Buccaneers Beat Minnesota Vikings 20-17 as 4.5-Point Underdog
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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:03 - One of the losers, I guess you could say,
00:04 certainly outright as a favorite, the Minnesota Vikings.
00:08 They lose to the Buccaneers 20 to 17 at home.
00:11 Tampa wins outright as that four and a half point underdog,
00:15 despite the fact that Kirk Cousins
00:17 threw for nearly 350 yards and two touchdowns.
00:19 Despite the fact that Justin Jefferson
00:21 picks up right where he left off a season ago
00:24 as the league's leading wide receiver, 150 yards.
00:28 But it was Baker Mayfield throwing for two touchdowns
00:31 and a buck 73 as Tampa gets the victory outright.
00:35 The RS 20 to 17, again,
00:37 outright as a four and a half point underdog.
00:40 - But why are we so surprised in this one?
00:42 Is it the Minnesota Vikings
00:43 are gonna be world beaters this year?
00:44 Look, quality quarterback, I get that.
00:46 One of the young superstar wide receivers
00:47 who actually disappeared in the second half
00:49 after a monstrous first half.
00:51 If you had the game with nine catches for a buck 50
00:53 and you tell me you got just about all of those
00:55 in the first half,
00:55 you could have been headed for a 300 yard game.
00:58 But having said that,
00:59 there's a lot of talent on Tampa Bay.
01:01 We're just waiting to see how Baker Mayfield handles it.
01:03 And by the way,
01:04 if you're going to get no turnovers out of Baker Mayfield,
01:07 two touchdowns, no interceptions,
01:08 you're gonna be in a lot of ball games for Tampa Bay.
01:10 I was impressed with the fact that he wasn't
01:12 pressing the issue and moving the football downfield.
01:15 I actually thought this game
01:16 should have gone over the total,
01:17 but only ends at 37 points.
01:19 I'm not so surprised that the Minnesota Vikings
01:21 lost this game.
01:22 I am more surprised that, hey, look at that.
01:25 Baker can be competent at quarterback,
01:27 run an efficient offense and get after it.
01:28 And look at that, Mike Evans,
01:30 six catches, 66 yards and a touchdown,
01:32 always Mr. Reliable.
01:34 (upbeat music)
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