Buccaneers soar over Vikings 36-17

            Tampa  Bay…10  10  10  6--36
            Minnesota…  0  10    7  0--17
|First Quarter|

 TB--FG Barth 28, 9:48.

 TB--Lorig 1 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 3:34.|

|Second Quarter|

 TB--FG Barth 40, 12:20.

 Min--Harvin 18 pass from Ponder (Walsh kick), 9:39.

 TB--Williams 3 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 4:30.

 Min--FG Walsh 51, 1:40.|

|Third Quarter|

 TB--Martin 64 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 13:39.

 TB--FG Barth 38, 7:50.

 Min--Peterson 64 run (Walsh kick), 7:28.|

|Fourth Quarter|

 TB--Martin 1 run (pass failed), 7:03.|

 A--60,860.

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|TB            Min
            First  downs…23            16
            Total  Net  Yards…416          369
            Rushes-yards…41-159    21-140
            Passing…257          229
            Punt  Returns…3-1        3-31
            Kickoff  Returns…0-0        1-43
            Interceptions  Ret.…1-0          0-0
            Comp-Att-Int…19-36-0  19-35-1
            Sacked-Yards  Lost…1-5        3-22
            Punts…6-46.8    6-37.8
            Fumbles-Lost…1-0          3-2
            Penalties-Yards…4-49        5-32
            Time  of  Possession…37:45      22:15
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|INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS|

 RUSHING--Tampa Bay, Martin 29-135, Blount 8-16, Benn 1-9, Freeman 3-(minus 1). Minnesota, Peterson 15-123, Ponder 4-12, Gerhart 1-6, Harvin 1-(minus 1).

 PASSING--Tampa Bay, Freeman 19-36-0-262. Minnesota, Ponder 19-35-1-251.

 RECEIVING--Tampa Bay, Williams 6-68, Martin 3-79, Clark 3-40, Underwood 3-27, Jackson 2-40, Ware 1-7, Lorig 1-1. Minnesota, Harvin 7-90, Jenkins 4-78, Simpson 2-37, Gerhart 2-20, Rudolph 2-17, Ellison 1-5, Peterson 1-4.

 MISSED FIELD GOALS--None.