2012 · Week 8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings
Oct 25, 2012 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · sportturf
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Minnesota Vikings 36–17. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Buccaneers had just a 28% chance going in. Buccaneers improve to 3-4; Vikings fall to 5-3. Doug Martin led the way with 135 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 3 catches for 79 yards and 1 TD. Vikings turned it over 3 times to Buccaneers's 0.
Team stats
| TB | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 15 |
| 421 | Total yards | 391 |
| 262 | Passing yards | 251 |
| 159 | Rushing yards | 140 |
| 19/36 | Comp / Att | 19/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 19/36 | 262 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Martin | 29 | 135 | 1 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| Arrelious Benn | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 3 | 6 | 79 | 1 |
| Mike Williams | 6 | 11 | 68 | 1 |
| Dallas Clark | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
| Vincent Jackson | 2 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Tiquan Underwood | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Arrelious Benn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Erik Lorig | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 19/35 | 251 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 15 | 123 | 1 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 7 | 12 | 90 | 1 |
| Michael Jenkins | 4 | 9 | 78 | 0 |
| Jerome Simpson | 2 | 7 | 37 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Rhett Ellison | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |