We are just thirty minutes away from the start of Week 3 action in central Florida between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and your Minnesota Vikings. Let\u2019s get everyone all of the information that they need to be ready for today\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
Date and Time: Sunday, 27 September 2026, 3:05 PM Central Time<\/p>\n
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida<\/p>\n
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the mid-80s, light winds<\/p>\n
Television Coverage: KMSP-9 in the Twin Cities, FOX affiliates around the country, YouTube TV Sunday Ticket<\/p>\n
Radio Coverage: Vikings Radio Network<\/a>, SiriusXM Channel 264, SiriusXM App Channel 820<\/p>\n Line: Vikings -1.5, Over\/Under 42.5<\/p>\n Chris\u2019 Prediction: Vikings 24, Buccaneers 13<\/p>\n Join Daily Norseman on game day!<\/p>\n Stay on top of every Vikings update and debate every snap with other diehard fans. Game-day discussion is smoother in the SB Nation app.<\/p>\n Fewer adsJump easily between conversationsFaster commenting and posting<\/p>\n 1) Keep Kyler Murray upright – Murray is coming back from a concussion and looked a little shaky in the short time he was on the field in the season opener. The Bucs\u2019 pass defense has been suspect at best in their first two games, so if the offensive line can keep the Tampa pass rush away from Murray, it should give him the opportunity to make some plays down the field. Hopefully Murray\u2019s return can give the Minnesota passing game a shot in the arm.<\/p>\n 2) Keep the pressure on – Brian Flores has had the Vikings\u2019 defense blitzing opposing quarterbacks at an insane rate over the first two weeks of the season, and it\u2019s been incredibly effective. Now, he\u2019s facing off against Baker Mayfield, who has been very good against the blitz this season. I wouldn\u2019t expect Flores to change things up too much, but it\u2019s imperative that the Vikings get Mayfield on the ground when they get to him, or it\u2019s going to, potentially, make for a long afternoon for the Minnesota secondary.<\/p>\n 3) Keep winning the turnover battle – The Vikings haven\u2019t turned the ball over since Murray\u2019s interception on the second offensive play of the season. They\u2019ve won the turnover battle in each of their first two games, and in the Kevin O\u2019Connell era, the Vikings have a winning percentage of over .900 when they\u2019re even or better in the plus\/minus ratio when it comes to turnovers. The Bucs, on the other hand, have forced just one turnover through two games and come into this one with one of the league\u2019s worst turnover ratios at -4. If the Vikings can control the ball, they should be able to come out of this one with a victory.<\/p>\n Know the Foe: Bucs Nation<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter\/X\/Whatever we\u2019re calling it today: @DailyNorseman<\/a><\/p>\n