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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.

Rookie Doug Martin racked up 214 total yards and two touchdowns in Tampa Bay's win over Minnesota. (Andy King/AP)
Rookie Doug Martin racked up 214 total yards and two touchdowns in Tampa Bay's win over Minnesota. (Andy King/AP)Read more

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.