| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 56 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Joe Nedney kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (1Q: 14:17) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by CB Chris Watson. |
| 3-10-MIN20 (1Q: 13:37) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. |
| 4-3-MIN27 (1Q: 13:03) Mitch Berger punted 38 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 9 yards to the TBY44. Tackled by Derrick Harris. Tampa Bay's Demetric Evans was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (1Q: 12:52) Koy Detmer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. |
| 2-10-TBY44 (1Q: 12:45) Koy Detmer pass completed to FB Thurman Reese for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 3-3-MIN49 (1Q: 12:11) Ahman Green ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. Key block delivered by Randy Thomas. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 11:41) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (1Q: 11:08) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Bennett. OLB Junior Suliven hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN26 (1Q: 11:03) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 3-6-MIN22 (1Q: 10:26) Koy Detmer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Johnson. |
| 4-6-MIN22 (1Q: 10:16) Joe Nedney attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 10:10) Joe Nedney kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 10:10) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Chris Watson, assisted by DE Brady Smith. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (1Q: 09:29) Fred Taylor ran a draw inside the left guard for 15 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. Key block delivered by Erik Baerg. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 08:44) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN31 (1Q: 08:34) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Robbie Herndon. |
| 2-15-MIN31 (1Q: 08:03) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. DT Nolan Harrison blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-25-MIN21 (1Q: 07:59) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. DT James Cannida hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-25-MIN21 (1Q: 07:48) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by CB Ralph Brown. |
| 4-16-MIN30 (1Q: 07:26) Mitch Berger punted 50 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 19 yards to the TBY39. Tackled by James Palmer. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (1Q: 07:16) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. OLB Jay Foreman knocked down Travis Rigby to break up the play. |
| 2-7-TBY42 (1Q: 06:43) Koy Detmer pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Ahman Green. OLB Jay Foreman blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-TBY42 (1Q: 06:38) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 06:10) Koy Detmer sacked by DT Dan Wilkinson for a loss of 4 yards. Wilkinson simply blew through Chris Dahlman to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-14-MIN49 (1Q: 05:37) Koy Detmer sacked by DE Courtney Brown for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Joey Banes. |
| 3-19-TBY46 (1Q: 04:54) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown, assisted by S Paul Miranda. |
| 4-17-TBY48 (1Q: 04:17) Scott Player punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 04:11) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Singleton. |
| 2-11-MIN19 (1Q: 03:37) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Derrick Harris for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. Harris gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (1Q: 02:52) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith, assisted by OLB Robbie Herndon. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 3-15-MIN15 (1Q: 02:43) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 8 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN23 (1Q: 02:18) Mitch Berger punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY21. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (1Q: 02:09) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown, assisted by ILB Kailey Wong. |
| 2-7-TBY24 (1Q: 01:33) Koy Detmer pass was dropped by TE Harvey Vail. |
| 3-7-TBY24 (1Q: 01:26) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Brock Williams. |
| 4-1-TBY30 (1Q: 01:01) Scott Player punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN26. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (1Q: 00:53) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 2-4-MIN32 (1Q: 00:27) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by S Chad Cota. McCants gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 15:00) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 2-7-TBY48 (2Q: 14:35) Brian Griese pass completed to WR MarTay Jenkins for 11 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by OLB Robbie Herndon. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (2Q: 14:26) Shaun Ozment ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Pernell Davis. Key block delivered by Erik Baerg. Minnesota's Darnerien McCants was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-5-TBY32 (2Q: 13:47) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Taylor gained 30 yards after the catch. Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 13:47) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 7, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 13:36) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 13:36) Ahman Green ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 2-3-TBY27 (2Q: 13:09) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Cletidus Hunt. Key block delivered by Joey Banes. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (2Q: 12:37) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 3 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by S Paul Miranda. |
| 2-7-TBY37 (2Q: 11:57) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Bennett. CB Walt Harris defended the pass. |
| 3-7-TBY37 (2Q: 11:52) Koy Detmer pass completed to FB Pee Wee Reese for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. Reese gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay's Randy Thomas was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor groin injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 11:09) Vaughn Hebron ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jeremy Staat. DE Mike Rucker crushed Chris Dahlman to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-MIN33 (2Q: 10:33) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Henri Crockett for 10 yards to the MIN32. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 10:25) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. Key block delivered by Derrick Harris. |
| 2-4-MIN38 (2Q: 09:55) Shaun Ozment ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Pernell Davis, assisted by OLB Robbie Herndon. OLB Robbie Herndon knocked down Anthony Redmon to break up the play. |
| 3-1-MIN41 (2Q: 09:10) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by DE Eric Curry. |
| 4-5-MIN37 (2Q: 08:43) Mitch Berger punted 59 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY04. |
| 1-10-TBY04 (2Q: 08:34) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-8-TBY06 (2Q: 07:56) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dave Moore. CB Artrell Hawkins defended the pass. |
| 3-8-TBY06 (2Q: 07:49) Koy Detmer scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Courtney Brown for 3 yards to the TBY10. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (2Q: 07:37) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-6-TBY06 (2Q: 06:54) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Scotty Anderson. DE John Frank hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-TBY06 (2Q: 06:50) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. Minnesota 13, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 06:50) Extra point by Phil Dawson missed. |
| (2Q: 06:41) Phil Dawson kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 06:41) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins, assisted by CB Eric Warfield. Key block delivered by Travis Rigby. |
| 2-2-TBY28 (2Q: 06:09) Ahman Green ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 06:01) Koy Detmer kept the ball, running inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. |
| 2-13-TBY30 (2Q: 05:36) Koy Detmer scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. |
| 3-8-TBY35 (2Q: 05:10) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-TBY41 (2Q: 04:27) Scott Player punted 53 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (2Q: 04:18) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-10-MIN06 (2Q: 03:38) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-13-MIN03 (2Q: 02:59) Brian Griese scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 4-1-MIN15 (2Q: 02:25) Mitch Berger punted 53 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 20 yards to the MIN48. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 02:14) Koy Detmer sacked by DE Mike Rucker and DT Dan Wilkinson for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Joey Banes. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-13-TBY49 (2Q: 02:00) Koy Detmer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-TBY49 (2Q: 01:47) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Drew Bennett for 29 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Bennett gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (2Q: 01:17) Koy Detmer sacked by OLB Henri Crockett for a loss of 6 yards. Crockett ran right past Randy Thomas and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-16-MIN28 (2Q: 00:47) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. OLB Henri Crockett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-16-MIN28 (2Q: 00:39) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Bennett. OLB Henri Crockett defended the pass. |
| 4-16-MIN28 (2Q: 00:31) Joe Nedney attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (2Q: 00:25) Joe Nedney kicked off 63 yards from the TBY35. Scotty Anderson returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Tyrone Davis. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (2Q: 00:18) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN18 (2Q: 00:18) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 64 yards from the MIN35. Drew Bennett returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY23. Tackled by Nick Goings. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (3Q: 14:23) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. ILB James Darling crushed Travis Rigby to wreck the play. |
| 2-7-TBY26 (3Q: 13:43) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 28 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 13:00) Vaughn Hebron ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. OLB Jay Foreman knocked down Joey Banes to break up the play. |
| 2-14-TBY50 (3Q: 12:22) Koy Detmer sacked by DT Dan Wilkinson for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Randy Thomas. |
| 3-21-TBY43 (3Q: 11:36) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN45 (3Q: 10:59) Scott Player punted 35 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN16. Tackled by Darian Rose. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (3Q: 10:48) Shaun Ozment ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Robbie Herndon, assisted by ILB John Fiala. Minnesota's Chris Dishman was hurt on the play. |
| 2-7-MIN19 (3Q: 10:20) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. DE Brady Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN19 (3Q: 10:15) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Derrick Harris for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 10:09) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT James Cannida, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-7-MIN27 (3Q: 09:35) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Robbie Herndon. |
| 3-7-MIN27 (3Q: 09:01) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 08:30) Shaun Ozment ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by CB Ralph Brown. |
| 2-13-MIN33 (3Q: 07:47) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 25 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (3Q: 07:07) Shaun Ozment ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-6-TBY38 (3Q: 06:36) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Key block delivered by Manuia Savea. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (3Q: 05:53) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Glenn gained 4 yards after the catch. Minnesota 19, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (3Q: 05:53) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 20, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (3Q: 05:39) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 05:39) Ahman Green ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-7-TBY23 (3Q: 04:58) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 3-5-TBY25 (3Q: 04:26) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Bennett. OLB Jay Foreman defended the pass. |
| 4-5-TBY25 (3Q: 04:22) Scott Player punted 45 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 2 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Chris Singleton. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (3Q: 04:14) Fred Taylor ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (3Q: 03:48) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 3-6-MIN36 (3Q: 03:16) Brian Griese scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams and assisted by CB Ralph Brown. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 02:36) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 55 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Taylor gained 48 yards after the catch. Minnesota 26, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (3Q: 02:36) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 27, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (3Q: 02:18) Phil Dawson kicked off 58 yards from the MIN35. Drew Bennett returned the ball 26 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Anthony Becht. Tampa Bay's Anfernee Hardaway was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (3Q: 01:52) Gus Frerotte pass completed to FB Thurman Reese for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Reese gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 01:26) Gus Frerotte pass was dropped by TE Harvey Vail. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (3Q: 01:19) Gus Frerotte sacked by OLB Jay Foreman for a loss of 8 yards. Foreman ran right past Joey Banes and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-18-TBY43 (3Q: 00:58) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Drew Bennett for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 4-12-TBY49 (3Q: 00:15) Scott Player punted 29 yards. MarTay Jenkins called for a fair catch at the MIN22. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 00:08) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-11-MIN21 (4Q: 15:00) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. CB Chris Watson defended the pass. |
| 3-11-MIN21 (4Q: 14:54) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Pernell Davis. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-MIN22 (4Q: 14:34) Mitch Berger punted 52 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 15 yards to the TBY41. Tackled by Brock Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (4Q: 14:26) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 2-7-TBY44 (4Q: 13:45) Gus Frerotte pass was dropped by WR Kevin Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-TBY44 (4Q: 13:38) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. Johnson gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 12:56) Gus Frerotte pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Johnson. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (4Q: 12:50) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by DE Courtney Brown. |
| 3-6-MIN41 (4Q: 12:10) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Penny Hardaway for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 11:46) Gus Frerotte pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 9 yards. Tackled by S Brock Williams, assisted by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Vail gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN24 (4Q: 11:02) Gus Frerotte pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by ILB Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 10:19) Ahman Green ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 2-3-MIN10 (4Q: 09:53) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. Minnesota 27, Tampa Bay 12 |
| (4Q: 09:53) Extra point by Joe Nedney missed. |
| (4Q: 09:44) Joe Nedney kicked off (onside) from the TBY35. TBY Doug Evans recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (4Q: 09:39) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. |
| 2-10-TBY47 (4Q: 09:14) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (4Q: 08:42) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. DE Mike Rucker knocked down Joey Banes to break up the play. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (4Q: 08:15) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson. |
| 3-12-MIN24 (4Q: 07:34) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-MIN29 (4Q: 07:26) Gus Frerotte pass was dropped by WR Kevin Johnson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (4Q: 07:18) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Green gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (4Q: 06:45) Ahman Green ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. Minnesota 27, Tampa Bay 18 |
| (4Q: 06:45) Extra point by Joe Nedney was good. Minnesota 27, Tampa Bay 19 |
| (4Q: 06:39) Joe Nedney kicked off 71 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 06:39) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. Raymer ran over Robert Griffith to set up the play. |
| 2-4-MIN26 (4Q: 05:52) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by S Chad Cota. Key block delivered by Manuia Savea. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 05:09) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN27 (4Q: 05:00) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-13-MIN29 (4Q: 04:17) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIN33 (4Q: 03:31) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. OLB Carlos Emmons defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay's Ralph Brown was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-9-MIN33 (4Q: 03:24) Mitch Berger punted 50 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 8 yards to the TBY25. Tackled by Brock Williams. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Erik Baerg at the TBY25. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (4Q: 03:16) Brian Griese pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. |
| 2-10-TBY25 (4Q: 03:07) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Robbie Herndon. |
| 3-9-TBY24 (4Q: 02:23) Brian Griese pass was intended for WR Scotty Anderson and was intercepted by CB Doug Evans at the TBY05. The interception was returned 40 yards. Tackled by Fred Taylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (4Q: 02:10) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Bennett. DE Mike Rucker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 02:03) Gus Frerotte pass was intended for WR Louis Davis and was intercepted by CB Walt Harris at the MIN30. Tackled by Louis Davis. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (4Q: 01:55) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (4Q: 01:46) Fred Taylor ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-6-MIN34 (4Q: 01:35) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Pernell Davis. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-6-MIN34 (4Q: 01:28) Mitch Berger punted 56 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 19 yards to the TBY29. Tackled by Brock Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (4Q: 01:18) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Drew Bennett for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S John Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (4Q: 01:10) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Johnson. DT Dan Wilkinson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY45 (4Q: 01:02) Gus Frerotte pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-TBY45 (4Q: 00:53) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Johnson. DE Courtney Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-TBY45 (4Q: 00:42) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Johnson. OLB Henri Crockett simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (4Q: 00:36) Brian Griese dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 |