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The Vikings won in Week 1 and the Buccaneers lost. Here is where this game stands before Week 2 is played.
The game
The Vikings visit the Buccaneers on Sunday 27 September at 4:05 PM ET. The game is in Tampa. It is a conference game, NFC North against NFC South.
The Buccaneers finished 2025 at 8-9 and the Vikings at 9-8. They did not play each other in 2025.
Week 1
The Vikings beat the Packers 39-22 at home, covering as a 1.5-point favourite. The Buccaneers lost to the Bengals 33-27 on the road, failing to cover as a 4-point underdog.
That leaves the Vikings at 1-0 and the Buccaneers at 0-1. Both play again in Week 2 before this game.
The early line
The early line has the Buccaneers by 1.5, the median of 7 books, which range from 1 to 1.5. The total is 46.5, from 45.5 to 46.5 across books.
With the bookmaker margin removed, the moneyline makes the Buccaneers 52.2% to win. These are early prices, read on 17 September 2026 at 06:14 UTC, and Week 2 will move them.
Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday 27 September 2026, 4:05 PM ET. Prices: US sportsbooks via Nucleus, read 17 September 2026, 06:14 UTC. 2025 results: Nucleus, checked game by game against ESPN. Every Week 3 game: NFL Week 3 odds and predictions.
