Bucs injury report, Week 3: who is out, doubtful and questionable vs the Minnesota Vikings

Update, September 27: Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. is questionable for tonight's game after he did not travel with the team to Tampa on Saturday, September 26, for a personal matter, not an injury (CBS Sports, NBC Sports, atozsports, September 26). If Pace cannot make it, rookie Jake Golday would take over as the top backup inside linebacker.

Key facts

• Rueben Bain Jr. (groin) is out for Sunday's game against the Vikings after missing all three practices (Buccaneers.com, September 25).
• Josiah Trotter (shoulder) is out after two DNPs and a limited practice on Friday (Buccaneers.com, September 25).
• Baker Mayfield (illness), Jalen McMillan (knee) and Jacob Parrish (back) were full participants all week and carry no game designation (Buccaneers.com, September 25).
• Vikings punter Brett Thorson (hamstring) and center Nick Samac (knee) are out (Buccaneers.com, September 25).
• Kickoff at Raymond James Stadium is Sunday, September 27 at 4:05 PM ET, 22:05 CEST.
• Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. is questionable after he did not travel with the team to Tampa on Saturday, September 26, for a personal matter, not an injury (CBS Sports, NBC Sports, atozsports, September 26).

Two Buccaneers carry a game designation for Sunday, September 27 against the Minnesota Vikings, kickoff 4:05 PM ET, 22:05 CEST at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa: outside linebacker Rueben Bain Jr. and linebacker Josiah Trotter are both out, on the final injury report the team published Friday (Buccaneers.com, September 25). On the Vikings' side, punter Brett Thorson and center Nick Samac are out, and linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. is now questionable as well.

Trotter is the one whose week moved. He did not practice Wednesday or Thursday, went limited on Friday and still received the Out designation.

Buccaneers injury report

Source: Buccaneers.com injury report page, Friday, September 25. Players on injured reserve are not on the weekly report.

What it means

The depth chart shows who sits behind Bain at outside linebacker and behind Trotter at inside linebacker. BucsWorld covered both rule-outs in the Bain report and the Trotter report.

Everyone else on the report is clear. Anthony Nelson (shin) missed Wednesday, went limited Thursday and practiced in full Friday, and A'Shawn Robinson's Friday practice was full after a limited Thursday. Robinson's entry is listed as rest, not injury.

Baker Mayfield practiced in full all week with an illness, which BucsWorld covered in Mayfield's illness update. Jalen McMillan (knee) and Jacob Parrish (back) also took every rep in all three practices and carry no designation. BucsWorld tracked the start of Parrish's back injury in Jacob Parrish has a back sprain.

Minnesota Vikings injury report

Source: Buccaneers.com injury report page, Friday, September 25. Running back Jordan Mason is on injured reserve (Vikings.com).

The Vikings are without punter Brett Thorson and center Nick Samac, both ruled out. Aaron Jones went from a Wednesday DNP to a full practice Friday and has no designation. Quarterback Kyler Murray is not on the report; BucsWorld covered his return in Kyler Murray cleared to start.

Linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. was added to the picture on Saturday, September 26, when he did not travel with the team to Tampa. The Vikings listed him as questionable for a personal matter, not an injury (CBS Sports, NBC Sports, atozsports, September 26). Pace has played a reserve role in the first two games, 24 defensive snaps and 44 special-teams snaps, but he is also a blitz piece in Brian Flores' scheme, which BucsWorld detailed in Minnesota's league-leading blitz rate. If Pace cannot get to Tampa in time, rookie Jake Golday would take his place as the top backup inside linebacker.

The inactives list comes out 90 minutes before kickoff, 2:35 PM ET, 20:35 CEST, and that is when each team's game-day roster becomes official. BucsWorld updates the game page with the final word.