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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Eagles
10-5 145.5
127.2
 
VS
proj
Vikings
46 8-7
110.57

Eagles brush off projections, defeat Vikings in 145.5-46.0 blowout

Eagles brought their A game, rolling to a 145.5-46.0 victory over Vikings, who fell short of projections. Eagles never trailed in this one after taking a 15-point lead on Saturday behind Darius Leonard. Christian Kirk (13 points) and Randy Bullock (10) led the way for Vikings in the loss. This marks the second time this season Eagles have knocked off Vikings, after winning 152.5-83 in their last matchup. Eagles will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while Vikings attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Eagles   Vikings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd scored 13 points in a 15-10 win over the Broncos to nearly quadruple his 3.33-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Eagles this week. Boyd will go up against the Ravens next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Eagles
Points
% of total points 145.5
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
26
11.06
17.9%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17
17.78
11.7%
3
Darius Leonard
LB
15
8.62
10.3%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
14
7.96
9.6%
Vikings
Points
% of total points 46
1
Christian Kirk
WR
13
6.58
28.3%
2
Randy Bullock
K
10
10.05
21.7%
3
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
LB
7.5
7.78
16.3%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
5.5
9.21
12%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Christian Kirk had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Vikings, who trailed 58.5-30.0 after the early action.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Eagles owned an 82.0-40.0 lead. For Eagles, Tyler Boyd had a 56-yard touchdown catch. Kyle Pitts made the highlight reel for Vikings with a 49-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Eagles   Vikings

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two head-to-head wins against Vikings, Eagles averaged more points (149) than they usually score (117.97).
Vikings are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Eagles (5 vs 2).
Eagles should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Vikings (9 vs 7).
By position, Eagles have outscored Vikings at RB, WR, and DEF this season.
Eagles don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 23 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Eagles had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Vikings (2).
Hey Vikings, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Eagles
Listen, Eagles, we applaud you on the confidence. Playing a starter with negative points (along with a zero-point player) while still getting the win... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists.
Vikings
Producing just one single target this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Vikings clearly should smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to dump it off more often.