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Buccaneers vs. Vikings preview: Everything’s about stopping the run

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the Minnesota Vikings in their second (and third, respectively) game of the season, which means we need a stats-based preview. We’ve got you!

The Vikings are a run stop defense first. In the Vikings’ opener, the Saints could not run on their defense. New Orleans amassed 60 yards total rushing, at 2.9 yards per rush. At the start of the fourth quarter, the score was Vikings 26, Saints 9. The high-powered Saints scored one touchdown and four field goals, going 1 for 5 in the red zone.