Vikings Win, Mayfield Injured
Vikings Improve to 3-0 by Defeating Buccaneers as Baker Mayfield Dislocates Thumb
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The Minnesota Vikings beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-16, improving to 3-0 while Tampa Bay fell to 0-3. Myles Price’s 86-yard punt-return touchdown and Kyler Murray’s 41-yard scoring pass to Jordan Addison helped Minnesota build its lead; Murray finished with 168 passing yards, a touchdown and an interception. Will Reichard added two late field goals, and Minnesota’s defense limited Tampa Bay and intercepted Baker Mayfield late. Mayfield left with a dislocated thumb after completing 17 of 34 passes for 217 yards, a touchdown and an interception, and rookie Jalon Daniels took over. Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson also left with an ankle injury and did not return.
Key Points
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Tampa Bay rookie Ted Hurst III scored the Buccaneers’ only touchdown on a 40-yard catch-and-run, his first career touchdown; it tied the game at 10-10.
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Minnesota opened the scoring with Will Reichard’s 54-yard field goal, then Price’s punt-return touchdown put the Vikings ahead 10-0 in the first quarter.
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Tampa Bay’s offense had an 85-yard touchdown pass to Chris Godwin Jr. wiped out by a holding penalty, and Mayfield was sacked six times.
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The game was Murray’s first full game with Minnesota after he suffered a concussion in the season opener; Carson Wentz had led the Vikings to wins in the two games before this one.
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