Vikings @ Buccaneers · Week 3

WEEK 3 · FINAL

THE READ

Buccaneers run away with it, 56-14

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Vikings	-20.8	-2.2	-18.6	-6
Buccaneers	+15.9	-8.4	+24.3	+7

SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.

Buccaneers — NFC #2 · division · 9-0 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#1 Baker Mayfield QB · Buccaneers · 36.2% of the field

The whole board →

Baker Mayfield

Buccaneers

23/37, 310 yards, 3 TD

Emeka Egbuka

Buccaneers

7 catches, 135 yards, 1 TD

Bucky Irving

Buccaneers

15 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

🔥 Baker Mayfield has now cleared 250 passing yards in 3 straight games.

⭐ Bucky Irving has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Emeka Egbuka has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Jordan Mason has not had a better afternoon this season.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Buccaneers 464, Vikings 276 Buccaneers

Through the air Buccaneers 310, Vikings 194 Buccaneers

On the ground Buccaneers 154, Vikings 82 Buccaneers

Pressure Buccaneers 0 sacks, Vikings 2 Vikings

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling

LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it

Pass-heavy Pass 64% · Rush 36% · 16.0 scored, 34.6 allowed

6.6 yds/att 59.4% completions 4.3 yds/carry 325.8 yds/game 1.6 giveaways/game 6.7% sack rate last 5: 1-4

Primary weapon: Justin Jefferson WR — 46% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY VERY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 42 · Conservative Balance 86 Ball security 55 Back usage 28% QB runs 5.0/game

Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Justin Jefferson takes 46% of the receiving yards

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 76 WR 87 TE 83 RB 80 OL 82 DL 80 LB 78 DB 84

Best: Justin Jefferson WR 95 Fastest: Demond Claiborne HB 93 SPD 4 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Vikings receivers vs Buccaneers secondary 87 v 84 VIKINGS

Buccaneers receivers vs Vikings secondary 82 v 84 EVEN

Vikings line vs Buccaneers front 82 v 85 BUCCANEERS

Buccaneers line vs Vikings front 82 v 80 EVEN

Vikings backs vs Buccaneers run defence 80 v 82 EVEN

Buccaneers backs vs Vikings run defence 84 v 79 BUCCANEERS

Vikings passer vs Buccaneers secondary 76 v 84 BUCCANEERS

Buccaneers passer vs Vikings secondary 87 v 84 BUCCANEERS

TOP PERFORMERS

Baker Mayfield QB Buccaneers 310 pass yds

Kyler Murray QB Vikings 194 pass yds

Emeka Egbuka WR Buccaneers 135 rec yds

Jauan Jennings WR Vikings 103 rec yds

Chris Godwin Jr WR Buccaneers 93 rec yds

Bucky Irving HB Buccaneers 74 rush yds

Justin Jefferson WR Vikings 67 rec yds

Jordan Mason HB Vikings 56 rush yds

Ted Hurst III WR Buccaneers 53 rec yds

Kenny Moore II CB Buccaneers 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

VIKINGS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Kyler Murray QB	18/42	194	0	1	0	26	47.1

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Baker Mayfield QB	23/37	310	3	0	2	56	115.8

VIKINGS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Jordan Mason HB	13	56	4.3	0	2	21	23
Kyler Murray QB	3	16	5.3	0	0	0	8
Max Bredeson FB	1	6	6	0	1	1	6
Aaron Jones Sr HB	4	4	1	2	0	0	3
T.J. Hockenson TE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jauan Jennings WR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Bucky Irving HB	15	74	4.9	1	2	22	23
Kenny Gainwell HB	12	41	3.4	1	0	0	8
Baker Mayfield QB	4	23	5.8	1	0	0	8
Sean Tucker HB	2	11	5.5	0	0	0	6
Bauer Sharp TE	1	5	5	0	0	0	5
Ted Hurst III WR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Emeka Egbuka WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Chris Godwin Jr WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

VIKINGS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	YAC	DRP	LNG
Jauan Jennings WR	8	103	12.9	21	1	26
Justin Jefferson WR	4	67	16.8	14	0	26
T.J. Hockenson TE	1	10	10	2	0	10
Jordan Addison WR	1	8	8	0	1	8
Jordan Mason HB	4	6	1.5	11	0	4

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Emeka Egbuka WR	7	135	19.3	1	65	1	56
Chris Godwin Jr WR	8	93	11.6	0	23	1	21
Ted Hurst III WR	4	53	13.2	1	19	0	20
Cade Otton TE	3	23	7.7	1	1	0	13
Tez Johnson WR	1	6	6	0	4	0	6

VIKINGS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	CMP ALW
Isaiah Rodgers Sr CB	9	0	6
Blake Cashman MIKE	7	0	4
Byron Murphy Jr CB	5	0	3
Dallas Turner LEDG	5	1	1
Harrison Smith FS	5	0	2
Andrew Van Ginkel REDG	4	0.5	1
Josh Metellus SS	4	0	1
Marshon Lattimore CB	3	0	2
Caleb Banks DT	3	0	0
Ivan Pace Jr MIKE	3	0	3
James Pierre CB	1	0	0
Theo Jackson FS	1	0	0
Eric Wilson WILL	1	0	0
Bo Richter REDG	1	0	0
Jalen Redmond DT	0	0.5	0

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	TKL	INT	PD	CMP ALW
Antoine Winfield Jr FS	7	0	0	2
Jacob Parrish CB	6	0	1	7
Josiah Trotter MIKE	4	0	0	1
Zyon McCollum CB	4	0	0	3
Kenny Moore II CB	3	1	1	1
Vita Vea DT	3	0	0	0
Benjamin Morrison CB	3	0	0	1
Miles Killebrew SS	2	0	2	3
Yaya Diaby REDG	1	0	0	0
Calijah Kancey DT	1	0	0	0
Rueben Bain Jr. LEDG	1	0	0	0
Alex Anzalone WILL	1	0	0	0
Keionte Scott CB	0	0	2	0

VIKINGS

nothing recorded

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Chase McLaughlin K	4/4	6/6	51

RECENT FORM

Vikings

L 22–34 vs Bears WK 2

W 27–14 vs Packers WK 1

Buccaneers

W 58–21 vs Browns WK 2

W 31–26 vs Bengals WK 1

TEAM STATS

Vikings		Buccaneers
276	TOTAL YARDS	464
194	PASSING YARDS	310
82	RUSHING YARDS	154
0	SACKS ALLOWED	2
2	SACKS MADE	0
1	GIVEAWAYS	0
0	TAKEAWAYS	1

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD

0 VIKINGS — 1 BUCCANEERS

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