Jared Allen roughed up and bloodied by Tampa lineman, beats him for sack next play [VIDEO]

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Allen was bloodied by a Tampa lineman who somehow wasn't penalized for taking some after-the-play swings.

Between watching a possibly lovesick Christian Ponder lead one three-and-out drive after another and Tampa running back Doug Martin carve up the Vikings defense for 214 total yards, heading to the Metrodome last night was mostly a no-good very-bad experience for Vikings fans.

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But one fun sequence happened in the third quarter, when Jared Allen was beat up by Buccaneers lineman Donald Penn during some extracurricular shenanigans, then got revenge by beating Penn for a sack the very next play.

Here's the footage:



That one had to feel really good for world's most notorious fake calf-roper, don't you think?

And oh yeah, we told you Ponder plays better when he's single.