2012 Week 8 · Thu, Oct 25, 2012 · Mall of America Field
Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner
36
at
Minnesota Vikings
17
MIN -5 upsetO 43 ✓Dome
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36–17 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
19/36, 262 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
14.0 expected points added · -11.6% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
19/35, 251 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-4.5 expected points added · -8.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 19/36 | 262 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 29 | 135 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.0 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Arrelious Benn | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Josh Freeman | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 3 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 17% | 6.0 |
| Mike Williams | 6 | 11 | 68 | 1 | 31% | 3.4 |
| Vincent Jackson | 2 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 17% | 2.0 |
| Dallas Clark | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 8% | 4.5 |
| Tiquan Underwood | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 14% | 2.1 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -1.9 |
| Erik Lorig | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6% | 0.2 |
| Arrelious Benn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronde Barber | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Biggers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Foster | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Te'o-Nesheim | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Black | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lavonte David | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 19/35 | 251 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 15 | 123 | 8.2 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Christian Ponder | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 7 | 12 | 90 | 1 | 35% | 2.4 |
| Michael Jenkins | 4 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 26% | -5.4 |
| Jerome Simpson | 2 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 21% | -4.2 |
| Toby Gerhart | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 6% | 2.1 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 1.8 |
| Rhett Ellison | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smith | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin Henderson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Cook | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Ballard | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Evans | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -5
- Closing total
- 43
- TB moneyline
- +210
- MIN moneyline
- -235
Vikings closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 53 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mall of America Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- TB 4 days · MIN 4 days
- Coaches
- Greg Schiano vs Leslie Frazier