Can the Bucs Beat the Odds? [TNF Live Thread]

At the beginning of the season, this may have looked like a pretty evenly matched game. And then Minnesota had to go and surprise the league and its fans by being pretty damn good. As surprising as it is that Minnesota is 5-2 going into the 8th week of the season, have the Bucs been a disappointment at 2-4?

The Vikings are undefeated at home and are playing host to Buccaneers, who are on a 9-game road losing streak, in what looks on paper to be a fairly lopsided affair. But as we've learned over the past seven weeks, anything can happen - especially during primetime. The Bucs suffered a heartbreaking loss against the Saints last week in a game that went down to the last minute and ended on a penalty. 

Did Tampa Bay look good simply because the Saints defense is as bad as they are, or are they getting hot? Can their 3rd ranked running D stuff AD? Let's find out the answer to these questions tonight. Grab a drink, have a seat, and Q it up here for Thursday Night Football!