MINNEAPOLIS -- Wait. Weren't Thursday night NFL games supposed to make winning on the road next to impossible? Apparently not, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers proved in a 36-17 victory over the Minnesota Viking at Mall of America Field on Thursday. Only one Thursday night road team previously had won this season. Tampa Bay handled the host Vikings in every important way. The Bucs ran the ball, they threw it when they had to, and they forced turnovers. The Buccaneers (3-4) turned two poor early Minnesota punts and two first-half Minnesota fumbles into 20 points while nearly running the Vikings (5-3) out of their own stadium. Afterward, the Bucs talked as if maybe they'd found their rhythm. The Vikings? They talked as if they'd lost their mojo after a surprising start to the season. "I thought the guys did a good job," Bucs coach Greg Schiano said. "I think the guys are getting more comfortable with what we're trying to do and with each other. I...
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PLAYERS:
Doug Martin,
Jared Allen,
Josh Freeman,
Mike Williams,
Erik Lorig,
Leslie Frazier,
Christian Ponder,
Adrian Peterson,
Chris Kluwe,
Connor Barth,
Jerome Simpson,
Percy Harvin,
Lavonte David,
Gerald McCoy,
Jarius Wright,
Chris Cook
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants
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