Conference Semifinals, 2067

played in Minnesota, MN

16 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	14	7	2	-	40
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	9	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 TBY - Tommy Tyler 48 field goal
1Q: 10:03 MIN - Jermaine Sims 102 kickoff return (Miles Cesaire extra point)
1Q: 07:50 TBY - Winfred Close 55 pass from Earl Trigg (Tommy Tyler extra point)
1Q: 02:37 TBY - Wendell Anderson 36 pass from Earl Trigg (Tommy Tyler extra point)
2Q: 07:52 MIN - Carter Richmond 9 pass from Dalton Poore (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 05:10 TBY - Bernard Duffy 13 pass from Earl Trigg (Tommy Tyler extra point)
2Q: 00:44 TBY - J.C. Lincoln 7 pass from Earl Trigg (Tommy Tyler extra point)
3Q: 05:20 TBY - Lucas Kaiafas 44 interception return (Tommy Tyler extra point)
4Q: 13:29 MIN - Safety: Zane High tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 07:14 MIN - Carter Richmond 11 pass from Dalton Poore (Miles Cesaire extra point)
4Q: 01:41 TBY - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 TBY - Tommy Tyler 48 field goal
1Q: 10:03 MIN - Jermaine Sims 102 kickoff return (Miles Cesaire extra point)
1Q: 07:50 TBY - Winfred Close 55 pass from Earl Trigg (Tommy Tyler extra point)
1Q: 02:37 TBY - Wendell Anderson 36 pass from Earl Trigg (Tommy Tyler extra point)
2Q: 07:52 MIN - Carter Richmond 9 pass from Dalton Poore (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 05:10 TBY - Bernard Duffy 13 pass from Earl Trigg (Tommy Tyler extra point)
2Q: 00:44 TBY - J.C. Lincoln 7 pass from Earl Trigg (Tommy Tyler extra point)
3Q: 05:20 TBY - Lucas Kaiafas 44 interception return (Tommy Tyler extra point)
4Q: 13:29 MIN - Safety: Zane High tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 07:14 MIN - Carter Richmond 11 pass from Dalton Poore (Miles Cesaire extra point)
4Q: 01:41 TBY - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Team Statistics TBY MIN
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 10 9
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 405 324
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 6.04 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 152 150
- Rushing Attempts 31 27
- Yards per Rush 4.90 5.56
Net Passing Yards 253 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 0 31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 253 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 5.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 13/118
Punt Returns/Yards 2/36 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 4/174
Interception Ret./Yards 2/54 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	TBY	MIN
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	10	9
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	405	324
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	6.04	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	152	150
- Rushing Attempts	31	27
- Yards per Rush	4.90	5.56
Net Passing Yards	253	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 0	31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	253	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	5.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	13/118
Punt Returns/Yards	2/36	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	4/174
Interception Ret./Yards	2/54	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	2:23	OWN 31	8	38	Field Goal
1	9:50	2:14	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
1	4:47	2:20	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
1	1:10	3:52	OWN 47	11	43	Missed FG
2	7:43	2:44	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
2	2:57	2:24	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	10:52	3:25	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
3	3:00	2:00	OWN 48	6	11	Punt
4	13:29	0:10	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
4	7:05	1:35	OWN 42	3	-8	Punt
4	4:39	2:58	OWN 28	6	13	Punt
4	1:33	1:33	OWN 16	3	13	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
1	7:36	2:49	OWN 25	6	8	Punt
1	2:27	1:17	OWN 25	3	-18	Punt
2	12:18	4:35	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	4:59	2:02	OWN 25	5	34	Fumble
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 26	2	7	Half
3	13:43	2:51	OWN 28	5	17	Punt
3	7:27	2:17	OWN 20	4	18	Interception
3	5:10	2:10	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	1:00	2:31	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	13:19	6:14	OWN 38	12	62	Touchdown
4	5:30	0:51	OWN 32	2	32	Interception
4	1:41	0:08	OWN 7	1	-18	Safety

Game MVP: Earl Trigg, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wendell Anderson	21	78	3.71	26	3
RB Brayden Bensen	7	41	5.86	12	2
QB Earl Trigg	3	33	11.00	23	2

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Daryl Leyes	20	126	6.30	26	4
RB Wayne Austin	4	6	1.50	9	0
QB Dalton Poore	2	14	7.00	9	0
WR Mitch Clemons	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earl Trigg	36	19	253	0/0	4	55	0	112.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dalton Poore	31	21	183	1/9	2	27	2	77.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Winfred Close	5	9	83	16.60	54	55	1
WR Todd Gilmore	5	7	44	8.80	12	29	0
TE Bernard Duffy	4	9	56	14.00	18	28	1
WR Kenneth Beekman	3	5	27	9.00	2	27	0
TE J.C. Lincoln	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	1
RB Wendell Anderson	1	1	36	36.00	35	36	1
WR Evan Mix	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Daryl Leyes	6	7	40	6.67	5	14	0
WR Mitch Clemons	4	7	51	12.75	3	21	0
TE Bucky Haitsuka	4	6	21	5.25	6	8	0
WR Mitch Shaw	3	6	41	13.67	7	27	0
TE Carter Richmond	2	2	20	10.00	0	11	2
RB Wayne Austin	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
WR Jeff Pang	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shannon Newman	1	10	10.00	0
CB Lucas Kaiafas	1	44	44.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Grayson Whiting	0	1	1	0
S Edwin Sanders	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
RB Daryl Leyes	1	0
QB Dalton Poore	1	0
WR Jermaine Sims	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cesar Barton	5	239	47.8	36.8	56	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leslie Loucks	6	295	49.2	39.8	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Tyler	1/2	1/1	0/0	48	5/5

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miles Cesaire	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Close	2	36	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Clemons	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Gilmore	3	58	19.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jermaine Sims	4	174	43.5	1

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ezekiel Madison	7	2	0.0	21	23
OLB Bucky Ogden	5	1	0.0	22	30
DE Grayson Whiting	4	2	1.0	21	28
CB Mike Oswald	4	0	0.0	11	13
CB Lucas Kaiafas	4	0	0.0	25	28
ILB Mauricio Dotson	4	0	0.0	7	17
OLB Toby Patton	3	3	0.0	25	30
S Carlton Bates	3	3	0.0	25	30
S Edwin Sanders	3	2	0.0	22	26
DT Jonah Logan	3	1	0.0	24	25
CB Shannon Newman	3	1	0.0	25	30
DE Bradley Hamilton	2	0	0.0	17	20
CB Marty Urbina	2	0	0.0	17	14
OLB Griffin Marin	0	1	0.0	8	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Zane High	9	1	0.0	31	36
S George Hughes	7	1	0.0	27	36
ILB Neil Dotson	6	1	0.0	23	28
S Broderick Dewit	5	1	0.0	31	36
OLB Angel Farr	3	3	0.0	31	36
CB O.J. Ingram	3	1	0.0	31	36
DE Lance Warburton	3	1	0.0	29	36
CB Darnell Soares	2	0	0.0	23	30
DE Xavier Thelwell	2	0	0.0	16	22
ILB Harvey Linquist	1	2	0.0	7	6
OLB Paul Blackburn	1	0	0.0	4	8
T Jumbo Woods	1	0	---	---	---
CB Aiden Kanu	1	0	0.0	4	0
DT Quinn Perry	1	0	0.0	11	5
WR Mitch Shaw	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grayson Whiting	1.0	1	2	0	28

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clyde Bullock	1	0	0	16
DE Lance Warburton	0	3	1	36
DE Xavier Thelwell	0	1	2	22
ILB Neil Dotson	0	1	1	28
DT Dean Peters	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ezekiel Madison	4	0	0	23
CB Shannon Newman	3	0	1	30
CB Mike Oswald	3	0	0	13
S Edwin Sanders	2	0	0	26
S Carlton Bates	2	0	0	30
OLB Toby Patton	1	3	0	30
CB Lucas Kaiafas	1	0	1	28
OLB Bucky Ogden	1	0	0	30
CB Marty Urbina	1	0	0	14
S Dillon Upchurch	1	0	0	8
DE Grayson Whiting	1	0	0	28
ILB Mauricio Dotson	1	0	0	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S George Hughes	6	1	36
OLB Zane High	5	1	36
CB Darnell Soares	3	0	30
S Broderick Dewit	2	2	36
CB O.J. Ingram	1	1	36
OLB Paul Blackburn	1	0	8
ILB Neil Dotson	1	0	28
CB Jamal Brosseau	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Kurt Kahle	3	5	31	36
C Bucky Dotson	2	7	31	36
G Russell Talley	2	5	31	36
T Norbert Whitt	2	2	31	36
G Chase Autenrieth	1	4	31	36
TE Bernard Duffy	1	3	27	29
FB Cody Lyman	0	2	6	2

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Devin Linquist	5	6	0	27	1	32
T Jumbo Woods	3	6	0	27	0	32
C Malcolm Winslett	2	8	0	27	0	32
G Courtney Schultz	1	2	1	27	0	32
G Kevin Prieto	0	3	0	27	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Ogden	2	13
Dashawn Maloney	1	21
Cody Lyman	1	21

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Angel Farr	3	13
Ben Carr	1	11
Jalen Aneigh	1	6

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Wendell Anderson	24	33	---	---	20	77
G Russell Talley	31	36	---	---	7	74
T Norbert Whitt	31	36	---	---	7	74
QB Earl Trigg	31	36	---	---	---	67
C Bucky Dotson	31	36	---	---	---	67
G Chase Autenrieth	31	36	---	---	---	67
S Edwin Sanders	---	---	22	26	19	67
T Kurt Kahle	31	36	---	---	---	67
OLB Bucky Ogden	---	---	22	30	13	65
DE Grayson Whiting	---	---	21	28	13	62
CB Shannon Newman	---	---	25	30	6	61
WR Todd Gilmore	21	35	---	---	5	61
TE Bernard Duffy	27	29	---	---	---	56
DT Jonah Logan	---	---	24	25	6	55
ILB Ezekiel Madison	---	---	21	23	11	55
OLB Toby Patton	---	---	25	30	---	55
S Carlton Bates	---	---	25	30	---	55
CB Lucas Kaiafas	---	---	25	28	---	53
WR Winfred Close	15	25	---	---	11	51
WR Kenneth Beekman	16	33	---	---	---	49
CB Mike Oswald	---	---	11	13	19	43
DE Bradley Hamilton	---	---	17	20	---	37
OLB Griffin Marin	---	---	8	5	24	37
DE Darnell Alston	---	---	13	14	6	33
TE J.C. Lincoln	1	6	---	---	26	33
WR Dashawn Maloney	9	1	---	---	21	31
WR Evan Mix	13	5	---	---	13	31
CB Marty Urbina	---	---	17	14	---	31
FB Cody Lyman	6	2	---	---	21	29
ILB Mauricio Dotson	---	---	7	17	---	24
TE Preston May	2	6	---	---	7	15
S Dillon Upchurch	---	---	7	8	---	15
K Tommy Tyler	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Eli Cooper	---	---	3	7	---	10
RB Brayden Bensen	7	3	---	---	---	10
WR Quinn Hodges	7	1	---	---	---	8
WR Jaylen Kemp	7	1	---	---	---	8
C Shaun Maples	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Cesar Barton	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Parker Baker	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Clifton Anquillano	---	---	3	2	---	5
OLB Marvin Yerger	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Tyrone Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jay Booker	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Francisco Leinaweaver	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Brody Jamison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Broderick Dewit	---	---	31	36	20	87
OLB Angel Farr	---	---	31	36	13	80
WR Mitch Clemons	24	28	---	---	24	76
CB O.J. Ingram	---	---	31	36	7	74
CB Darnell Soares	---	---	23	30	20	73
DE Lance Warburton	---	---	29	36	7	72
TE Carter Richmond	17	29	---	---	24	70
OLB Zane High	---	---	31	36	2	69
S George Hughes	---	---	27	36	2	65
RB Daryl Leyes	23	29	---	---	13	65
CB Jamal Brosseau	---	---	30	33	1	64
G Kevin Prieto	27	32	---	---	---	59
C Malcolm Winslett	27	32	---	---	---	59
T Jumbo Woods	27	32	---	---	---	59
G Courtney Schultz	27	32	---	---	---	59
C Devin Linquist	27	32	---	---	---	59
WR Mitch Shaw	18	23	---	---	18	59
QB Dalton Poore	27	32	---	---	---	59
ILB Neil Dotson	---	---	23	28	---	51
DT Dean Peters	---	---	20	29	1	50
OLB Paul Blackburn	---	---	4	8	26	38
DE Xavier Thelwell	---	---	16	22	---	38
DT Clyde Bullock	---	---	14	16	7	37
WR Jermaine Sims	12	13	---	---	8	33
TE Bucky Haitsuka	11	17	---	---	1	29
WR Clarence Besmer	13	7	---	---	8	28
ILB Harvey Linquist	---	---	7	6	13	26
TE Malik Covington	3	3	---	---	12	18
DT Quinn Perry	---	---	11	5	1	17
WR Jeff Pang	7	7	---	---	---	14
ILB Ben Carr	---	---	0	0	11	11
RB Tony Sutter	1	2	---	---	5	8
RB Wayne Austin	6	2	---	---	---	8
P Leslie Loucks	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Devan McIver	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Adrian Winters	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Jalen Aneigh	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Harry Goodwin	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Shaun Battle	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Cornelius Hays	---	---	5	1	---	6
K Miles Cesaire	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Johnnie DePree	---	---	1	2	1	4
CB Aiden Kanu	---	---	4	0	---	4
DE Alan Patterson	---	---	3	0	---	3
DE Brett Threats	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Jessie Pantin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	49	3.8
Middle	5	63	12.6
Right	12	42	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	61	7.6
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	8	36	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earl Trigg	36	19	5	2	2	6	6	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dalton Poore	31	21	2	1	1	3	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	116	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	67	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	56	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	41	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	85	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	48	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bernard Duffy	9	4	0	56	1	29
WR Winfred Close	9	5	1	83	1	25
WR Todd Gilmore	7	5	1	44	1	35
WR Kenneth Beekman	5	3	0	27	1	33
WR Evan Mix	3	0	0	0	0	5
TE J.C. Lincoln	2	1	0	7	0	6
RB Wendell Anderson	1	1	0	36	1	33

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitch Clemons	7	4	1	51	1	28
RB Daryl Leyes	7	6	0	40	0	29
TE Bucky Haitsuka	6	4	0	21	0	17
WR Mitch Shaw	6	3	0	41	1	23
TE Carter Richmond	2	2	0	20	0	29
WR Jeff Pang	2	1	0	5	0	7
RB Wayne Austin	1	1	0	5	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wendell Anderson	3	7	2.33	3.71
RB Brayden Bensen	1	3	3.00	5.86

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wayne Austin	2	-2	-1.00	1.50
RB Daryl Leyes	1	11	11.00	6.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Earl Trigg	6	4	27	4.50	7.03

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dalton Poore	3	3	28	9.33	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Winfred Close	2	1	3	1.50	9.22
WR Todd Gilmore	2	1	4	2.00	6.29
TE J.C. Lincoln	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
TE Bernard Duffy	1	1	13	13.00	6.22

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Carter Richmond	2	2	20	10.00	10.00
TE Bucky Haitsuka	1	1	8	8.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wendell Anderson	5	2
QB Earl Trigg	1	1
RB Brayden Bensen	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daryl Leyes	2	1
WR Mitch Clemons	1	1
RB Wayne Austin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earl Trigg	9	5	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dalton Poore	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Evan Mix	2	0	0
TE Bernard Duffy	2	1	1
WR Winfred Close	2	1	1
TE J.C. Lincoln	1	1	1
WR Kenneth Beekman	1	1	1
WR Todd Gilmore	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bucky Haitsuka	3	1	0
RB Daryl Leyes	3	2	1
WR Mitch Clemons	2	1	1
TE Carter Richmond	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (23,700)
End Zone 17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (23,700)
End Zone	17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)