Vikings vs. Eagles Game Updates

The game -- which was initially scheduled to be played at 1 p.m. -- was between the Vikings and the Eagles. The Vikings-Eagles matchup that was scheduled to take place on Sunday night has been postponed because of the wintry weather conditions across the Philadelphia area, the NFL announced today. The Vikings are at Philadelphia to face the Eagles in the battle of NFC teams with 1-0 records.

 

The Vikings welcome the Philadelphia Eagles to East Lansing for Week 2 in what is the first meeting between these programs in more than 100 years. Meanwhile, the Vikings return home to face Lions. The postponement does not seem likely to have a major impact on either team, although there is more on the line for the Eagles than for the Vikings.

 

Your Minnesota Vikings begin the game

Your Minnesota Vikings begin the game at the defensive end, having won the coin flip, and delay to the second half, which puts the Philadelphia Eagles offense on the field sooner. Jalen Hurts and the Eagle's offense put up 347 yards in half, truly remarkable defensive ineptitude by the Vikings. Your Minnesota Vikings had a defensive highlight reel moment on their opening drive, but Jalen Hurts kept making plays, including finding A.J.

 

Incredibly, Hurts led the Eagles downfield, completing passes of 19-and-23 yards to Dallas Goedert for an 82-yard gain, and got all the way to the Viking's 20-yard line with six seconds left. Then Darrius Slay caught one more, right after Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks intercepted Jalen Hurt's pass, giving the Vikings the ball at the Eagles 9.

 

Scores

The first was from Darius Slay on the Eagle's goal line in the third quarter when Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins attempted to throw an inbound pass to Justin Jefferson. The former saw rookie Q.B. Jalen Hurts throw a perfect deep floater to Quez Watkins for a 53-yard score that gave the Eagles a 14-0 lead, while the latter saw the Q.B. bulldoze his way past a pile of Vikings defenders for a 26-yard T.D. run to put the team ahead by two scores. Combined with a dogged defense, young quarterback Jalen Hurts helped lead the Eagles to a 24-7 win that was nowhere near as close as the final score indicated.

 

The Viking's secondary simply broke their coverage on Jalen Hurts 53-yard touchdown pass to Quez Watkins. It looked like the Vikings went with soft coverage, giving Hurts and Sale, as well as the Eagle's offense and defense, a chance to pick them apart on this final drive. The Eagles Monday Night matchup with The Vikings is just the second time in Haason Reddick's career at Lincoln Financial Field in the NFL and his first time there since his rookie season.

 

I am going to go ahead and ask that Kenneth Walker gets into the endzone on two occasions against the Eagles, whether it is at receiver or on a kickoff return for the Vikings.