2018 · Week 5
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles
Oct 7, 2018 · Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings held off Philadelphia Eagles 23–21. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Vikings had just a 32% chance going in. Vikings improve to 2-2-1; Eagles fall to 2-3. Kirk Cousins paced the offense with 301 passing yards and 1 TD; 1 rushing yard.
Team stats
| MIN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 19 |
| 378 | Total yards | 392 |
| 301 | Passing yards | 311 |
| 77 | Rushing yards | 81 |
| 30/37 | Comp / Att | 24/35 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 30/37 | 301 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 11 | 42 | 0 |
| Roc Thomas | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Boone | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 7 | 10 | 116 | 1 |
| Stefon Diggs | 10 | 11 | 91 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 5 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
| Laquon Treadwell | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Roc Thomas | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| David Morgan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Wentz | 24/35 | 311 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Wentz | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Wendell Smallwood | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Jay Ajayi | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| Josh Adams | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Ertz | 10 | 11 | 110 | 1 |
| Shelton Gibson | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| Nelson Agholor | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Wendell Smallwood | 3 | 4 | 44 | 1 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 2 | 8 | 39 | 0 |
| Jay Ajayi | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Goedert | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Jordan Matthews | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |