Vikings-Eagles Capsule

Vikings-Eagles CapsuleBy The Associated Press

MINNESOTA (5-0) AT PHILADELPHIA (3-2)

Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox

OPENING LINE – Vikings by 2+

RECORD VS. SPREAD – Minnesota 5-0, Philadelphia 3-2

SERIES RECORD – Vikings lead 13-12

LAST MEETING – Vikings beat Eagles 48-30, Dec. 15, 2013

LAST WEEK – Vikings had bye; Eagles lost to Redskins 27-20

AP PRO32 RANKING – Vikings No. 1, Eagles No. 12

VIKINGS OFFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (32), PASS (24)

VIKINGS DEFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (4), PASS (6)

EAGLES OFFENSE – OVERALL (22), RUSH (8), PASS (26)

EAGLES DEFENSE – OVERALL (6), RUSH (18), PASS (4)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Eagles have won five of past seven meetings, including playoffs. … Vikings TE coach Pat Shurmur was Eagles offensive coordinator from 2013-15 and interim head coach for final game last season. … Vikings QB Sam Bradford was 7-7 in 14 starts for Eagles in 2015. … Vikings have held opponents to a league-low 65.3 passer rating. … They’ve allowed 63 points through first five games, fewest for the franchise since allowing 49 points through five games in 1977. … Offense has taken 310 snaps without a turnover. … Eagles QB Carson Wentz 579 yards passing, 4 TDs and 112.3 passer rating in two home games. … WR Jordan Matthews leads team in catches (22), yards (344) and touchdowns (2). He has a TD reception in four straight home games. … RB Ryan Mathews averaging 3.9 yards per carry, down from 5.1 last season. … DT Fletcher Cox has seven sacks in past five home games. … RT Halapoulivaati Vaitai makes second start filling in for Lane Johnson. … Offense averages 27 points per game, tied for fourth-most in NFL. … Defense allows 15.6 points per game, tied for third-best in league. … Point differential of 11.4 is tops in NFL. … Defense hasn’t allowed a TD in second half. … K Caleb Sturgis 12 for 13 on field goals and 13 for 14 on extra points. … P Donnie Jones has 104 punts inside the 20, three away from breaking team record. … Fantasy Tip: Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph leads the team with 3 TD catches.

AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL

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