TAMPA (Interstat) — Kyler Murray threw for 168 yards and a touchdown and ran for 17 yards as the Minnesota Vikings held off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-16 at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. Will Reichard kicked three field goals, including a 56-yarder in the fourth quarter and a 43-yarder in the final minute, as Minnesota improved to 3-0. Tampa Bay fell to 0-3. Attendance was 61,212. Minnesota entered after a 39-22 win over Green Bay and a 9-3 win at Chicago. Tampa Bay entered after a 23-19 loss to Cleveland and a 33-27 loss at Cincinnati.

Reichard opened the scoring with a 54-yard field goal with 10:20 remaining in the first quarter. Minnesota built a 10-0 lead before Baker Mayfield found Ted Hurst III for a 40-yard touchdown with 6:44 left in the period. Chase McLaughlin added the extra point to cut the deficit to three. McLaughlin later connected on a 28-yard field goal with 5:33 remaining in the second quarter to tie the game at 10. Murray then hit Jordan Addison for a 41-yard touchdown with 4:08 left in the second quarter, giving the Vikings a 17-10 lead. Addison finished with five receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown. Murray completed 15 of 29 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown while adding two carries for 17 yards. Mayfield completed 17 of 34 passes for 217 yards and a touchdown for Tampa Bay.

The Buccaneers trimmed the lead in the third quarter on McLaughlin’s 38-yard field goal with 7:12 remaining, making it 17-13. Tampa Bay appeared to take a bigger swing later in the period when Mayfield connected with Chris Godwin Jr. for an 85-yard touchdown with 4:03 left, but the play was nullified by an offensive holding penalty on L. Goedeke. The 7-yard penalty was enforced at the Tampa Bay 15, and the down was replayed. In the fourth quarter, McLaughlin’s 54-yard field goal with 9:02 remaining brought Tampa Bay within one at 17-16. Reichard answered with a 56-yard field goal with 3:10 left to push Minnesota’s lead to 20-16, then sealed the result with a 43-yard field goal with 33 seconds remaining. Tampa Bay managed only field goals after its first touchdown.

Tampa Bay’s offense finished with several notable performances. Mayfield completed 17 of 34 passes for 217 yards and one touchdown. Emeka Egbuka had five receptions for 62 yards. Cade Otton caught three passes for 56 yards. Godwin had three receptions for 25 yards. Ted Hurst III had one reception for 40 yards and a touchdown and added one tackle. Kenny Gainwell had two receptions for 14 yards, returned six kickoffs for 160 yards and made one tackle. Bucky Irving ran 15 times for 46 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards. Tez Johnson caught one pass for 8 yards and returned three punts for 40 yards. Riley Dixon punted nine times for 426 yards. McLaughlin made all three of his field-goal attempts. Jalen McMillan and Payne Durham did not record statistics in the game.

Defensively for Tampa Bay, A’Shawn Robinson recorded three tackles and one interception. Alex Anzalone had five tackles and one sack. David Walker had three tackles and one sack. Anthony Nelson had one tackle and one sack. Antoine Winfield Jr. finished with five tackles. Tykee Smith had five tackles. Keionte Scott had five tackles. Jacob Parrish had five tackles. Vita Vea had four tackles. SirVocea Dennis had four tackles. Christian Rozeboom had three tackles. Calijah Kancey, Elijah Simmons, Yaya Diaby, Elijah Roberts, Miles Killebrew and Al-Quadin Muhammad each had two tackles. Ifeatu Melifonwu, Zyon McCollum, Bauer Sharp, Kameron Johnson and Ko Kieft each had one tackle.

Minnesota’s defense made key plays throughout. Eric Wilson led the way with 10 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Joshua Metellus had nine tackles and half a sack. Blake Cashman had eight tackles and one sack. James Pierre had eight tackles. Isaiah Rodgers had six tackles and one interception. Kyle Van Noy had five tackles and 1.5 sacks. Andrew Van Ginkel had three tackles, half a sack and one interception. Dallas Turner had three tackles and half a sack. Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins had three tackles. On offense, Addison led the receiving corps with five catches for 90 yards and a touchdown. Justin Jefferson had two receptions for 32 yards. T.J. Hockenson had two receptions for 11 yards. Jauan Jennings had one reception for 1 yard. Demond Claiborne ran three times for 1 yard. Tai Felton did not record a statistic. Murray’s passing touchdown and Reichard’s late kicks helped Minnesota close out the win.

Minnesota will host Miami in its next game. Tampa Bay will host Green Bay in its next game. Minnesota’s upcoming schedule also includes trips to New Orleans, Detroit, Green Bay, San Francisco and New England and home games against Indianapolis, Buffalo, Atlanta and Carolina. Tampa Bay’s upcoming schedule also includes trips to Dallas, Carolina, Chicago, Detroit and Baltimore and home games against Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Carolina and the L.A. Chargers.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tampa Bay 28, Minnesota 24. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Minnesota with a 65.3 percent probability to win. Tampa Bay had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 39 went over the over/under line of 42.5.