Martin leads Bucs in rout of Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS - Rookie Doug Martin racked up 214 total yards and two touchdowns, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blew out Minnesota, 36-17, on Thursday night to hand the Vikings their first home loss of the season.
MINNEAPOLIS - Rookie Doug Martin racked up 214 total yards and two touchdowns, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blew out Minnesota, 36-17, on Thursday night to hand the Vikings their first home loss of the season.
Martin took a screen pass 64 yards for a score, one of three touchdowns thrown by Josh Freeman, to give Tampa Bay (3-4) a 27-10 lead 1 minute, 21 seconds into the second half.
Adrian Peterson had a season-long 64-yard run for a score that brought the Vikings to 30-17.
Buccaneers 36, Vikings 17
Tampa Bay 10 10 10 6 – 36
Minnesota 0 10 7 0 – 17
First quarter
TB–FG Barth 28, 9:48.
TB–Lorig 1 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 3:34.
Second quarter
TB–FG Barth 40, 12:20.
Min–Harvin 18 pass from Ponder (Walsh kick), 9:39.
TB–Williams 3 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 4:30.
Min–FG Walsh 51, 1:40.
Third quarter
TB–Martin 64 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 13:39.
TB–FG Barth 38, 7:50.
Min–Peterson 64 run (Walsh kick), 7:28.
Fourth quarter
TB–Martin 1 run (pass failed), 7:03.
A: 60,860.
TB Min
First downs 23 16
Total Net Yards 416 369
Rushes-yards 41-159 21-140
Passing 257 229
Punt Returns 3-1 3-31
Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-43
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 19-36-0 19-35-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-5 3-22
Punts 6-46.8 6-37.8
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2
Penalties-Yards 4-49 5-32
Time of Possession 37:45 22:15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Tampa Bay, Martin 29-135, Blount 8-16, Benn 1-9, Freeman 3-(minus 1). Minnesota, Peterson 15-123, Ponder 4-12, Gerhart 1-6, Harvin 1-(minus 1).
Passing: Tampa Bay, Freeman 19-36-0-262. Minnesota, Ponder 19-35-1-251.
Receiving: Tampa Bay, Williams 6-68, Martin 3-79, Clark 3-40, Underwood 3-27, Jackson 2-40, Ware 1-7, Lorig 1-1. Minnesota, Harvin 7-90, Jenkins 4-78, Simpson 2-37, Gerhart 2-20, Rudolph 2-17, Ellison 1-5, Peterson 1-4. Missed Field Goals: None.