Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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FINAL · MIN 23–16·Sunday 2026-09-27·Raymond James Stadium·closed TB +1.5 · O/U 42.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ T.J. Hockenson (TE) — Out✚ Christian Darrisaw (LT) — Out✚ Antoine Winfield Jr. (FS) — Out✚ Benjamin Morrison (RCB) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
MIN 7d · TB 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
MIN form
5-0PF 109 · PA 64Home 2-0Away 3-0
QB Kyler Murray 42–48–1 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2019
TB form
1-4PF 100 · PA 112Home 0-3Away 1-1
QB Jalon Daniels 1–1 as starter · last 10: 1–1 · since 2026
| MIN | Season efficiency | TB |
|---|---|---|
| -0.099 | Off EPA / play | -0.088 |
| 35.9 | Off success % | 40.9 |
| 8.1 | Off explosive % | 8 |
| 40 | 3rd-down conv % | 38.2 |
| -0.21 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.057 |
| 33.2 | Def success % allowed | 41.7 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
MIN staff
HCKevin O'Connell1–1 vs BowlesOCWes Phillips1–0 vs BowlesDCBrian Flores2–1 vs Robinson
4th-down go 15.7% · PROE +0.7 · no-huddle 9.5%
TB staff
HCTodd Bowles1–1 vs O'ConnellOCZac Robinson1–2 vs FloresDCTodd Bowles0–1 vs Phillips
4th-down go 19.1% · PROE -2.1 · no-huddle 6.1%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Kevin O'Connell1–1Todd Bowlesdead evenboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | MIN @ TB | 23–16 | 230–243 | Kevin O'Connell |
| 2023-09-10 | TB @ MIN | 20–17 | 245–369 | Todd Bowles |
MIN offense vs TB defense
Wes Phillips(OC)1–0Todd Bowles(DC)Phillips leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | MIN | TB | 23–16 | 230 | +7 | W |
they also crossed paths 1× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 1–1)
TB offense vs MIN defense
Zac Robinson(OC)1–2Brian Flores(DC)Flores leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | TB | MIN | 16–23 | 243 | -7 | L |
| 2025-09-14 | ATL | MIN | 22–6 | 327 | +16 | W |
| 2024-12-08 | ATL | MIN | 21–42 | 498 | -21 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | MIN @ TB | 23–16 | MIN | Kevin O'Connell / Todd Bowles |
| 2023-09-10 | TB @ MIN | 20–17 | TB | Todd Bowles / Kevin O'Connell |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded