Vikings vs. Buccaneers
The victims of a late touchdown in Week 7, Minnesota can’t look back at the loss to Buffalo as a complete disaster. Teddy Bridgewater connected with Cordarrelle Patterson for the receiver’s first touchdown since Week 1 and the first passing one in Bridgewater’s career. The Buccaneers had a week off after beginning the season 1-5, and now get a home game at Raymond James Stadium, where the team is 0-3 on the year.
Bold prediction: It’ll be interesting to see how Lovie Smith’s team looks coming off the bye week. Mike Glennon has been wildly inconsistent in the first half of the year, but has to realize he’s auditioning for a job in 2015. Bridgewater is starting to progress as he prepares for his fourth career start. Expect Tampa to be much more competitive, but this time the Vikings find themselves on the right side of a game-winning pass. We predicted Bridgewater would throw his first game-winner last week, but it’s Week 8 when he gets it done.
