Watch Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers live on FOX or stream the game on FOX One from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 at 4:05 p.m. ET / 1:05 p.m. PT during NFL Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season. Tampa Bay and Minnesota spent a quarter century in the old NFC Central together, and realignment did not so much end that arrangement as space it out, leaving a division game’s worth of familiarity in a matchup the schedule now has to arrange. Justin Jefferson set the tone in Minnesota’s opener against Green Bay, catching eight of nine targets for 92 yards with two touchdowns and a two-point conversion.

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Tampa Bay has taken the recent chapters, the last of them a 20-17 win over Minnesota at U.S. Bank Stadium in the Week 1 opener on Sept. 10, 2023. The rotation has kept the clubs apart since, so both sides walk into Raymond James Stadium working off an old book. Tampa Bay put the ball on the ground four times in its opener at Cincinnati, three of them by Baker Mayfield, and the Bengals turned those mistakes into 24 points in a 33-27 win. You can stream Vikings vs Buccaneers live on FOX One. FOX One brings together live FOX NFL games, highlights, expert coverage, and live and on-demand FOX programming, all in one place. Start your 3-day free trial and stream on supported devices.

FOX + ESPN NFL Schedule 2026 — Week 3

Sunday, September 27, 2026
Week 3 — Watch Panthers vs Browns — 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Chargers vs Bills — 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Jets vs Lions — 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Seahawks vs Commanders — 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Cardinals vs 49ers — 4:05 p.m. ET / 1:05 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Vikings vs Buccaneers — 4:05 p.m. ET / 1:05 p.m. PT

Monday, September 28, 2026
Week 3 — Watch Eagles vs Bears — 8:15 p.m. ET / 5:15 p.m. PT

Tampa Bay could not beat Minnesota at first. The Buccaneers joined the NFC Central in 1977 and lost the opener, and it took until Week 3 of the following season to get one, a 16-10 win. The clubs then shared a division for 25 years, which is where the bulk of the Vikings’ substantial all-time lead was built. Five of these games have gone to overtime, tied for the second most in Buccaneers history, and the last visit to Raymond James Stadium went to Tampa Bay 26-14 on Dec. 13, 2020.