Vikings lose big lead, fall to Bucs

The Vikings open the season at 0-2.

By Mark Craig Star Tribune

September 18, 2011 — 5:08pm

The Vikings squandered a 17-0 halftime lead on Sunday at the Metrodome, falling to Tampa Bay 24-20 and falling to 0-2.

Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

mcraig@startribune.com 612-673-7011

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