Minnesota Vikings17–20Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Total yards: Minnesota Vikings 385, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 246. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Minnesota Vikings 344, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 173. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Minnesota Vikings 41, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 73. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Minnesota Vikings 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Minnesota Vikings 1.0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Minnesota Vikings 2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Minnesota Vikings 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Minnesota Vikings 0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Minnesota Vikings 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Minnesota Vikings 45, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Minnesota Vikings 0.3, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0.9. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: Minnesota Vikings -8.6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers -10.4. The same for the running game.