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Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles - Week 16
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CAR
PIT		 3
 27
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DAL
ARI		 26
 27
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BAL
CLE		 20
 10
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TEN
KC		 14
 34
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SF
STL		 17
 25
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NYJ
CHI		 34
 38
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WAS
JAC		 20
 17
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NE
BUF		 34
 3
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DET
MIA		 34
 27
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IND
OAK		 31
 26
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SD
CIN		 20
 34
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HOU
DEN		 23
 24
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NYG
GB		 17
 45
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SEA
TB		 15
 38
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NO
ATL		 17
 14
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MIN
PHI		 24
 14
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Eagles 31, Vikings 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Joe Webb Pass: 160, 1 TD Rush: 40, 0
RB 29 Toby Gerhart Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 30 Percy Harvin Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 49 Sidney Rice Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 21 Visanthe Shiancoe Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 29 Ryan Longwell FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 31 Defense / ST  
View all Week 16 Rankings or Projections
  
Philadelphia Eagles
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Michael Vick Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 40, 1
RB 16 LeSean McCoy Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 5 DeSean Jackson Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 21 Jeremy Maclin Rec: 5-80, 0 TD
TE 11 Brent Celek Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 14 David Akers FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings QB Joe Webb rushed for 1st career TD last week... RB Adrian Peterson rushed for 83 yards & 2 TDs in 1/4/09 WC meeting. Needs 151 yards to join HOFer EARL CAMPBELL as only players to rush for 1,300+ yards & 10+ TDs in each of 1st 4 seasons. Rookie RB Toby Gerhart rushed for career-high 77 yards last week... WR Sidney Rice needs 5 catches to reach 150 career. WR-KR Percy Harvin had 23-yard rec. TD last week. TE Visanthe Shiancoe had TD catch in last meeting. Since start of 2008, has 20 TDs, 4th most among NFL TEs... DE Jared Allen has 3 sacks & 2 FFs in 2 career meetings (incl. WC). Has 8.5 sacks in past 7. Needs 0.5 sack for 4th consecutive 10-sack season. CB Asher Allen aims for 3rd in row with INT.

Eagles Have won 13 of past 14 in Dec... QB Michael Vick 2-0 in career vs. Min. In 12/1/02 meeting (with Atl.), rushed for 173 yards & 2 TDs, incl. 46-yarder in OT. Most rush yards by QB in game in NFL history. Became 3rd QB in NFL history with 3+ pass TDs & 100+ rush yards (130) in game last week... RB LeSean McCoy has 632 scrimmage yards (126.4 per game) & 3 TDs in past 5 at home. Has 2,532 scrimmage yards, most by Eagle in 1st 2 seasons... WR-PR DeSean Jackson had 1st game-winning PR-TD as time expired in NFL history last week (65 yards). Has scored 24 TDs (17 rec., 4 PR, 3 rush) in career & averages 48.4 yards per TD (1,162 yards). WR Jeremy Maclin has 25 catches for 395 yards (98.8 per game) in past 4 at home. Had 2 TDs last week. TE Brent Celek had 65-yard TD last week... DE Trent Cole had 2 sacks in last meeting. CB Asante Samuel had 44-yard INT-TD in WC meeting. Since start of 2006, has 36 INTs, most in NFL.


Results and Schedule
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-09 NO A L 9-14 -5
2 2010-09-19 MIA H L 10-14 -4
3 2010-09-26 DET H W 24-10 +14
4   Bye      
5 2010-10-11 NYJ A L 20-29 -9
6 2010-10-17 DAL H W 24-21 +3
7 2010-10-24 GB A L 24-28 -4
8 2010-10-31 NE A L 18-28 -10
9 2010-11-07 ARI H W 27-24 +3
10 2010-11-14 CHI A L 13-27 -14
11 2010-11-21 GB H L 3-31 -28
12 2010-11-28 WAS A W 17-13 +4
13 2010-12-05 BUF H W 38-14 +24
14 2010-12-13 NYG H L 3-21 -18
15 2010-12-20 CHI H L 14-40 -26
16 2010-12-28 PHI A W 24-14 +10
17 2011-01-02 DET A    
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 GB H L 20-27 -7
2 2010-09-19 DET A W 35-32 +3
3 2010-09-26 JAC A W 28-3 +25
4 2010-10-03 WAS H L 12-17 -5
5 2010-10-10 SF A W 27-24 +3
6 2010-10-17 ATL H W 31-17 +14
7 2010-10-24 TEN A L 19-37 -18
8   Bye      
9 2010-11-07 IND H W 26-24 +2
10 2010-11-15 WAS A W 59-28 +31
11 2010-11-21 NYG H W 27-17 +10
12 2010-11-28 CHI A L 26-31 -5
13 2010-12-02 HOU H W 34-24 +10
14 2010-12-12 DAL A W 30-27 +3
15 2010-12-19 NYG A W 38-31 +7
16 2010-12-28 MIN H L 14-24 -10
17 2011-01-02 DAL H    

Injury Report
Minnesota Vikings
Out  SS Tyrell Johnson (Knee)
Doubtful  QB Brett Favre (Concussion)
Questionable  RB Adrian Peterson (Knee)
 FS Madieu Williams (Concussion)
Probable  SS Jamarca Sanford (Concussion)
 CB Frank Walker (Hamstring)
IR  CB Chris Cook (Knees)
 CB Cedric Griffin (Right Knee ACL)
 OG Anthony Herrera (Left Knee ACL)
 OG Steve Hutchinson (Thumb)
 QB Tarvaris Jackson (Toe)
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Out  MLB Stewart Bradley (Elbow)
Doubtful  OLB Keenan Clayton (Hamstring)
Questionable  DT Mike Patterson (Knee)
Probable  OC Nick Cole (Knee)
 OLB Moise Fokou (Wrist)
 TE Clay Harbor (Abdomen)
 WR DeSean Jackson (Foot)
 OT Winston Justice (Knee)
 CB Asante Samuel (Knee)
IR  FS Nathaniel Allen (Knee)
 DE Brandon Graham (Right Knee ACL)
 FS Antoine Harris (Foot)
 CB Ellis Hobbs (Neck)
 OC Jamaal Jackson (Right Triceps)
 FS Marlin Jackson (Achilles)
 OLB Ricky Sapp (Knee)
 RB Leonard Weaver (Left Knee ACL)
PUP  DE Victor Abiamiri (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Offense 		 PHI
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 11.8 32.3 22.8 PHI
Rushing yards 103.5 157.8 118.3 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.15 6.11 4.34 PHI
Completion % 55.7% 64.7% 60.8% PHI
Passing yards 167.0 274.0 222.0 PHI
Passing yards per completion 9.59 12.49 10.90 PHI
Passing yards per attempt 5.34 8.08 6.63 PHI
Interceptions 2.0 0.8 1.0 PHI
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.5 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.3 2.2 MIN
3rd down conversions 26.3% 39.2% 38.1% PHI
4th down conversions 50.0% 100.0% 53.7% PHI
Time of possession 28:59 31:21 30:14 PHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Defense 		 PHI
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.3 27.5 22.8 MIN
Rushing yards 102.3 105.8 118.3 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.95 4.21 4.34 MIN
Completion % 62.2% 61.5% 60.8% PHI
Passing yards 197.0 247.8 222.0 MIN
Passing yards per completion 10.48 12.18 10.90 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.52 7.49 6.63 MIN
INT return 1.3 1.8 1.0 PHI
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.5 0.6 PHI
Sacks 1.5 1.8 2.2 PHI
3rd down conversions 40.5% 36.2% 38.1% PHI
4th down conversions 25.0% 50.0% 53.7% MIN
Time of possession 31:01 28:39 30:14 PHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIN   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.3 12.7 10.2 PHI
Yards per kick return 21.4 19.5 21.9 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 10.7 4.2 10.2 PHI
Yards allowed per kick return 26.7 21.0 21.9 PHI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIN   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.8 6.8 5.8 MIN
Penalty yards 36.0 52.3 48.1 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2010 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles
 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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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