The Minnesota Vikings turned tight games into an art form last season by setting an NFL record with 11 wins in 11 decisions by eight points or fewer.
The offense went three-and-out on its last two possessions. The defense allowed a fourth-down conversion to extend Tampa Bay’s drive for the tiebreaking field goal and later let the Buccaneers drain the final 3:52 off the clock Sunday with a 15-yard facemask penalty and two third-down conversions for a“We have to find a way to do something there whether it’s offense or defense,” safety Harrison Smith said. “We have too special of a group not to do something.
The Vikings widely outgained the Buccaneers by an average of 5.9 to 3.6 yards per play, but their three first-half turnovers not only cost them a prime crack at two scores but gave Tampa Bay three easy points. “A lot of credit to that team on the other side, but we beat ourselves,” running back Alexander Mattison said. “It’s hard to win a game that close when the turnover margin is three to zero. It’s one of those things we just have to make sure we clean up.”“I’ve got nothing but confidence in our football team, and maybe even more so after watching the tape yesterday knowing how close things were to being maybe a different result,” coach Kevin O’Connell said.
“Efficiency is something we’re going to continue to strive for,” O’Connell said. “We did not get it done.”Jordan Addison became the seventh rookie in Vikings history to score in his NFL debut when he caught aRight guard Ed Ingram remains the starter on the offensive line of greatest concern.
Left tackle Christian Darrisaw was able to return from an ankle injury that sidelined him during the first half. Outside linebacker Marcus Davenport also has an ankle injury that landed him on the inactive list. Both players were listed on the estimated Monday injury report as limited participants had the Vikings held a practice. Players had the day off.
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