Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings | Sept. 10, 2023
The Vikings will open at home for the second straight season, after kicking off the 2022 campaign against the Packers.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1-0
Minnesota Vikings 0-1
History: Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- All-Time Record: The Vikings are 33-23 against the Bucs. Minnesota's home record against Tampa Bay is 19-9.
- Series Notes: The Vikings have opened their season against the Buccaneers four previous times: 1981, 1982, 1998 and 2005. Minnesota and Tampa Bay shared the NFC Central Division from 1976, when the Bucs entered the league, through 2001. The NFL reconfigured into eight four-team divisions in 2002, when the Vikings were placed into the NFC North and the Bucs were placed in the NFC South.
- Current Streak: The Bucs won the previous contest 26-14 after the Vikings had won back-to-back games in the series.
- Last time in Minnesota: Vikings won 34-17 on Sept. 24, 2017
Facts to Know
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Baker Mayfield is scheduled to make his first start with the Buccaneers.
- Tampa Bay selected DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah out of Kansas State 31st overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
- The Buccaneers defense last season tied for ninth in yards allowed and will look to continue its stout approach.
Minnesota Vikings
- LS Andrew DePaola (2012-16) and K Greg Joseph (2020) both spent time on the Buccaneers roster on their paths to the Vikings.
- WR Justin Jefferson led all NFL players last season with 1,809 receiving yards.
- The Vikings will debut their new system under Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores.
