Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 Minnesota Vikings 17 Sunday 27 November 1994 at the Metrodome
SCORING TB 11:12-1Q Rhett 1 run (Husted kick) MIN 13:36-2Q Reveiz FG23 MIN 8:16-2Q Reveiz FG21 TB 5:13-2Q Hawkins 14 pass from Erickson (Husted kick) MIN 0:33-2Q Reveiz FG51 TB 5:24-4Q Husted FG27 MIN 1:27-4Q Ismail 40 pass from Moon (Carter pass from Moon) TB 12:52-OT Husted FG22
The Bucs began a four-game winning streak with a win over division rival Minnesota in their own dome. The win came after a Buc punt in overtime which Eric Guildford fumbled. Ed Brady recovered and Michael Husted kicked the game winner on the next play. Warren Moon had earlier tied the scores inside the two minute warning with a 40-yard strike on third down to Qadry Ismail and then a two-point conversion to Cris Carter.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Rhett 24-55, Workman 3-10, Erickson 2-4, McDowell 2-3. VIKINGS: Allen 16-54, Lee 4-25, Smith 2-6. PASSING BUCS: Erickson 38-20-254-1-1. VIKINGS: Moon 46-24-286-1-1. RECEIVING BUCS: Hawkins 6-80, Dawsey 4-41, Wilson 3-34, Armstrong 3-33, Copeland 1-43, Moore 1-13, Rhett 1-6, McDowell 1-4. VIKINGS: Lee 7-71, Ismail 6-101, Carter 5-46, Reed 2-30, Jordan 2- 16, Smith 1-12, Cooper 1-10. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Covington 1-38. VIKINGS: Parker 1-14. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Wilson 4-109, Buckley 1-26, Harris 1-12. VIKINGS: Ismail 2-52, Smith 1-21. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Hawkins 1-8. VIKINGS: Guliford 2-0. SACKS BUCS: Carter 1-9, Wheeler 1-9, Culpepper 1-8, Curry 1-8, Nickerson 1-6. VIKINGS: none.
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 72 Ahanotu LG 70 McRae DT 77 Wheeler C 61 Mayberry DT 73 Culpepper RG 62 Beckles DE 75 Curry RT 76 Dill LLB 27 Bussey TE 86 Armstrong MLB 56 Nickerson TE 83 Moore RLB 55 Marts TE 67 Sullivan LCB 35 Mayhew WR 88 Copeland RCB 39 DImry RB 32 Rhett SS 21 McGruder QB 7 Erickson FS 22 Everett PLAYED 4 Stryzinski, 5 Husted, 23 Carter, 25 Covington, 26 Green, 28 Buckley, 31 Royster, 33 McDowell, 43 Harris, 46 Workman, 47 Lynch, 53 E Brady, 57 J Brady, 71 Dotson, 79 Love, 80 Dawsey, 84 C Wilson, 85 Hawkins, 87 Thomas, 93 DuBose, 94 McIntosh DID NOT PLAY 12 Dilfer, 92 Price INACTIVE 11 Weldon, 30 Turner, 60 Pyne, 69 Pierson, 89 Bishop, 90 Jones, 91 K Wilson, 95 Powe
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