Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 Minnesota Vikings 45Sunday 30 November 1986 at The MetrodomeCBS COMMENTARY CREW Tom Brookshier and Dick Vermiel
GAME SCORINGMIN12:25-1Q Jordan 36 pass from Wilson (C Nelson kick)TB6:19-2Q Igwebuike FG39MIN3:11-2Q Rice 4 pass from Wilson (C Nelson kick)TB0:04-2Q Igwebuike FG53MIN8:09-3Q Anderson 23 pass from Wilson (C Nelson kick)MIN13:21-4Q D Nelson 5 run (C Nelson kick)MIN7:08-4Q Anderson 1 run (C Nelson kick)MIN4:00-4Q C Nelson FG53MIN3:41-4Q Brown 1 run (C Nelson kick)TB1:43-4Q Heller 1 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick)
Three second half drives of 80 yards plus killed off any hopes of a Buc victory in the Metrodome and the game got totally out of control in the fourth quarter. Tackle-eligible Ron Heller caught a TD on his only Buc career reception right at the end of the blowout.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHINGBUCS: Wilder 17-51, Young 5-35, Howard 1-8, Springs 1-7, DeBerg 1-0.VIKINGS: Brown 10-74, D.Nelson 8-29, Anderson 7-16, Rice 2-2.PASSINGBUCS: Young 23-14-113-1-0, DeBerg 6-5-75-0-1.VIKINGS: Wilson 33-22-339-0-3, Bono 1-1-3-0-0.RECEIVINGBUCS: Wilder 8-49, Magee 4-75, Freeman 2-32, Springs 2-11, Williams 1-11, Carter 1-9, Heller 1-1.VIKINGS: Jordan 7-97, Carter 3-58, Jones 3-47, Rice 3-39, Nelson 2-27, Brown 2-19, Anderson 1-23, Gustafson 1-18, Lewis 1-14.INTERCEPTIONSBUCS: none.VIKINGS: Harris 1-14.KICK RETURNSBUCS: Freeman 3-45, Walker 2-32, Allen 1-21, Heflin 1-15, Franklin 1-4.VIKINGS: Bess 1-28, Rice 1-23.PUNT RETURNSBUCS: Futrell 2-0.VIKINGS: Bess 2-9.SACKSBUCS: none.VIKINGS: Doleman 1-10, Martin 1-10, Studwell 1-2.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clipRon Heller scored on his only NFL reception on a tackle-eligible playThe other highlights were Donald Igwebuike’s 55-yarder for a career longAnd his other fieldgoal was from a more reasonable distance