October 21st, 2016 
Matt Loede 
Posted in MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-0) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (3-2)
REGULAR SEASON SERIES
| VIKINGS | EAGLES | |
| SERIES LEADER | 13-9 | |
| STREAKS | 6 of past 9 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Mike Zimmer: 0-0 | Doug Pederson: 0-0 |
| LAST WEEK | Bye (Wk. 5: W 31-13 vs. Houston) | L 27-20 at Washington |
| LAST GAME | 12/15/13: Eagles 30 at Vikings 48. Minnesota QB Matt Cassel passes for 382 yards & 2 TDs. Vikings RB Matt Asiata rushes for 51 yards & 3 TDs. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 12/28/10: Vikings 24, Eagles 14. Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson rushes for 118 & TD. Vikings CB Antoine Winfield records 2 sacks, FF & 45-yard FR-TD. | |
| REFEREE | John Hussey | |
| BROADCAST | FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (Field reporter). Westwood One: John Sadak, Mike Mayock. SIRIUS: 136 (Min), 82 (Phi). XM: 386 (Min), 82 (Phi). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Sam Bradford: 88-125-990-6-0-109.8 (2L) | Carson Wentz (R): 102-157-1186-7-1-99.9 |
| RUSHING | Jerick McKinnon: 57-174-3.1-1 | Ryan Mathews: 53-206-3.9-3 |
| RECEIVING | Stefon Diggs: 25-372-14.9-1 | Jordan Matthews: 22-344-15.6-2 |
| OFFENSE | 302.6 | 338.8 |
| TAKE/GIVE | +11 (1L) | +6 (3L) |
| DEFENSE | 287.6 (2L) | 312.0 |
| SACKS | 3 tied: 4 | Fletcher Cox: 4 |
| INTs | Trae Waynes: 2 | Rodney McLeod: 2 |
| PUNTING | Jeff Locke: 43.6 | Donnie Jones: 44.3 |
| KICKING | Blair Walsh: 37 (10/12 PAT; 9/12 FG) | Caleb Stugis: 49 (13/14 PAT; 12/13 FG) |
NOTES
VIKINGS: QB SAM BRADFORD passed for 271 yards & 2 TDs in Week 5. Aims for 8th in row with 90+ rating…RB MATT ASIATA had 3 rush TDs in last meeting. Had 101 scrimmage yards (55 rush, 46 rec.) & rush TD in Week 5. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD…WR CORDARRELLE PATTERSON had rec. TD in Week 5. Had TD catch in last meeting. WR ADAM THIELEN had career-high 7 receptions & 127 yards with TD in Week 5. WR JARIUS WRIGHT had 95 rec. yards in last meeting. TE KYLE RUDOLPH has TD catch in 3 of past 4…DE DANIELLE HUNTER has sack in 4 of past 5. DT LINVAL JOSEPH had sack in last meeting (10/27/13 with NYG). DE BRIAN ROBISON had 2 sacks & FF in Week 5. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. LB ERIC KENDRICKS aims for 6th in row with PD. Has 8+ tackles in 3 of past 4 on road. CB MARCUS SHERELS had 79-yard PR-TD in Week 5. Leads NFL with 2 PR-TDs in 2016. S ANDREW SENDEJO had INT in Week 5…EAGLES: Rookie QB CARSON WENTZ averaging 289.5 yards per game with 4 TDs for 112.3 rating in 2 home games…RB RYAN MATHEWS has rush TD in 2 of past 3 at home. Rookie RB WENDELL SMALLWOOD had 86-yard KR-TD in Week 6. RB DARREN SPROLES had 112 scrimmage yards (79 rec., 33 rush) & TD catch in last meeting (12/18/11 with NO)…WR JORDAN MATTHEWS aims for 5th in row at home with TD. Has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4 at home. TE ZACH ERTZ had TD catch in last meeting…DT FLETCHER COX has 7 sacks & FF in past 5 at home.
LB CONNOR BARWIN had sack in last meeting. LB NIGEL BRADHAM had 10 tackles in Week 6. LB MYCHAL KENDRICKS had 8 tackles, sack & INT in last meeting. S MALCOLM JENKINS had 64-yard INT-TD last week. S RODNEY MC LEOD led team with 12 tackles in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Min. with 7+ tackles.
