Prediction: Eagles 30, Vikings 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 3 |
Nick Foles  |
Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 1 |
LeSean McCoy |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 |
| RB 62 |
Bryce Brown |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 4 |
DeSean Jackson |
Rec: 7-110, 1 TD |
| WR 26 |
Riley Cooper |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 91 |
Jason Avant |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 32 |
Brent Celek |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 33 |
Zach Ertz |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 2 |
Alex Henery |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 22 |
Defense / ST |
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| Minnesota Vikings |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 8 |
Matt Cassel |
Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 30 |
Toby Gerhart   |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 58 |
Adrian Peterson |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 23 |
Greg Jennings |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 28 |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 73 |
Jerome Simpson |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 20 |
John Carlson |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 22 |
Blair Walsh |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 31 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Eagles Aim for 6th win in row... QB Nick Foles leads NFL with 120 rating, 9.04 avg. gain & 9.2 TD pct. Has 20 TDs vs. 1 INT... RB LeSean McCoy leads NFL with 1,744 scrimmage yards & 1,305 rush yards. Rushed for team-record 217 yards & 2 TDs last week. McCoy (57 & 40 yards) & Chris Polk (38) had 3 TD runs in 4th Q last week & Eagles are 1st team with 3 30+ yard TD runs in same Q in NFL history. Eagles lead NFL in rush offense (158.5)... WR DeSean Jackson had TD last week. Among active players (min. 300 catches), ranks 2nd in NFL with 17.3 avg. (339 rec., 5,865 yards). In past 5, WR Riley Cooper has 17 catches for 400 yards (23.5 avg.) & 5 TDs. Leads NFC with 19.3 avg... Eagles are 1 of 2 teams in NFL with 1,000-yard rusher (McCoy) & receiver (Jackson)... LB DeMeco Ryans leads team with 110 tackles. LB Connor Barwin had FF & FR last week. LB Trent Cole has 4 sacks in past 3. Has 3 sacks in past 2 meetings. CB Brandon Boykin leads team with career-high 4 INTs. CB Bradley Fletcher has club-best 15 PD.
 Vikings QB Matt Cassel had 2 TDs, 0 INTs & 124.5 rating in only start vs. Phi. (9/27/09 with KC)... RB Adrian Peterson has 201 rush yards (100.5 per game) & 3 TDs in past 2 meetings (incl. playoffs). Since entering NFL in 2007, leads NFL with 10,070 rush yards & 86 rush TDs... Rookie WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson had 5 catches for career-high 141 yards & TD (79 yards) last week. Leads NFL with 33.3 KR avg. & 2 KR-TDs. Only player in NFL with rec. (2), rush (1) & KR (2) TD. WR Greg Jennings had 5 catches for 82 yards & TD (32 yards) in last meeting (9/12/10 with GB). WR Jerome Simpson had TD catch last week... Since entering NFL in 2004, DE Jared Allen has NFL-best 124 sacks. In 3 meetings (incl. playoffs), has 4 sacks, 2 FFs & FR. Aims for 4th in row vs. Phi. with sack. DE Brian Robison has 6 sacks in past 6 & aims for 5th in row with sack. LB Chad Greenway leads team with 116 tackles. Aims for 3rd game in row with sack or INT. LB Audie Cole has 34 tackles in past 3 games.
Results and Schedule
| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-09 |
WAS |
A |
W 33-27 |
+6 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
SD |
H |
L 30-33 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2013-09-19 |
KC |
H |
L 16-26 |
-10 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
DEN |
A |
L 20-52 |
-32 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
NYG |
A |
W 36-21 |
+15 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
TB |
A |
W 31-20 |
+11 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
DAL |
H |
L 3-17 |
-14 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYG |
H |
L 7-15 |
-8 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
OAK |
A |
W 49-20 |
+29 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
GB |
A |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
WAS |
H |
W 24-16 |
+8 |
| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
ARI |
H |
W 24-21 |
+3 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
DET |
H |
W 34-20 |
+14 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
MIN |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
CHI |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
DAL |
A |
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| Minnesota Vikings |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
DET |
A |
L 24-34 |
-10 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
CHI |
A |
L 30-31 |
-1 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
CLE |
H |
L 27-31 |
-4 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
PIT |
H |
W 34-27 |
+7 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
CAR |
H |
L 10-35 |
-25 |
| 7 |
2013-10-21 |
NYG |
A |
L 7-23 |
-16 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
GB |
H |
L 31-44 |
-13 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
DAL |
A |
L 23-27 |
-4 |
| 10 |
2013-11-07 |
WAS |
H |
W 34-27 |
+7 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
SEA |
A |
L 20-41 |
-21 |
| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
GB |
A |
T 26-26 |
0 |
| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
CHI |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
BAL |
A |
L 26-29 |
-3 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
PHI |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
CIN |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
DET |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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PHI
Offense |
MIN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
28.3 |
24.5 |
24.2 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
152.7 |
161.8 |
120.6 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.95 |
5.07 |
4.36 |
MIN |
| Completion % |
64.9% |
60.1% |
60.8% |
PHI |
| Passing yards |
229.7 |
226.3 |
235.2 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
15.08 |
10.99 |
11.04 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
9.79 |
6.61 |
6.71 |
PHI |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
PHI |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks allowed |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
MIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.3% |
35.6% |
38.3% |
MIN |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
75.0% |
50.0% |
MIN |
| Time of possession |
26:58 |
33:16 |
30:28 |
MIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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PHI
Defense |
MIN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
18.7 |
27.3 |
24.2 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
126.7 |
129.0 |
120.6 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.29 |
4.70 |
4.36 |
PHI |
| Completion % |
54.2% |
60.9% |
60.8% |
PHI |
| Passing yards |
264.3 |
271.0 |
235.2 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.84 |
10.97 |
11.04 |
MIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.42 |
6.68 |
6.71 |
PHI |
| INT return |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
PHI |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
MIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
38.5% |
34.5% |
38.3% |
MIN |
| 4th down conversions |
37.5% |
57.1% |
50.0% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
33:02 |
32:18 |
30:28 |
MIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PHI |
MIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
4.9 |
10.7 |
10.0 |
MIN |
| Yards per kick return |
18.7 |
21.7 |
22.7 |
MIN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
12.7 |
5.9 |
10.0 |
MIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.2 |
26.8 |
22.7 |
PHI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PHI |
MIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.7 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
MIN |
| Penalty yards |
55.0 |
42.0 |
51.5 |
MIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2013 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 9 to 14 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2001 |
9 |
2001-11-11 |
MIN |
PHI |
17-48 |
PHI |
| 2004 |
2 |
2004-09-20 |
MIN |
PHI |
16-27 |
PHI |
| 2004 |
DP |
2005-01-16 |
MIN |
PHI |
14-27 |
PHI |
| 2007 |
8 |
2007-10-28 |
PHI |
MIN |
23-16 |
PHI |
| 2008 |
WC |
2009-01-04 |
PHI |
MIN |
26-14 |
PHI |
| 2010 |
16 |
2010-12-28 |
MIN |
PHI |
24-14 |
MIN |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff
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