Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 Minnesota Vikings 21
Sunday 3 October 1999 at The Metrodome
FOX COMMENTARY CREW Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
The Bucs watched the Vikings score three first quarter TDs as
Randall Cunningham and Randy Moss torched the Tampa
secondary, and then fought back to be on the verge of taking the
game to overtime. Trent Dilfer led a drive that started with 1:24
to play and reached the Viking 17-yard line with time for one
more play. His pass to Darnell McDonald was broken up in the
endzone by Robert Griffith as time expired.
GAME SCORING
MIN
10:47-1Q
Moss 61 pass from Cunningham (Anderson kick)
MIN
6:50-1Q
Moss 27 pass from Cunningham (Anderson kick)
MIN
0:22-1Q
Glover 12 pass from Cunningham (Anderson kick)
TB
9:22-2Q
Moore 26 pass from Dilfer (Gramatica kick
TB
7:34-4Q
Anthony 26 pass from Dilfer (Gramatica kick)
GAME REPORTS
Click here for the gamebook and play-by-play
Rick Stroud reports from the Metrodome
Vikings and Moss make a quick strike
Bucs don't go far enough in comeback attempt
On final two drives, Bucs run out of gas
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
DE
72 Ahanotu
LG
64 Diaz
DT
77 Culpepper
C
61 Mayberry
DT
97 Jackson
RG
73 Middleton
DE
78 Jones
RT
71 Wunsch
LLB
53 Quarles
TE
83 Moore
MLB
56 Nickerson
WR
85 Anthony
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
86 Williams
LCB
21 Abraham
FB
40 Alstott
RCB
20 Barber
RB
28 Dunn
SS
47 Lynch
QB
12 Dilfer
FS
24 Robinson
PLAYED
3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 25 Kelly, 27 Abdullah, 30 Smith, 33 Vance, 34
Jackson, 50 Gooch, 51 Singleton, 54 Palmer, 59 Duncan, 69 Pierson,
80 Davis, 81 Green, 82 Hape, 84 McDonald, 88 Murphy, 91 Upshaw,
95 McLaughlin, 98 Cannida
DID NOT PLAY
15 Zeier, 65 Dogins, 75 Washington
INACTIVES
10 King, 31 Young, 58 Davis, 70 Odom, 87 Emanuel, 92 McFarland,
94 White, 99 Sapp
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Dunn 16-49, Alstott 6-32, Dilfer 2-3.
VIKINGS: Smith 19-59, Palmer 1-5, Cunningham 1-3, Williams 2-1.
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 39-25-301-1-2.
VIKINGS: Cunningham 34-26-296-1-3, George 1-0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Anthony 7-94, Moore 4-58, Dunn 4-52, Green 4-49, Williams 3-26,
Alstott 3-22.
VIKINGS: Carter 6-41, Smith 6-21, Moss 4-120, Glover 2-37, Reed 2-37,
Palmer 2-16, Kleinsasser 2-9, Williams 1-12, Tate 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Abraham 1-0.
VIKINGS: Miller 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Murphy 2-58, Green 2-37.
VIKINGS: Williams 1-17.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 2-19, Green 2-17.
VIKINGS: Palmer 2-9, Tate 0-0.
SACKS
BUCS: none.
VIKINGS: Randle 2-9, Williams 1-6, Team 1-0.
