Tampa Bay Buccaneers have 20 point lead in Football Game with Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota had a better 2nd quarter then the first but a few mistakes and dropped balls at key times game Tampa the ball back and they turned that into a 10 point half time lead.

Tampa has started this quarter being a bit more careful and going more for the higher percentage slants and short pass plays. Then 2 plays later they run a short screen pass to Doug Martin and get into the end zone again.

If the Viking offense can not get into their groove on this next possession I don’t think they can get the game back. But they do not and have to kick it away. They are in the hole by 17 points it’s 27 to 10.

Another field goal by Tampa and they have made it a 3 touchdown game and take a 20 point lead. It is now 30 to 10.

Great play by the Vikings and Adrian Peterson running back for Minnesota makes a great run and gets a 64 yard rushing touchdown. They get the extra point and the score is 17 to 30.

The Vikings defense must play like they did in the 2nd quarter now and force Tampa to turn the ball over.

I see Tampa mixing it up some and going back to short screens and slants and moving the ball short yards each down since it worked well for them in the first part of the 3rd quarter. The defense did well and kept Tampa from converting the 3rd down and Tampa punts.

Tampa got their second sack in the game and I don’t think they could have timed it better. They manage to hold off Minnesota off and they get the ball back with really good filed position with just under 4 minutes left in the quarter.

The defense is fired up and they stop Tampa again. Minnesota has the ball with a little over 2 minutes. Then on 3rd down they blow and a bad snap and the ball is loose. Vikings recover but it’s a missed opportunity and they have to kick the ball away with 1 minute left in the 3rd quarter.

The score at the end of the 3rd quarter is at 17 to 30.