2005 · Week 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 11, 2005 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Minnesota Vikings 24–13. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Buccaneers only a 43% shot beforehand. Buccaneers improve to 1-0; Vikings fall to 0-1. Cadillac Williams led the way with 148 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Vikings turned it over 4 times to Buccaneers's 2.
Team stats
| TB | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 11 |
| 359 | Total yards | 259 |
| 213 | Passing yards | 233 |
| 146 | Rushing yards | 26 |
| 18/29 | Comp / Att | 22/33 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 18/29 | 213 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Cadillac Williams | 27 | 148 | 1 |
| Joey Galloway | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Galloway | 5 | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 22/33 | 233 | 0 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 6 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe Williams | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |