"It is no secret that a majority of the Minnesota Vikings' success on offense comes from its run game.

Let’s look at the playoff uniform history of the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles! In Week 7 of 2016, each team turned the ball over four times. The only injury note on this side of the ball is that weakside linebacker Ben Gedeon is out.The Eagles who have been great on third down and in the red zone face a unit that is fifth in red zone defense and ninth best on third down.The offense has scored touchdowns on 9 of its last 11 trips into its opponents' red zones, a key statistic that has lifted the Eagles to sixth in the NFL in touchdown efficiency inside the 20-yard line.It's an important number, and it's a tribute to the emphasis the Eagles put into their red zone preparation. Historic? Despite putting up paltry offensive numbers, That’s a brief look at some of the history between the Vikings and the Eagles as we prepare for Sunday’s game in Philly. Of course, it wasn't against the Minnesota Vikings.

The Eagles have not allowed 100 yards to a TEAM, let alone an individual, in eight straight regular-season games. "Success is the red zone is something we're always going to emphasize, in finishing drives in the red zone," quarterback Carson Wentz said.

The Vikings need to clean things up in a hurry. Vikings vs. Eagles: How the two teams match up in the NFC championship ... 53 — Length of Jake Elliott’s field goal last week against the Falcons, longest in team postseason history. Rick Dennison was brought it to solidify the run game and oversee the offensive line.The Vikings have a balanced attack led by running back Dalvin Cook, who is second in the NFL in both rushing yards and yards from scrimmage.

Minnesota, meanwhile, has followed the pattern of a win followed by a loss all season. Running back Dalvin Cook leads the team and is second in the league with 542 of those rushing yards and five touchdowns. Both of the Vikings wins during that stretch were rather unexpected.

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Stefanski and Kubiak have done a great job of designing plays where Cousins fakes the handoff and rolls out of the pocket to use his mobility to buy extra time, create a new pocket, and find one of his weapons downfield. They squandered a two touchdown lead on the road to the While the Vikings dominated this series early on, winning the first seven matchups, the Eagles have seven of the past nine between the two teams.
He's making a lot of things go for the offense. That's the best way I can describe him. YouTube was not kind in helping find footage of this game, so maybe it’s for the best that it is not available. In the aforementioned Tuesday night game, The most recent regular season game between the Vikings and Eagles wasn’t the most aesthetically pleasing contest. Whew!Minnesota is able to get to the quarterback with its front four thanks to ends Danielle Hunter (five sacks) and Everson Griffen (three sacks). As a team, the Vikings have produced 832 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on the ground through five games. "He's explosive. He's fast and he's explosive.

Yes. "You gotta wrap him up.

It should be noted that the Vikings will be without starting guard Josh Kline.As for Cousins, the emphasis on the run game has made him an efficient passer. Stefon Diggs is another crafty route runner who went for over 100 yards two weeks ago in Chicago.

Seasons: 60 (1961 to 2020) Record (W-L-T): 488-403-11 Playoff Record: 21-30 Super Bowls Won: 0 (4 Appearances) Championships Won *: 0 . We all know what happened on February 4, 2018 in Super Bowl LII. Discipline will be of the utmost importance and that's difficult when you have to contend with the run game that Minnesota presents.Cousins and wide receiver Adam Thielen have tremendous chemistry, especially inside the red zone.
All-time Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton 2,635/4,569, 33,098 yds, 239 TD .

It's downhill ball. And the crowd will not be a pro-Eagles crowd on Sunday, either.The Eagles and the Vikings have battled in each of Doug Pederson's four seasons as head coach. They're going to run the ball. 1 team against the run. Cousins has done damage against the Eagles in the past with Washington and even last year with the Vikings, so don't discount the quarterback. All-time Rushing Leader: Adrian Peterson 2,418 att, 11,747 yds, 97 TD . Sidney Jones is back for the Eagles, coming off a hamstring injury. 1980 NFC Divisional Round – Jan. 3, 1981 – Veterans Stadium.

"He's been gassing everybody. As a member of the Atlanta Falcons back in Week 1, Riley's former team was routed by the Vikings, 28-12.On the Vikings' offense: "It's old-school ball. He has really, really good balance and he has the downhill strength to run you over. You just have to have that mentality to get him on the ground. "As for Cousins, the Eagles must be careful when he gets outside of the pocket. "Cook leads the league in runs of 20-plus yards. The big plays will come, those will happen, but we'll always emphasize scoring, getting in the end zone when we're down there. This year we're not seeing that as much and it's allowing us to score.

Cook has 542 yards on the ground and another 200 as a receiver.