The Fan GM
Home / NFC North / Vikings / Week 3 recap

Week 3 · Recap

Vikings 23, Buccaneers 16: Week 3 recap

MINVikings23
final
TBBuccaneers16

Final · Sun, Sep 27 · Raymond James Stadium

Kyler Murray passing yards16815/29, 168 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Turnover margin+12 takeaways, 1 giveaways

What happened

The Vikings edged the Buccaneers 23-16 on the road at Raymond James Stadium in Week 3, moving to 3-0.

The Vikings were outgained 243-230, won the turnover battle 2-1, and went 2-15 on third down.

Kyler Murray went 15 of 29 for 168 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. Aaron Jones Sr. had 17 carries for 58 yards on the ground. Jordan Addison led the receivers with 5 catches for 90 yards and 1 TD.

On defense, Kyle Van Noy led with 1.5 sacks and Eric Wilson had 10 tackles.

Team stats

MINTB

Box score from ESPN.

Scoring plays

Score: MIN-TB

The Fan GM Weekly

The newsletter is launching soon. Until then, follow every brief, preview, and recap by RSS.

Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.