2001 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 28, 2001 · Raymond James Stadium
Minnesota Vikings
14
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Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner
41
TB -3 ✓O 38.5 ✓15 mph wind
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41–14 — never really in doubt late. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 13/24 | 150 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7.1 |
| Todd Bouman | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Doug Chapman | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Travis Prentice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Todd Bouman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 4 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 33% | -3.9 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 29% | 4.6 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 13% | 0.7 |
| Doug Chapman | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | -0.9 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -1.4 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Kelly | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnstone | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stalin Colinet | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfield Garnett | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 18/25 | 214 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13.8 |
| Shaun King | 2/3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott | 28 | 129 | 4.6 | 3 | 4.9 |
| Aaron Stecker | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Jameel Cook | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Shaun King | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -4.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Williams | 4 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 22% | 3.1 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 26% | 3.7 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 7% | 6.0 |
| Dave Moore | 5 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 19% | 3.2 |
| Reidel Anthony | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 15% | 2.3 |
| Frank Murphy | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4% | 2.4 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Duncan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Sapp | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Yoder | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -3
- Closing total
- 38.5
- MIN moneyline
- —
- TB moneyline
- —
Buccaneers closed -3 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 55 — over by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 67°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Dennis Green vs Tony Dungy
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.