
Britt Willis2524------251
Derrick Johnson------1434250
Mathi Kiwanuka------1434149
Rashard Mendenhall3217---------49
Marlon Long------1532148
Aaron Bouse------1433148
Bernie Martinez2112------1548
Brandon Delhomme1015------2045
Sean Seleski------9191644
Bert Wright1419------841
Joel Wolf------1022840
Walt Clements------920837
Mike Richardson------212932
Jesse Sanford74------2132
Zach Huffman67------1427
Edward Germain27------1726
D.J. Flaherty------815124
Trevor Prescott53------1624
Thomas Anderson------913123
Kolby Smith00------2222
Byron Ellis------101920
Rashean Mathis------513119
Clifton Gunn------321318
Zack Flowers82------818
Randy Reynolds71------816
John Greco106---------16
Deron Dearth00------1212
Carlton Powell------42---6
Lorenzo Booker14---------5
Craig Hayes00------55
Thomas Kempthorne00------33
Joey Harrington00---------0
Walt Douglas00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6254.2
Middle9616.8
Right1-2-2.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11746.7
Middle18341.9
Right9394.3
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Trent Edwards31143254311
Jason Campbell111000000
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brady Quinn32248005210

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1122.0
Short (0-8 Yds)65162.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)145644.6
Long (19+ Yds)11411310.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64172.8
Short (0-8 Yds)75476.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)131115211.7
Long (19+ Yds)6412721.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Warren Nieto1282133326
WR Roscoe Parrish92219031
RB Horace McGregor53017021
WR Lenny Piller31122119
TE Alan Beecroft1000018
WR D.J. Monroe100004
RB Timothy Hightower1104010
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kim Tate106049026
WR Britt Willis54071224
WR Gene Clemons540101224
RB Rashard Mendenhall42029117
FB Bernie Martinez33013012
TE Dwight Gilpin22031117
WR Brandon Delhomme22024115
WR Edward Germain1102517

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall8313.883.84
Brady Quinn11313.003.67
Zach Huffman166.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brady Quinn42287.0010.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kim Tate1188.004.90
TE Dwight Gilpin112020.0015.50
WR Gene Clemons1000.0020.20
RB Rashard Mendenhall1000.007.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Horace McGregor10
Tampa BayRushesConversions
Rashard Mendenhall31
Lorenzo Booker10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Trent Edwards820
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Brady Quinn1085

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Warren Nieto310
WR Roscoe Parrish200
WR Lenny Piller100
RB Horace McGregor110
WR D.J. Monroe100
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Kim Tate431
WR Britt Willis222
TE Dwight Gilpin111
WR Gene Clemons100
WR Brandon Delhomme110
RB Rashard Mendenhall111

SectionAttendance
Stadium48,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck13,600 (17,700)
End Zone9,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine5,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats8,100 (11,200)
Club Seats8,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes3,600 (4,800)