Week 1
Final
TB
MIN1Q 02:58
0 - 7
D. Sharper 88-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 5
2Q 15:00
7 - 7
A. Smith 23-yard TD catch from B. Griese.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 8
2Q 04:44
14 - 7
A. Smith 2-yard TD catch from B. Griese.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 00:21
17 - 7
M. Bryant 41-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 15
3Q 04:42
17 - 10
P. Edinger 53-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 9
4Q 06:17
17 - 13
P. Edinger 22-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
4Q 01:34
24 - 13
C. Williams 71-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 1
Top Performers
Pass Yds
233
Culpepper
MIN
Rush Yds
148
Williams
TB
Rec Yds
97
Galloway
TB
Scrim TD
2
Smith
TB
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2005 NFC South
TB MIN
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buccaneers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Panthers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Falcons | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Saints | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 |
Bears 
Vikings 
Lions 
Packers Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings were decisively beaten by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24 to 13, on September 11, 2005.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #14 | 18/29 | 213 | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 2-14 | 78.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 22/33 | 233 | 7.1 | 0 | 3 | 3-18 | 49.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Williams #24 | 27 | 148 | 5.5 | 1 | 71 |
M. Alstott #40 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Galloway #84 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Griese #14 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
M. Williams #20 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
M. Bennett #23 | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Galloway #84 | 5/7 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | 36 |
M. Clayton #80 | 4/7 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 41 |
A. Smith #81 | 4/5 | 34 | 8.5 | 2 | 23 |
A. Becht #88 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Alstott #40 | 1/3 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Cook #33 | 2/2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
I. Hilliard #88 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
M. Pittman #32 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Burleson #81 | 3/7 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 4/4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
T. Taylor #89 | 3/4 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 |
J. Wiggins #85 | 4/8 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 17 |
M. Williams #20 | 2/3 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 25 |
M. Robinson #88 | 3/4 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
M. Bennett #23 | 3/3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Clayton #80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. White #90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Hovan #95 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
N. Burleson #81 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Quarles #53 | 7-7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
J. Bolden #21 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #23 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson #34 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brooks #55 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Rice #97 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
W. Allen #20 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cooper #58 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. McFarland #92 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Nece #56 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hovan #95 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kelly #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
G. Spires #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. White #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Adams #46 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Cox #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sharper #42 | 10-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C. Chavous #21 | 10-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Cowart #56 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Harris #58 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Thomas #55 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Williams #29 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Williams #93 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Winfield #26 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Offord #24 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Udeze #95 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brown #20 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Newman #53 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Owens #45 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #93 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E.J. Henderson #56 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Johnstone #51 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Johnson #91 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Scott #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Smoot #27 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Burleson #81 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #3 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Edinger #2 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bidwell #9 | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kluwe #5 | 4 | 217 | 54.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cox #27 | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Moore #21 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williamson #82 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jones #11 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Howry #82 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #14 | 18/29 | 213 | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 2-14 | 78.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Williams #24 | 27 | 148 | 5.5 | 1 | 71 |
M. Alstott #40 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Galloway #84 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Griese #14 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Galloway #84 | 5/7 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | 36 |
M. Clayton #80 | 4/7 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 41 |
A. Smith #81 | 4/5 | 34 | 8.5 | 2 | 23 |
A. Becht #88 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Alstott #40 | 1/3 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Cook #33 | 2/2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
I. Hilliard #88 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
M. Pittman #32 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Clayton #80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. White #90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Hovan #95 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Quarles #53 | 7-7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
J. Bolden #21 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #23 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson #34 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brooks #55 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Rice #97 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
W. Allen #20 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cooper #58 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. McFarland #92 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Nece #56 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hovan #95 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kelly #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
G. Spires #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. White #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Adams #46 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Cox #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #3 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bidwell #9 | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cox #27 | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jones #11 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 22/33 | 233 | 7.1 | 0 | 3 | 3-18 | 49.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
M. Williams #20 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
M. Bennett #23 | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Burleson #81 | 3/7 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 4/4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
T. Taylor #89 | 3/4 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 |
J. Wiggins #85 | 4/8 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 17 |
M. Williams #20 | 2/3 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 25 |
M. Robinson #88 | 3/4 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
M. Bennett #23 | 3/3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
N. Burleson #81 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sharper #42 | 10-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C. Chavous #21 | 10-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Cowart #56 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Harris #58 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Thomas #55 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Williams #29 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Williams #93 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Winfield #26 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Offord #24 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Udeze #95 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brown #20 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Newman #53 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Owens #45 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #93 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E.J. Henderson #56 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Johnstone #51 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Johnson #91 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Scott #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Smoot #27 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Burleson #81 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Edinger #2 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kluwe #5 | 4 | 217 | 54.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Moore #21 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williamson #82 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Howry #82 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
02:010-7
Interception
7 plays,
46 yd,
04:490-7
Punt
5 plays,
7 yd,
03:390-7
Fumble
2 plays,
-8 yd,
00:520-7
Interception
3 plays,
5 yd,
00:550-7
Touchdown
8 plays,
71 yd,
02:490-7
Fumble
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:190-7
Interception
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:010-7
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:320-7
Touchdown
11 plays,
90 yd,
06:250-7
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:380-7
Field Goal
9 plays,
46 yd,
02:430-7
End of Half
1 play,
7 yd,
00:170-7
Punt
3 plays,
11 yd,
02:060-7
Punt
3 plays,
14 yd,
01:550-7
Field Goal
10 plays,
59 yd,
07:070-7
Punt
6 plays,
10 yd,
04:050-7
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:310-7
Punt
4 plays,
5 yd,
01:260-7
Field Goal
10 plays,
46 yd,
05:370-7
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
02:020-7
Interception
7 plays,
59 yd,
02:260-7
Touchdown
3 plays,
80 yd,
00:220-7
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:120-7
End of Game
2 plays,
-2 yd,
01:110-7
345
Total Yds
248
199
Pass Yds
215
146
Rush Yds
33
13
Total Drives
12
62
Total Plays
51
5.6
Yards Per Play
4.9
6.4
Yards Per Pass
6
4.7
Yards Per Rush
2.2
30:34
Possession
29:26
0
Biggest Lead
7
12
1st Downs
15
8
Passing 1st Downs
9
4
Rushing 1st Downs
2
0
1st Downs from Penalties
4
8/17
3rd Down
5/11
0/0
4th Down
0/0
6
Punts
4
2
Turnovers
5
2
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
2
13
Penalties
9
3.0
Sacks
2.0
5
Tackles For Loss
6
0
D/ST TD
0
