The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have to play the Minnesota Vikings without the aid of defensive tackle Chris Baker and defensive end Jacqueis Smith. Per Jenna Laine of ESPN, neither player made the trip to Minneapolis due to the flu.
Both Baker and Smith failed to practice this week due to illness, as the flu made its way around One Buc Place. Kevin Pamphile was also felled by illness on Friday, though it’s not clear whether that was due to the flu. It seems that Pamphile, at least, did make it to Minneapolis.