Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Vikings are following their familiar plot line, using a short-pass offense to once again take the lead in the NFC Central

•John McKay, Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach, wondering whether the injured Lynn Cain of Atlanta would be ready to play against Tampa Bay: "Let me know if Cain is able."

What we have here is an unguarded Brinks truck just waiting for somebody to come along and pick it clean. An 8-8 record is big thunder in this part of the world. The CHICAGO Bears are the most stable member of the...