Conference Semifinals, 2024

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	10	0	3	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 TBY - Omar Michaelson 12 pass from Henry Garcia (Deion Wayne extra point)
1Q: 03:21 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 14 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 10:09 TBY - Bennie Walton 5 pass from Henry Garcia (Deion Wayne extra point)
2Q: 02:08 TBY - Deion Wayne 18 field goal
3Q: 09:29 MIN - Bernie Hassler 11 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 07:09 TBY - Deion Wayne 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 TBY - Omar Michaelson 12 pass from Henry Garcia (Deion Wayne extra point)
1Q: 03:21 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 14 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 10:09 TBY - Bennie Walton 5 pass from Henry Garcia (Deion Wayne extra point)
2Q: 02:08 TBY - Deion Wayne 18 field goal
3Q: 09:29 MIN - Bernie Hassler 11 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 07:09 TBY - Deion Wayne 37 field goal

Team Statistics TBY MIN
Record 12-6 13-4
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 380 288
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards per Play 5.59 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 141 95
- Rushing Attempts 36 26
- Yards per Rush 3.92 3.65
Net Passing Yards 239 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 1 28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 239 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.47 6.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/33 3/52
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 5/144
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:43 25:17

Team Statistics	TBY	MIN
Record	12-6	13-4
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	380	288
- Offensive Plays	68	56
- Yards per Play	5.59	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	141	95
- Rushing Attempts	36	26
- Yards per Rush	3.92	3.65
Net Passing Yards	239	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 1	28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	239	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.47	6.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/33	3/52
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	5/144
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:43	25:17

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	1:27	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
1	8:59	1:30	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
1	3:11	2:09	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	14:22	4:22	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	7:51	5:51	OWN 7	14	92	Field Goal
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 20	3	7	Half
3	15:00	4:06	OWN 22	9	29	Interception
3	9:18	2:01	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
3	5:12	5:04	OWN 3	8	42	Punt
4	12:35	5:33	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal
4	2:33	0:48	OWN 23	5	22	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 39	6	21	Punt
1	9:52	0:53	OWN 7	2	12	Fumble
1	7:29	4:18	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
1	1:02	1:40	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
2	10:00	2:09	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
2	2:00	1:07	OWN 44	4	19	Punt
3	10:54	1:36	OPP 45	4	45	Touchdown
3	7:17	2:05	OPP 48	5	14	Punt
3	0:08	2:33	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
4	7:02	4:29	OWN 36	8	41	Downs
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 20	8	42	Game

Game MVP: Omar Michaelson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Omar Michaelson	26	103	3.96	12	1
Skip Oukac	7	26	3.71	12	2
Henry Garcia	3	12	4.00	5	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Kirk	18	58	3.22	16	3	1
Mitch Fulcher	5	9	1.80	5	0	0
Frankie Giles	3	28	9.33	13	2	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	32	23	239	0/0	2	35	1	100.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	28	16	206	2/13	1	29	0	92.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Omar Michaelson	7	7	58	8.29	39	18	1
WR Kelvin Manifold	5	9	48	9.60	1	18	0
TE Bennie Walton	5	6	50	10.00	3	19	1
WR Damon Morris	3	4	38	12.67	12	25	0
WR Rod McCullough	1	3	35	35.00	25	35	0
FB Bucky Stevenson	1	1	2	2.00	4	2	0
WR Derek Goodwin	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Skip Oukac	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	5	6	87	17.40	42	29	0
WR Bernie Hassler	4	8	54	13.50	10	20	1
TE B.J. Dodge	3	3	43	14.33	26	18	0
WR Sherman Styles	2	5	11	5.50	0	11	0
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Grady Roberson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Buddy Wiggins	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Terrell Aidoo	1	0
Derek Goodwin	0	1
Korey Donovan	0	1
Roger Wellins	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Nick Blackburn	2	1
Frankie Giles	1	0
Burt Woodson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	5	254	50.8	36.4	55	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	6	250	41.7	29.5	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deion Wayne	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	1	33	33.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	3	52	17.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	2	46	23.0	0
Jessie Kelley	1	15	15.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	5	144	28.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Russell Lyle	5	1	0.0	20	19
CB Jessie Kelley	5	0	0.0	25	25
DE Alfred Thompson	4	1	1.0	21	26
S Aaron Halama	4	2	0.0	19	23
S Rob Szumnarski	4	0	0.0	18	23
CB Orlando Newhart	3	2	0.0	20	24
ILB Chuck Manson	3	2	0.0	23	21
CB Cornell Clemons	3	2	0.0	21	26
S Cole Nixon	2	2	0.0	10	19
OLB Winfred Stone	2	0	0.0	8	9
DE Hardy Keil	2	0	0.0	17	17
DT Korey Donovan	1	0	0.5	10	11
OLB Mario Hillery	1	1	0.0	15	11
CB Josh Crawley	1	1	0.0	7	9
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	0	---	---	---
DT Orlando Westbrook	1	0	0.0	17	15
CB K.C. Yantis	1	0	0.0	1	5
ILB Shawn Fazande	0	1	0.5	3	9
OLB Britt Reynoso	0	3	0.0	8	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nolan Money	8	3	30	28
S Jose Turner	7	2	35	31
CB Nick Blackburn	5	2	32	21
DT Deion Palmer	5	1	19	12
DT Tyrone Sawyers	5	0	24	24
OLB Ricardo Compton	4	1	10	13
DE Mark Archer	4	0	27	26
DT J.R. Packer	3	1	19	23
S Emmitt Caldwell	3	1	17	10
OLB Ian Newsome	3	0	21	17
OLB Archie Burton	2	3	16	15
S Harry Hines	2	1	21	23
DE Dave Patterson	2	0	17	15
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	17	19
DT Bucky Bullock	1	1	10	6
OLB Buddy Wiggins	1	0	15	9
DE Carey Richardson	0	3	29	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alfred Thompson	1.0	0	0	26
ILB Shawn Fazande	0.5	0	0	9
DT Korey Donovan	0.5	0	0	11
DE Hardy Keil	0.0	1	3	17
DT Orlando Westbrook	0.0	0	2	15
DE Terrell Aidoo	0.0	0	1	17

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Deion Palmer	1	1	0	12
DT J.R. Packer	0	2	0	23
DT Tyrone Sawyers	0	1	0	24
DE Carey Richardson	0	0	2	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jessie Kelley	3	2	25
S Rob Szumnarski	2	0	23
CB Orlando Newhart	2	0	24
CB Cornell Clemons	2	0	26
OLB Winfred Stone	2	0	9
S Aaron Halama	2	0	23
OLB Mario Hillery	1	0	11
CB K.C. Yantis	1	0	5
S Cole Nixon	1	0	19

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jose Turner	5	0	0	31
ILB Nolan Money	3	1	0	28
CB Nick Blackburn	3	0	0	21
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	0	0	13
OLB Archie Burton	2	0	0	15
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	0	19
S Harry Hines	1	1	0	23
DE Dave Patterson	1	0	0	15
DT J.R. Packer	1	0	0	23
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	0	25
DT Tyrone Sawyers	1	0	0	24
DE Mark Archer	1	0	0	26
OLB Buddy Wiggins	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Roger Wellins	3	5	33	26
Louie Vance	2	3	12	9
Roger Peterson	2	3	7	12
Lester Sawyer	1	8	27	29
Marcus Farrell	1	3	24	23
Bert Elkon	1	3	29	20
Perry Dubose	0	5	32	24
Harold Ackerman	0	2	9	3
Andy Mills	0	1	3	6

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marshall Burns	2	7	2	25	0	29
Britt Sims	1	7	0	25	0	28
Kurt Drake	1	5	0	20	0	21
Rod Erickson	1	2	0	17	0	23
Donald Starks	0	1	0	24	2	25
B.J. Dodge	0	1	0	19	0	26

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Goodwin	4	15
Skip Oukac	1	21
K.C. Yantis	1	19
Cole Nixon	1	7
Roger Wellins	1	5
Winfred Stone	0	19
Walter Lynch	0	14
Damon Morris	0	13
Bucky Stevenson	0	13
Jessie Kelley	0	9
Marcus Farrell	0	7
Cornell Clemons	0	7
Daniel Harding	0	7
Andy Mills	0	7
Deion Wayne	0	7
Kelvin Manifold	0	6
Louie Vance	0	6
Alfred Thompson	0	6
Robbie Burgess	0	5
Bennie Walton	0	5
Orlando Newhart	0	4
Quentin Wilkinson	0	4
Rob Szumnarski	0	3
Britt Reynoso	0	3
Otis Forbes	0	3
Shawn Fazande	0	3
Mario Hillery	0	3
Leonard Kingsbury	0	3
Monty Flylum	0	2
Harold Ackerman	0	2
Orlando Westbrook	0	1
Chuck Manson	0	1
Roger Peterson	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	2	14
Burt Woodson	1	18
Ian Newsome	1	16
Nick Blackburn	0	17
Billy Joe Carmazzi	0	14
Butch Blackwood	0	13
Emmitt Caldwell	0	13
Roman Ferrari	0	11
Nolan Money	0	10
Grady Roberson	0	8
Edwin Forbes	0	8
Mitch Fulcher	0	7
Kurt Drake	0	6
Buddy Wiggins	0	6
Pete Luster	0	6
B.J. Dodge	0	6
Jeff Tosheff	0	6
Mark Archer	0	6
Rod Erickson	0	5
Jose Turner	0	5
Gerald Rosow	0	5
Troy Branch	0	4
Tyrone Sawyers	0	4
J.C. Sturm	0	3
Deion Palmer	0	3
Carey Richardson	0	3
Dwight McCullough	0	3
Dave Patterson	0	2
Archie Burton	0	2
Wes Pentasuglio	0	2
Britt Sims	0	1
J.R. Packer	0	1
Jeremy Kirk	0	1
Harry Hines	0	1
Marshall Burns	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	50	3.6
Middle	19	75	3.9
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	13	44	3.4
Right	9	47	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	32	23	2	1	0	2	4	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	28	16	3	0	2	2	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	111	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	98	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	118	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Manifold	9	5	48	0	25
RB Omar Michaelson	7	7	58	0	28
TE Bennie Walton	6	5	50	0	23
WR Damon Morris	4	3	38	1	20
WR Rod McCullough	3	1	35	1	20
RB Skip Oukac	1	0	0	0	5
FB Bucky Stevenson	1	1	2	0	17
WR Derek Goodwin	1	1	8	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	8	4	0	54	2	22
WR Quentin Giles	6	5	1	87	1	14
WR Sherman Styles	5	2	0	11	0	17
TE B.J. Dodge	3	3	0	43	0	26
WR Dixon Cash	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	0	8	0	15
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	0	3	0	24
WR Grady Roberson	1	0	1	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Michaelson	5	12	2.40	3.96
Skip Oukac	1	0	0.00	3.71

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	1	14	14.00	3.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	4	3	19	4.75	7.47

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	2	2	14	7.00	7.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Omar Michaelson	2	2	14	7.00	8.29
RB Skip Oukac	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Bennie Walton	1	1	5	5.00	8.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	11	11.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	6	1
Skip Oukac	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	4	1
Frankie Giles	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	10	8	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	4	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Manifold	3	2	1
WR Damon Morris	3	2	2
TE Bennie Walton	3	3	3
RB Omar Michaelson	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0
WR Grady Roberson	1	0	0
WR Sherman Styles	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 88,700 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,300 (24,800)
End Zone 17,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine 9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	88,700 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,300 (24,800)
End Zone	17,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine	9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,000)