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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Minnesota Vikings
10-3 193.88
237.18
 
VS
proj
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
161.2 3-10
168.58

Minnesota Vikings hand Tampa Bay Buccaneers fourth straight loss, 193.88-161.20

Minnesota Vikings earned a 193.88-161.20 victory to hand Tampa Bay Buccaneers their fourth straight loss. Minnesota Vikings never trailed in this one after grabbing a 10.20-point lead on Thursday behind Davon Godchaux (13 points) and Rhamondre Stevenson (12.8). Lavonte David (27 points) and Rachaad White (15.9) led the way for Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Minnesota Vikings have taken down Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after winning 242.76-232.4 in their last matchup. Minnesota Vikings (10-3) will look to notch another win against Indianapolis Colts, while Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-10) will try to right the ship against Dallas Cowboys.

Matchup Timeline

  Minnesota Vikings   Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Jets in Week 13, Joseph made both of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 12 points and scored 68.1% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Minnesota Vikings this week. Next week, Joseph will battle the Lions.
Greg Joseph

Top Player Comparison

Minnesota Vikings
Points
% of total points 193.88
1
Eric Kendricks
LB
23
15.82
11.9%
2
Harrison Smith
S
20
12.32
10.3%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
18.6
21.09
9.6%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
16.3
17.7
8.4%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 161.2
1
Lavonte David
LB
27
14.23
16.7%
2
Rachaad White
RB
15.9
11.3
9.9%
3
Mac Jones
QB
15.6
14.13
9.7%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
14.3
16.05
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mac Jones had a 48-yard touchdown pass for Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the team, who trailed 25.80-15.60 after the first game of the week.
Sunday Early
Greg Joseph had a 51-yard field goal for Minnesota Vikings, helping the team to a 180.46-28.60 lead.
Monday
Taysom Hill had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Minnesota Vikings during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Minnesota Vikings   Tampa Bay Buccaneers

What If

Minnesota Vikings would have beaten six other teams besides Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers would have lost to 13 other teams besides Minnesota Vikings this week.
If they played Tampa Bay Buccaneers every week, Minnesota Vikings would be 12-1 this season.
Last week, Minnesota Vikings would have been victorious over Tampa Bay Buccaneers 251.8-199.54.
Minnesota Vikings would be 4-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be 3-8.
If Minnesota Vikings had played every team in the league each week, they would be 140-81.
If they played every team every week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be 69-152.

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