Vikings Rewind: Captain Munnerlyn's interception

The situation: On the opening drive, the Bucs faced a 2^nd and 11 on their own 44 with 10:24 left in the first quarter.

The play: Bucs quarterback Mike Glennon ran a play action bootleg, looking for wide receiver Mike Evans isolated on the play.

The result: Cornerback Captain Munnerlyn intercepted Glennon's pass at the Vikings' 15.

How it happened:

The Bucs were in a "12″ personnel set, meaning one running back and two tight ends. They flipped their formation, with both tight ends switching from the left to the right side. Then they motioned tight end Luke Stocker into the backfield to setup an offset "I" formation.

The Vikings were in their base 4-3 defense with Munnerlyn guarding Evans at the top of the play.

The Bucs ran a play action using running back Doug Martin to the weak side of formation. Glennon's main option on this play was Evans, with wide receiver Vincent Jackson cutting across the middle as the second option.

"I saw the quarterback roll out and said, 'It's a boot — comeback [route],'" Munnerlyn said.

Evans attempted to go vertical on the play after Munnerlyn sniffed out the comeback route. He threw his hand up, asking for Glennon to throw it deep. It appeared at this point Evans had a step on Munnerlyn, but Glennon held on to the ball for another second to give Munnerlyn the opportunity to recover.

"In the NFL, guys always run comeback routes with boots," Munnerlyn said. "He knew I was sitting on his route. The only reason he threw his hand up was because he felt like low-hipped for the comeback."

Glennon finally threw the ball, and it was a terrible pass. He underthrew Evans, and Munnerlyn was the only player capable of making a play on the ball. He boxed out Evans, who was a standout high school basketball player in Texas, to snag his eighth career interception and Munnerlyn's first with the Vikings.

"He knew I was sitting there because after the play as I caught it, [Evans] said, 'You knew that was a comeback, huh?'" Munnerlyn said. "That's why [Glennon] took it up high. When he took it up high, I just caught up with him and put my hands on him and made a play on the ball. I tried to 'basketball' him because I knew he was trying to get in front of me."