Week 5, 2017

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	10	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 MIN - Ben Strobel 31 pass from Rob Cressio (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 05:33 MIN - Nicky Winters 3 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 11:16 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 8 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
3Q: 01:49 TBY - Calvin Gifford 46 field goal
4Q: 08:50 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 6 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 MIN - Ben Strobel 31 pass from Rob Cressio (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 05:33 MIN - Nicky Winters 3 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 11:16 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 8 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
3Q: 01:49 TBY - Calvin Gifford 46 field goal
4Q: 08:50 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 6 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Team Statistics TBY MIN
Record 2-3 0-5
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 6 12
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 308 341
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 5.22 5.01
Net Rushing Yards 102 148
- Rushing Attempts 24 37
- Yards per Rush 4.25 4.00
Net Passing Yards 206 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 26 - 0 30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.89 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 8/52
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 20
Time of Possession 28:10 31:50

Team Statistics	TBY	MIN
Record	2-3	0-5
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	6	12
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	308	341
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	5.22	5.01
Net Rushing Yards	102	148
- Rushing Attempts	24	37
- Yards per Rush	4.25	4.00
Net Passing Yards	206	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 26 - 0	30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.89	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	8/52
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 20
Time of Possession	28:10	31:50

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	3:48	OWN 38	6	30	Missed FG
1	1:03	3:10	OWN 20	10	25	Punt
2	5:23	1:07	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
2	2:16	1:24	OWN 21	5	30	Punt
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	8:40	3:32	OWN 34	7	32	Punt
3	4:11	2:29	OWN 48	5	23	Field Goal
4	14:32	5:49	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
4	7:06	1:42	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	1:12	0:35	OWN 44	3	5	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
1	5:31	4:28	OWN 37	8	51	Missed FG
2	12:53	7:30	OWN 26	15	74	Touchdown
2	4:16	2:00	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 8	3	11	Half
3	11:09	2:29	OWN 21	6	10	Punt
3	5:08	0:57	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	1:42	2:10	OWN 16	3	-7	Punt
4	8:43	1:37	OWN 20	4	45	Punt
4	5:24	4:12	OWN 19	10	44	Missed FG
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 10	4	15	Game

Game MVP: Brady Quinn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	18	74	4.11	17	2	1
Lorenzo Booker	4	13	3.25	10	1	0
Brady Quinn	2	15	7.50	10	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	29	133	4.59	20	4	1
Timothy Hightower	8	15	1.88	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	35	26	206	0/0	1	18	0	98.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rob Cressio	30	16	198	1/5	1	52	0	85.1

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Rashard Mendenhall	11	11	53	4.82	9	8	1
WR Britt Willis	5	7	49	9.80	0	12	0
WR Neil Pierce	3	3	30	10.00	2	13	0
WR Zach Lowrey	2	3	16	8.00	0	13	0
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	18	18.00	14	18	0
TE Craig Bond	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Gene Clemons	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Brandon Delhomme	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	18	18.00	1	18	0
RB Lorenzo Booker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dwight Gilpin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shawn Hartman	5	8	39	7.80	1	13	0
WR Ben Strobel	4	6	50	12.50	0	31	1
TE Ike Dodge	2	3	64	32.00	49	52	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Timothy Hightower	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Leon Beltramini	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Phil Arnold	1	3	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR Marquis Hagans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marlon Long	0	0	1	0
Derrick Johnson	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Nicky Winters	2	0
Sammy Schlesinger	0	1
Phil Arnold	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Wodarz	6	239	39.8	33.7	48	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	5	224	44.8	34.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	0/2	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	3	30	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Cassidy	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	2	48	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Strobel	2	39	19.5	0
Ricardo Hoover	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Wesley Lincoln	8	2	0.0	37	31
DE Winston England	5	1	0.5	34	28
ILB Derrick Johnson	5	3	0.0	37	28
DE Aaron Bouse	4	0	0.5	34	30
CB Jerry Johnstone	4	1	0.0	22	24
OLB Tony Zelenka	4	0	0.0	26	17
DE Joel Wolf	3	3	0.0	37	29
S Marlon Long	3	1	0.0	29	27
ILB Kirk Pritchett	3	1	0.0	25	22
CB Mike Simmons	3	0	0.0	35	27
DT Carlton Powell	2	1	0.0	11	6
DT Gus Anderson	2	1	0.0	22	21
CB Ronnie Polidixon	2	0	0.0	34	28
S Matthew Tinkis	2	0	0.0	12	9
DE Thomas Anderson	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Dana Justice	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Danny Brittain	0	1	0.0	4	3

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Phil Graham	7	0	12	9
S Caleb Campbell	6	2	17	30
ILB Phil Gaylor	6	2	21	34
DE Bob Vasquez	5	0	22	34
DT Bucky Sawczyn	4	2	19	30
OLB Andy Lyle	4	0	19	33
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	2	18	32
CB Irving Givens	2	2	19	31
DT Scottie Benton	2	2	24	35
S Gerald Alexander	2	1	21	33
CB Travis Gerak	2	1	14	28
OLB Harold Forster	1	0	5	2
CB Ricardo Hoover	1	0	6	3
S Thomas DeCoud	1	0	3	2
OLB Edgar Barrett	1	0	3	2
S Larry Hughes	1	0	3	4
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0	1	21	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Aaron Bouse	0.5	1	0	30
DE Winston England	0.5	0	0	28
DE Joel Wolf	0.0	0	2	29
ILB Derrick Johnson	0.0	0	1	28
DT Gus Anderson	0.0	0	1	21

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	1	1	1	35
DE Bob Vasquez	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerry Johnstone	3	0	24
ILB Derrick Johnson	2	2	28
OLB Tony Zelenka	2	0	17
CB Mike Simmons	2	0	27
S Marlon Long	1	0	27
DE Joel Wolf	1	0	29
S Wesley Lincoln	1	0	31
CB Ronnie Polidixon	1	0	28
ILB Kirk Pritchett	1	0	22
DT Gus Anderson	1	0	21
CB Dana Justice	1	0	5

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	4	0	34
CB Irving Givens	3	0	31
OLB Andy Lyle	3	0	33
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	0	32
S Caleb Campbell	3	0	30
S Gerald Alexander	2	0	33
OLB Phil Graham	2	0	9
CB Travis Gerak	1	1	28
DE Bob Vasquez	1	0	34
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	35
CB Ricardo Hoover	1	0	3
OLB Edgar Barrett	1	0	2
S Larry Hughes	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Greco	3	5	22	27
Levon Fisher	2	3	20	32
Wade Alston	1	3	24	35
Dwight Gilpin	1	3	16	18
Tim Carter	1	3	24	35
Jack Sughroue	0	6	23	35

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alex Stepanovich	4	5	1	34	0	27
Uche Nwaneri	3	7	0	31	0	27
Sammy Schlesinger	2	6	0	18	1	20
Reagan Mauia	2	3	1	14	0	12
Renaldo Becker	2	3	0	34	0	30
Justin Blaylock	1	6	0	32	0	21
Josh Talent	1	3	0	11	0	9
Leon Beltramini	1	1	0	21	0	8
Carl Nicks	0	2	0	27	0	22
Manuel Ramirez	0	1	0	9	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Ellis	3	13
Zach Lowrey	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas DeCoud	3	12
Timothy Hightower	1	14
Reagan Mauia	1	13

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	34	28	10	72
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	37	31	3	71
Derrick Johnson	---	---	37	28	3	68
Joel Wolf	---	---	37	29	2	68
Aaron Bouse	---	---	34	30	2	66
Tim Carter	24	35	---	---	7	66
Mike Simmons	---	---	35	27	2	64
Winston England	---	---	34	28	2	64
Jack Sughroue	23	35	---	---	3	61
Wade Alston	24	35	---	---	1	60
Levon Fisher	20	32	---	---	8	60
Brady Quinn	24	35	---	---	---	59
Marlon Long	---	---	29	27	2	58
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	22	24	9	55
Gene Clemons	20	32	---	---	---	52
John Greco	22	27	---	---	---	49
Kirk Pritchett	---	---	25	22	1	48
Tony Zelenka	---	---	26	17	5	48
Zach Lowrey	14	22	---	---	10	46
Rashard Mendenhall	20	25	---	---	---	45
Gus Anderson	---	---	22	21	2	45
Britt Willis	6	23	---	---	11	40
Neil Pierce	21	18	---	---	1	40
Oren O'Neal	10	9	---	---	20	39
Dwight Gilpin	16	18	---	---	---	34
Warren George	6	11	---	---	8	25
Craig Bond	4	10	---	---	10	24
Rufus Nunn	4	4	---	---	15	23
Matthew Tinkis	---	---	12	9	1	22
Doug Parham	---	---	1	2	16	19
Brandon Delhomme	0	9	---	---	9	18
Carlton Powell	---	---	11	6	---	17
Dana Justice	---	---	3	5	9	17
Danny Brittain	---	---	4	3	9	16
Byron Ellis	---	---	2	1	13	16
Matt Sherry	1	0	---	---	15	16
Zack Flowers	1	0	---	---	8	9
Lorenzo Booker	4	4	---	---	---	8
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eddie Hardy	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mitch Wodarz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hardy Falk	---	---	0	1	5	6
Thomas Anderson	---	---	2	2	---	4
Neal Morris	0	0	---	---	2	2
Adrian Brizzolara	0	1	---	---	---	1
Dennis Dixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rob Cressio	37	31	---	---	---	68
Ike Dodge	31	23	---	---	13	67
Alex Stepanovich	34	27	---	---	5	66
Uche Nwaneri	31	27	---	---	7	65
Renaldo Becker	34	30	---	---	---	64
Scottie Benton	---	---	24	35	2	61
Justin Blaylock	32	21	---	---	7	60
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	18	32	8	58
Gerald Alexander	---	---	21	33	3	57
Bob Vasquez	---	---	22	34	1	57
Phil Gaylor	---	---	21	34	2	57
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	21	34	1	56
Andy Lyle	---	---	19	33	3	55
Irving Givens	---	---	19	31	4	54
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	19	30	3	52
Travis Gerak	---	---	14	28	9	51
Carl Nicks	27	22	---	---	---	49
Caleb Campbell	---	---	17	30	2	49
Ben Strobel	18	18	---	---	13	49
Nicky Winters	29	18	---	---	---	47
Sammy Schlesinger	18	20	---	---	7	45
Phil Arnold	24	16	---	---	3	43
Reagan Mauia	14	12	---	---	13	39
Shawn Hartman	13	20	---	---	4	37
Leon Beltramini	21	8	---	---	8	37
Josh Talent	11	9	---	---	15	35
Timothy Hightower	8	12	---	---	14	34
Roscoe Parrish	15	13	---	---	---	28
Phil Graham	---	---	12	9	7	28
Jay Moore	---	---	11	7	7	25
Manuel Ramirez	9	8	---	---	7	24
Harold Forster	---	---	5	2	10	17
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	3	2	12	17
Marquis Hagans	1	6	---	---	9	16
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	6	3	5	14
Larry Hughes	---	---	3	4	7	14
Lester Jacobs	---	---	3	1	7	11
Edgar Barrett	---	---	3	2	5	10
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dexter Hanks	---	---	0	0	6	6
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trent South	---	---	3	1	1	5
Horace McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randal Denton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harry Anaya	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	70	6.4
Middle	5	21	4.2
Right	8	11	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	26	2.6
Middle	21	119	5.7
Right	6	3	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	35	26	0	1	4	1	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rob Cressio	30	16	2	3	3	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	57	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	118	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	83	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	80	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Rashard Mendenhall	11	11	0	53	25
WR Britt Willis	7	5	2	49	23
WR Gene Clemons	4	1	1	12	32
WR Neil Pierce	3	3	0	30	18
WR Zach Lowrey	3	2	0	16	22
TE Craig Bond	2	1	0	9	10
RB Lorenzo Booker	1	0	0	0	4
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	0	18	9
TE Dwight Gilpin	1	0	1	0	18
WR Brandon Delhomme	1	1	0	1	9
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	0	18	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Hartman	8	5	0	39	0	20
WR Ben Strobel	6	4	0	50	1	18
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	1	1	8	0	13
TE Ike Dodge	3	2	0	64	1	23
WR Phil Arnold	3	1	1	19	0	16
RB Timothy Hightower	2	1	1	4	0	12
WR Marquis Hagans	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	0	6	0	18
TE Leon Beltramini	1	1	0	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	3	14	4.67	4.11

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	4	9	2.25	4.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	3	3	19	6.33	5.89

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rob Cressio	2	1	8	4.00	6.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt Willis	2	2	13	6.50	7.00
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	6	6.00	4.82

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Timothy Hightower	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Ben Strobel	1	1	8	8.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	2	1
Brady Quinn	1	0
Lorenzo Booker	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	4	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	10	9	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rob Cressio	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Rashard Mendenhall	3	3	1
WR Zach Lowrey	2	1	0
WR Britt Willis	1	1	1
TE Craig Bond	1	1	1
WR Brandon Delhomme	1	1	0
WR Neil Pierce	1	1	0
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Hartman	5	3	2
RB Timothy Hightower	2	1	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	0
WR Marquis Hagans	1	0	0
WR Phil Arnold	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,800 (29,400)
End Zone 17,800 (21,300)
Mezzanine 10,400 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,800 (29,400)
End Zone	17,800 (21,300)
Mezzanine	10,400 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,700)