Regular Season: MIN leads series, 33-24 (home team won 2 of past 3) Last reg. season meeting: 9/10/23: TB 20 at MIN 17
VIKINGS NOTES:
QB KYLER MURRAY made Min. debut in Week 1. Has 20,478 pass yards & 121 TD passes in 88 career games. Ranks 4th among QBs with 3,202 rush yards since 2019. Had 362 yards (324 pass, 38 rush) & 3 TD passes in his only career game at TB (11/10/19 w/ Ari.). • RB AARON JONES led team with 105 rush yards in Week 2, his 23rd career game with 100+ rush yards. Ranks 4th among RBs with 2,683 rec. yards since 2017. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 90+ scrimmage yards. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON led team with 55 rec. yards in Week 2. Leads NFL with 590 receptions & 8,627 rec. yards since 2020, 2nd-most rec. yards by a player under 28 in NFL history. Had 9 catches for 150 yards in last meeting. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON ranks 4th among TEs with 4,505 rec. yards & 5th with 440 receptions since 2019. • DL JALEN REDMOND had PD & FF in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row on road with PD. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN led team with 10 tackles & had sack in Week 2. Aims for 5th in row with 0.5+ sacks & 14th in row with 7+ tackles. Has 10+ tackles in 6 of his past 7 on road. Had 10 tackles in last game vs. TB (11/5/23 w/ Hou.). • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had sack in Week 2 & aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had TFL in past meeting & has TFL in 12 of his last 13 on road. • LB DALLAS TURNER had 5 tackles & 2 sacks in Week 2. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 on road. • CB BYRON MURPHY totaled 7 tackles & had INT & 2 PD in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row with PD & 3rd in row with INT on road. • CB JAMES PIERRE had PD in Week 2 & aims for 5th in row on road with PD. • CB ISAIAH RODGERS had PD & FR in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row on road with PD. • S JOSH METELLUS totaled 7 tackles & had PD in Week 2. Has 7+ tackles in 3 of his last 4 on road. Has PD in 2 of his last 3 on road. Had 5 tackles & PD in last meeting.
BUCS NOTES:
QB BAKER MAYFIELD had 1st TD pass of season last week, his 198th career TD pass. Has TD pass in 23 straight home starts. Passed for 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 94.4 rating in last meeting. • RB BUCKY IRVING rushed for 89 yards last week & is 1 of 3 NFC RBs (Jahmyr Gibbs & D’Andre Swift) with 90+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 2 weeks. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 15 of his 16 career home games. • RB KENNY GAINWELL had 6 catches, career-high 134 scrimmage yards (career-high 99 rush, 35 rec.) & career-high 2 rush TDs in his last game vs. Min. (9/28/25 w/ Pit.). • WR EMEKA EGBUKA had 7th career TD catch in Week 2. • WR CHRIS GODWIN had 5 catches for 51 yards in last meeting. • TE CADE OTTON led team with 5 receptions last week & aims for his 3rd in row at home with 5+ catches. • LB JOSIAH TROTTER led team with 11 tackles in Week 2, 1 of 4 rookies (Anthony Hill, Kirk Morrison & Fred Warner) with 10+ tackles in each of 1st 2 career games since 2000. • LB ALEX ANZALONE aims for his 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. Had sack in his last game vs. Min. (12/25/25 w/ Det.). • LB YAYA DIABY aims for his 3rd in row in 2026 & 5th in row overall with TFL. • LB DAVID WALKER (rookie) had 1st-career sack last week. • LB AL-QUADIN MUHAMMAD aims for his 4th in row vs. Min. with sack. • DL A’SHAWN ROBINSON had 5 tackles & 16th career sack last week. Since 2023, leads all DL in tackles (217). • CB BENJAMIN MORRISON aims for his 3rd in row with PD. • S TYKEE SMITH had career-high 3 TFL last week. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. has 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in 2 career games vs. Min. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with 8+ tackles, sack & FF.
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