VIKES @ Tampa Bay 9/27/26

[Parfigliano]

Vikes line: -1.5 / 42.5 / -120.  Vikes road favorite against Baker Mayfield in the Tampa Bay heat and humidity.  This one scares me.

[The Great Hambino]

On the one hand, you should beat the team that lost to the Browns at home

On the other hand, those first three quarters against Green Bay look pretty rough right now in hindsight.  And winning with zero touchdowns probably isn't sustainable

This could be a game where they sleepwalk through the first half and at the end, we're wondering what the hell just happened.  Or they could win 31-6.  Hard to get a handle on this team/division/league so far

[Vanimal46]

TB's season is on the line. If they go 0-3 I could see Todd Bowles being the first HC fired during the season. We saw last night what a cornered animal is capable of against GB. 

[Mike Sixel]

Hope everything turns out. 

 

[Mike Sixel]

I'm still not a believer in this offense. 

[TheLeviathan]

This feels like a trap game.  The Bucs are a real good run defense thanks to Vita Vea so we won't be able to just smash the run button over and over again and win this game with our defense.  Murray is the key to this game and I just don't know what to expect.  He's been a terrible QB for awhile and the handful of snaps he took in game 1 did nothing to dissuade that opinion.

So...buckle up I guess.  The passing attack should be good against their awful backend, but it feels like it'll turn out weird and we lose.

[nicksaviking]

On 9/26/2026 at 1:18 PM, Mike Sixel said:

I'm still not a believer in this offense. 

The ceiling feels infinitely higher with Murray.

But somehow the floor seems to be significantly lower. I'm not sure how that's possible, but that's just how it feels.

[Parfigliano]

Special teams TD.  Nice.

[nicksaviking]

Man, Price has been a fantastic find.

[TheLeviathan]

Helluva start.

[Mike Sixel]

McCarthy might be the best QB on this roster....

[Aggies7]

Murray inspires little confidence in me 

[Mike Sixel]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Murray inspires little confidence in me 

See above

[Aggies7]

6 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

See above

Short pass merchant so far 

[Aggies7]

Cripes put Wentz back in. Might be better on a dry track 

[Aggies7]

Offense is terrible.

[Aggies7]

Hekker ain’t gonna cut it

[Aggies7]

Progress

[Parfigliano]

Strategic Murray underthrow or as far as Murray can throw it?

Either way TD.

[Vanimal46]

Kyler throwing a couple of dimes to Addison that drive 

[nicksaviking]

Murray is wiling to throw it deep, which I'm happy to see, but that's two underthrows to Addison and it sure looked like Murray put everything he had on both throws.

[Parfigliano]

3 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Murray is wiling to throw it deep, which I'm happy to see, but that's two underthrows to Addison and it sure looked like Murray put everything he had on both throws.

As far as he can throw it is not far enough

[Parfigliano]

What an offense

[Aggies7]

I think Wentz moves the offense better. Last week not so much. 

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

What an offense

The defense will have to win this game again 

[Aggies7]

Mayfield 11/24. This should be a 14+ lead with an average offense 

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

The defense will have to win this game again 

I think that will be recurring theme.

[Aggies7]

There’s the turnover we’d been avoiding all season 

[Parfigliano]

Short stack throwing from pocket isn't a good idea.

[Vanimal46]

Wentz might want to start getting that arm loose