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Vikings lose big lead, fall to Bucs

The Vikings open the season at 0-2.

By Mark Craig

September 18, 2011 at 10:08PM
The Vikings' Adrian Peterson tumbled into the end zone after a nine yard run in the second quarter, to give the Vikings a 17-0 lead over the Buccaneers. The Vikings faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their home opener Sunday afternoon, September 18, 2011 at Mall of America Field in Minneapolis, Minn.
The Vikings' Adrian Peterson tumbled into the end zone after a nine yard run in the second quarter, to give the Vikings a 17-0 lead over the Buccaneers. The Vikings faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their home opener Sunday afternoon, September 18, 2011 at Mall of America Field in Minneapolis, Minn. (Dml - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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

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Mark Craig

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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).

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