How Eagles Upset Vikings

How Eagles Upset Vikings

 

Jalen Hurts is the Philadelphia Eagles’ headliner and the guy with the massive contract. DeVonta Smith can make a spectacular catch on any play. In most games, A.J. Brown is dominant. The defense has a bunch of stars, particularly their pass rushers.

 

 

But the biggest reason for the Eagles’ success is what they’ve built on the offensive line. When the offense was struggling enough in the first quarter Thursday night that home fans started booing, Philadelphia let the O-line take over. When the Minnesota Vikings were making a charge in the fourth quarter the Eagles asked the line to dominate again, and it did.

 

 

 

D’Andre Swift ran for 175 yards, Jalen Hurts got a couple rushing touchdowns, and that’s what will show up on the fantasy gametrackers. There’s nothing in the boxscore that will quantify all the holes opened up for them. The Eagles improved to 2-0 with a 34-28 win.

The Eagles have the best offensive line in the NFL, and it was the star of Thursday night’s win.

Eagles start slow

The Eagles struggled enough in the first quarter that the fans started booing … in the home opener for the reigning NFC champion who came in at 1-0. Never change, Philly.

But everyone knew the Eagles had to pick it up on offense. They were struggling with Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ gameplan, which dropped as many as eight players in coverage and disguised pressures well. So the Eagles started running it right at the Vikings with Swift. He had 63 yards on 12 carries in the first half. The Eagles got their first touchdown on a “tush push” quarterback sneak by Hurts.