MINNEAPOLIS  — Rookie Doug Martin Racked Up 214 Total Yards And Two Touchdowns, And The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Blew Out Minnesota 36-17 On Thursday Night To Hand The Vikings Their First Home Loss Of The Season.

Martin Took A Screen Pass 64 Yards For A Score, One Of Three Touchdowns Thrown By Josh Freeman, To Give Tampa Bay A 27-10 Lead 1:21 Into The Second Half. Then Martin, The First-round Draft Pick From Boise State, Capped A Drive Of More Than Nine Minutes With A One-yard Muscle Into The End Zone Midway Through The Fourth Quarter To Crush The Comeback Opportunity For Minnesota (5-3).

Adrian Peterson Had A Season-long 64-yard Run For A Score That Brought The Vikings To 30-17, But His Lost Fumble In Minnesota Territory In The Second Quarter Led Directly To A Touchdown By The Buccaneers (3-4).