With the a possible top 2 seed in the NFC on the line, the Eagles were not able to bring their A game tonight against the Minnesota Vikings. They just seemed to be affected by the extra 2 day layoff, as in one of their sloppiest efforts in recent memory, they committed 12 penalties, gave the ball 3 times, allowed Mike Vick to get sacked 6 times, and watched as 3rd string QB Joe Webb threw for 195 yards and ran for 31 yards and a TD. Their run defense which had been great as of late, faltered badly as Adrian Peterson ran for 118 yards and a TD. Dmitri Patterson continued to beat deep and was eventually benched by the end of game. Mike Vick had probably his worst performance of the season, with 3 turnovers(2 fumbles and an interception), and yet still threw for 263 yards and a TD and ran for 63 yards and another TD, but it wasn't enough. The lone bright spots were Brent Celek who had 10 catches for 97 yards, Jeremy Maclin who had 6 catches for 74 yards, and rapidly improving rookie TE, Clay Harbor, who had a spectacular 3 yard TD reception.
The Eagles actually had the early 7-0 lead as Vick hit Harbor with the 3 yard TD pass while the Viking offense was ineffective. Then late in the first half with the Eagles up still 7-0 and driving toward more points Vick stripped by Antoine Winfield who raced 45 yards for the tying score. The Eagles got the ball back with under a minute to play and actually managed to drive into field goal range, but David Akers came up short on a 54 yard attempt the Birds went into the locker room tied at 7. The Vikings stunned the home crowd by racking up 10 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter for a 17-7 lead. Vick engineered a final Eagle's push pretty much on his own, sneaking it in from 10 yards out to cut the lead to 17-14 with about 10 minutes to play. The Eagle's defense failed to hold though as Adrian Peterson rammed it in from a yard out to make it 24-14 Vikes. From there the Eagles came up empty on their next drive and down stretch as the Vikings held on to win by that same score. If nothing else the loss means the Eagles, who are now locked in as the #3 seed in the NFC, can rest their starters next week.
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Well its not the bye I was hoping for but I suppose since the game against the Cowboys in meainingless all the starters can get that week of rest. I was quite suprised that the Eagles lost to the Vikings but when you put the season in perspective it could have been a lot worse.
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yeah it could have been worse. plus they might be better off as the #3 seed since they'll likely avoid the New Orleans Saints until the NFC Championship game, assuming both teams get that far.
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