NFL game summary for 09/05/1981:
Line: Buccaneers by 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Vikings (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
( 0- 7) TB Kevin House 55 yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 3- 7) MIN Rick Danmeier 45 yard field goal
( 6- 7) MIN Rick Danmeier 25 yard field goal
( 6-14) TB Doug Williams 10 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(13-14) MIN Joe Senser 4 yard pass from Steve Dils (Rick Danmeier kick)
(13-21) TB Neal Colzie 82 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)
MIN TB
First Downs: 27 10
Rushes-yards: 27-100 28-111
Yards/rush: 3.7 4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 37-63-361-2 8-22-108-0
Sacked-yards: 2-18 0-0
Net pass yards: 343 108
Net yards/pass: 5.3 4.9
Total net yards: 443 219
Total plays: 92 (29% run) 50 (56% run)
Yards/play: 4.8 4.4
Fumbles-lost: 4-2 3-0
Turnovers: 4 0
Penalties-yards: 4-30 6-50
Attendance: 66,287
Passing:
MIN: Steve Dils, 37 of 62 for 361 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Ted Brown, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int) TB: Doug Williams, 8 of 22 for 108 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 20 for 79 yards; Steve Dils, 4 for 14 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 7 yards; Jarvis Redwine, 1 for 0 yards TB: Ricky Bell, 11 for 35 yards; James Wilder, 8 for 14 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 6 for 36 yards; Doug Williams, 3 for 26 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
MIN: Ted Brown, 12 for 77 yards; Sammy White, 8 for 92 yards; Rickey Young, 7 for 47 yards; Joe Senser, 5 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Terry LeCount, 2 for 38 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 30 yards; Sam Harrell, 1 for 17 yards TB: Kevin House, 3 for 74 yards and 1 TD; James Wilder, 2 for -3 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for 20 yards; Ricky Bell, 1 for 11 yards; Gordon Jones, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 3 for 70 yards; Keith Nord, 1 for 22 yards TB: Gary Davis, 2 for 38 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 14 yards; Scot Brantley, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 6 for 59 yards TB: Theo Bell, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
TB: Neal Colzie, 2 for 89 yards and 1 TD
Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 5 for 199 yards TB: Tom Blanchard, 9 for 428 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 2/2 TB: Garo Yepremian, 0/1
MIN: Steve Dils, 37 of 62 for 361 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Ted Brown, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int) TB: Doug Williams, 8 of 22 for 108 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 20 for 79 yards; Steve Dils, 4 for 14 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 7 yards; Jarvis Redwine, 1 for 0 yards TB: Ricky Bell, 11 for 35 yards; James Wilder, 8 for 14 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 6 for 36 yards; Doug Williams, 3 for 26 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
MIN: Ted Brown, 12 for 77 yards; Sammy White, 8 for 92 yards; Rickey Young, 7 for 47 yards; Joe Senser, 5 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Terry LeCount, 2 for 38 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 30 yards; Sam Harrell, 1 for 17 yards TB: Kevin House, 3 for 74 yards and 1 TD; James Wilder, 2 for -3 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for 20 yards; Ricky Bell, 1 for 11 yards; Gordon Jones, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 3 for 70 yards; Keith Nord, 1 for 22 yards TB: Gary Davis, 2 for 38 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 14 yards; Scot Brantley, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 6 for 59 yards TB: Theo Bell, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
TB: Neal Colzie, 2 for 89 yards and 1 TD
Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 5 for 199 yards TB: Tom Blanchard, 9 for 428 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 2/2 TB: Garo Yepremian, 0/1