The Minnesota Vikings encountered a rough Week 1 afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium, losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 20-17.
Minnesota was favored to win by five points, so a loss in any capacity, especially at home, was embarrassing.
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Along the way, the offensive line encountered troubles — a familiar theme of Vikings football — with one particularly confounding example. Second-year guard Ed Ingram appeared to somehow swipe the ball out of his quarterback’s hands, causing a turnover and drive-killing transaction.
And in response to the OL mishaps, some Vikings fans on Twitter called for a free-agent relationship with Dalton Risner, who met with the Vikings several weeks ago but left Eagan without a contract.