NFL · 2026

Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South - .000 pct vSun 27 Sep, 4:05 PM EDT Minnesota VikingsNFC North - .000 pct

Match resultTampa Bay 40%Tie <1%Minnesota 60%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 9% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 21 points in the Playoffs race.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Playoffs34%
Division22%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Minnesota Vikings
Playoffs54%
Division28%
Conferenceseason odds7%
Super Bowlseason odds3%
Byeseason odds8%
Tampa Bay winPlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%41%▲ +7Minnesota Vikings54%49%▼ -5
TiePlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%26%▼ -8Minnesota Vikings54%57%▲ +3
Minnesota winPlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%24%▼ -10Minnesota Vikings54%71%▲ +17

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

NFC North · winner qualifies direct

NFC South · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify