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Philadelphia Eagles fans cheer as they wait to enter the parking lot to tailgate for tonight's home opener against the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial ...

[FanDuel](https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/football/nfl/minnesota-vikings-@-philadelphia-eagles-31443677)) and our predictions roundup backs up the notion that many experts hold — this Monday Night Football matchup will be a pick-em. There will also be a second scorebug of Vikings-Eagles on ESPN and Titans-Bills on ABC to keep fans in the loop. According to Chris Creamer of [sportslogos.net](https://www.sportslogos.net/), who tracks uniform changes across sports, the team will be keeping that look through the 2023 season, and potentially longer. And be sure to check out [the picks from our own beat writers](https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-vikings-predictions-monday-night-football-week-2-20220916.html), who are similarly split on the outcome of this one. [tickets in the 200 section were running around $100 ](https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/02005C94BF2A362F?brand=eagles&artistid=805999&wt.mc_id=NFL_TEAM_PHI_SINGLE_GAME_TICKETS_PG_LINK_GAME1&utm_source=NFL.com&utm_medium=client&utm_campaign=NFL_TEAM_PHI&utm_content=SINGLE_GAME_TICKETS_PG_LINK_GAME1)as of Monday morning. [props preview ahead of the Eagles-Lions game in Week 1](https://www.inquirer.com/sports/betting/eagles-lions-betting-odds-player-props-week-1-nfl-20220909.html), you made yourself a few extra bucks. [Parking for cars at Lincoln Financial Field is $45 this season](https://www.lincolnfinancialfield.com/parking/), up from $40 last season. Both the Eagles and Vikings are looking to improve to 2-0 with a win at the Linc, but only one will remain undefeated. This week, there’s a bit less confidence, with just six of the eight picking the Eagles to win outright — and just five thinking they’ll cover the 2.5-point spread. The Vikings signed Cousins to a three-year, $84 million deal, which then made him the highest-paid player in NFL history and made him the first quarterback with a fully-guaranteed contract (all of those numbers have been obliterated, between Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson). The Eagles traded Sam Bradford to Minnesota just before the start of the 2016 season to replace Bridgewater. According to Howard Eskin of 94.1 WIP, Eagles punt returner Britain Covey, who was elevated from the practice squad on Monday afternoon, tried to park his car in the players’ lot before the game, but the attendants didn’t believe he was a player and wouldn’t let him into the lot.

The Philadelphia Eagles are hosting the Minnesota Vikings in their home opener on Monday Night Football. It's a relatively big matchup between two 1-0 teams ...

Hurts threw the ball with nice touch to a soft spot to find DeVonta for a first down. Cousins then hit Irv Smith with a short pass for the score. Hurts hit Goedert for a 19-yard catch-and-run along the left sideline. On third down, Hurts found Kenneth Gainwell short for a catch-and-run to move the chains ... Just a great defensive play to break up a good throw in a tight window. Jefferson wanted a pass interference call but the refs didn’t give it to him. but the refs aren’t always going to call that. On 3rd-and-13, Hurts stood in the pocket with good protection and threw a strike to A.J. There could be pressure on the Eagles’ offense to put up a lot of points should Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook prove as challenging as they appear. Hurts got tackled for no gain to bring up a 3rd-and-9. - The Eagles targeted DeVonta Smith on the very first play, which went for a five-yard reception. Kirk Cousins has proved troublesome for the Birds in the past and it’s currently hard to give Philly’s defensive coordinator the benefit of the doubt.

Emory Hunt has locked in Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles expert picks for Monday Night Football.

[Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Vikings vs. He has 182 receiving yards (91 per game) and a receiving touchdown in two career Monday Night Football games. [Jalen Hurts](/nfl/players/2240246/jalen-hurts/) was lethal against the [Lions](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/DET/detroit-lions/), passing for 243 yards and rushing for 90 more in Week 1. Vikings](https://www.sportsline.com/nfl/game-forecast/NFL_20220919_MIN@PHI/) and locked in his [NFL picks](/nfl/picks/experts) and predictions. [Miles Sanders](/nfl/players/2251305/miles-sanders/) also had a solid opening week for the Eagles. He passed for 326 yards and two touchdowns against two interceptions in his only career start on Monday Night Football, a 41-21 loss to the [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/DAL/dallas-cowboys/) on Sept. He had nine catches for a career-high 184 yards and two receiving touchdowns in Week 1 against the Packers. Here are several [NFL odds](https://www.sportsline.com/nfl/odds) and trends for Vikings vs. Philadelphia is a 2.5-point favorite in the latest Vikings vs. You can [head to SportsLine to see his picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/vikings-vs-eagles-game-line-odds-nfl-expert-releases-pick-for-monday-night-football-matchup/#ttag=09172022_agg_cbssports_picks_football_nfl_emoryhunt_eaglesvikingsMNFexpert). He is a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette and knows the game from a player's perspective. Teams off to solid starts to their seasons face off on Monday Night Football when the Philadelphia Eagles entertain the Minnesota Vikings.

Three keys for the Philadelphia Eagles offense vs. Minnesota Vikings defense in Week 2.

[will look to replicate their offensive explosion](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/lists/eagles-vikings-nfl-week-2-stats-to-know-justin-jefferson-aj-brown/) from the season opener while getting a few other weapons involved. Hurts has to be willing to live with check-downs, slants, and whatever the Vikings offer on defense, biding his time until a big play becomes available. For the Eagles to be victorious on offense, he’ll need clean throwing lanes, more time to throw, and efficient play calling against an athletic Minnesota front.

Mike Zimmer spent eight seasons as the coach of the Vikings. After parting with the team in the 2022 NFL offseason, he went back to the college game.

Certainly, Zimmer had plenty of success during his time as an NFL coach; he just never quite got his team over the hump. Zimmer was an NFL head coach for eight years with the Vikings. Meanwhile, Zimmer is looking forward to working with Sanders as he enters his third year as a head coach at Jackson State. He is serving as an analyst for the team and will bring his defensive knowledge to the FCS program. As such, it's easy to see why he would want a quality, defensive mind like Zimmer around his program. Zimmer and Sanders worked together on the Cowboys from 1995 to 1999. "I think the sky is the limit [for Sanders]," he added. He also won Super Bowl 30 during his time with the veteran defensive coach. Now, however, Zimmer is not coaching in the NFL. He held that role with three teams — the Cowboy, Falcons and Bengals — for 13 seasons before becoming a head coach. Going from Vikings head coach to an analyst at Jackson State may seem like quite a step down for Zimmer. Kevin O'Connell replaced Mike Zimmer after the latter spent eight years in charge of the team.

The Eagles lead 14-7 midway through the second quarter. Quez Watkins scored on a 53-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts.

The Vikings converted two third-down situations – a third-and-1 with an end around to Jalen Reagor for 17 yards then a third-and-6 with a pass to K.J. Jalen Hurts went deep to Quez Watkins, who got behind the entire Minnesota defense for a 53-yard touchdown to extend the Eagles' lead to 14-0 with 14:52 left in the first half. • The Vikings answer back after the Watkins with a nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. Then, James Bradberry denied a pass intended for tight end Irv Cross to end the second drive. The key play of the drive was a third-and-13 pass to A.J. DeVonta Smith caught his first pass of the season on the first play from scrimmage, a 5-yard gain.

The Eagles host the Vikings in the second of two NFL games on Monday night. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Check in with The Athletic for the latest ...

Jake Elliott nails a FG to go into halftime 24-7. That makes four drives of 75+ yards for Philadelphia in this contest. The Eagles had four drives of 75+ yards in the first half. •1h ago It took him 4 games last year to record a sack. Fletcher Cox with a sack. Kenneth Gainwell was covered and Hurts threw it anyway and it was tipped and picked off. Jalen Hurts played the best game of his career, Darius Slay adopted Kirk Cousins as his son and the Eagles introduced themselves to the NFL as legit contenders. Philadelphia also did a superb job of slowing Justin Jefferson, as he tallied only six catches for 48 yards one week after leading the league in receiving yards. Darius Slay led the effort in this area, as he had two interceptions and five passes defensed. Hurts became only the third player in Monday Night Football history to post 300+ passing yards, 50+ rushing yards, and multiple rushing touchdowns, joining Cam Newton and Michael Vick in that group (per NFL Research). [NFL](https://theathletic.com/nfl/) games on Monday night.

The Philadelphia Eagles are 2-0 after defeating the Minnesota Vikings in a front of a national audience on Monday Night Football. Final score: 24 to 7.

There could be pressure on the Eagles’ offense to put up a lot of points should Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook prove as challenging as they appear. Kirk Cousins has proved troublesome for the Birds in the past and it’s currently hard to give Philly’s defensive coordinator the benefit of the doubt. Josh Sweat sacked Cousins on the final play of the game. - Slay dropped a pick in the end zone. The Eagles ended up having to punt. The Eagles settled for a 41-yard field goal attempt ... Hurts threw the ball with nice touch to a soft spot to find DeVonta for a first down. Cousins then hit Irv Smith with a short pass for the score. Just a great defensive play to break up a good throw in a tight window. Jefferson wanted a pass interference call but the refs didn’t give it to him. On third down, Hurts found Kenneth Gainwell short for a catch-and-run to move the chains ... The Eagles limited Minnesota to just seven points and came away with multiple turnovers.

Get a recap of the Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles football game.

[Washington Commanders](/nfl/team/_/name/wsh/washington-commanders) and former QB [Carson Wentz](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2573079/carson-wentz). Brown](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4047646/aj-brown) — and finished the drive himself with a 3-yard scoring run. He guided the Eagles to their first Super Bowl appearance in the 1980 season only to lose to the Oakland Raiders, 27-10. In the opening win against Detroit, Hurts failed to complete a pass on five attempts and the Eagles turned the ball over on downs on the first drive of the game. 2 and play the [Jacksonville Jaguars](/nfl/team/_/name/jax/jacksonville-jaguars), led by coach Doug Pederson. “I take no matchup lightly, but he is one of the best in the world. Slay had his second interception of the game in the fourth quarter as the scoreboard soon flashed “Big Play Slay.” In his third season in Philadelphia, the coaching great led the Eagles to their first playoff appearance in 18 years. Cousins finished the game 27 for 46 for 221 yards and three interceptions. The TD was just the liftoff for the 24-year-old Hurts throwing, running, imposing his will with all his available tools against a Vikings defense that could not solve him in his 21st career start. Hurts twisted his body, lowered his head, dragged two defenders with him and powered his way in for an adrenaline-filled 26-yard touchdown run that about broke the game open. He made a lot of plays," Eagles center

One week after playing a near-perfect half at home against the Packers, the Vikings opened with a half about as bad — hopefully — as they could. Philadelphia ...

Drive saver: After Dalvin Cook was tackled for a loss of 1 on a short pass, Alexander Mattison broke a tackle to gain 5 on a run and set up a third-and-6. Bad after timeout: Minnesota opted to use a timeout with 28 seconds left and Philadelphia facing a third-and-6 from its own 21-yard line. Strong finish: The Vikings prepped Hurts' mobility, but it still affected them. Third-and-what?: The Eagles appeared to have converted third-and-8 with a 12-yard pass to Kenneth Gainwell, but it was wiped off because of an ineligible man downfield penalty. Philadelphia, however, then easily converted a third-and-13 with a 19-yard pass to A.J. Hurts racked up 151 yards on 8-of-11 passing for a passer rating of 145.1 in the first half. Minnesota moved the ball into scoring territory, but Kirk Cousins was intercepted two times to keep points off the board and deny a comeback. Rather than forcing a punt, however, the Vikings allowed a 16-yard completion to DeVonta Smith that was followed by completions of 19 and 24 yards to Goedert, moving the ball all the way to the Minnesota 20. Cousins drilled a throw to K.J. Dallas Goedert led all players with 82 yards, and DeVonta Smith added 80, catching all seven passes thrown his way. Brown and Watkins each totaled 69 receiving yards. The Vikings used a mortar kickoff to start the game and pinned Philadelphia at its 18, but the Eagles went the distance to open the game.

PHILADELPHIA − Jalen Hurts put on a show through the first half. The Eagles quarterback completed 17 of 20 passes for 251 yards and a touchdown.

The Eagles got back a conditional fourth-round pick in 2024 and a seventh-round pick in 2023. Reagor was booed by Eagles' fans, except for when he tried to return a punt after catching it inside the Vikings' 10 yard line. The Eagles were called for three illegal receiver downfield penalties in the first quarter alone. For the Vikings, Jalen Reagor made his return to Philadelphia after the Eagles traded him on Aug. Boyd picked up the blocked field goal and returned it to the Eagles' 30. The Eagles' defensive picked things up in the second half, intercepting Cousins three times. But Hurts once again took the Eagles down the field. But the drive stalled at the Vikings' 21, and Elliott's 41-yard field goal was blocked. That gave the Eagles a 21-7 lead with 1:58 left in the first half. Then he hooked up with Quez Watkins on a 53-yard bomb in which Watkins was 10 yards beyond the closest defender. They also had 347 yards of offense in the first half alone. The Eagles got the ball back at their 5 yard line with 1:21 remaining.

Minnesota's Kirk Cousins threw three interceptions during a dismal 24-7 loss to the Eagles. With the defeat, Cousins fell to 2-10 in his career on Monday ...

And though the first-half deficit might well have dictated the pass-heavy approach in the second half, the Cousins-led offense was nearly as woeful in the initial 30 minutes of game time. Despite the trials and turnovers of Cousins, Vikings rookie head coach Kevin O'Connell shouldered the blame, citing Minnesota's lack of offensive balance as it attempted in vain to dig out of a 17-point halftime hole. With the defeat, Cousins fell to 2-10 in his career on Monday night -- the worst record in league history according to NFL Research.

Get a recap of the Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles football game.

[Washington Commanders](/nfl/team/_/name/wsh/washington-commanders) and former QB [Carson Wentz](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2573079/carson-wentz). Brown](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4047646/aj-brown) — and finished the drive himself with a 3-yard scoring run. He guided the Eagles to their first Super Bowl appearance in the 1980 season only to lose to the Oakland Raiders, 27-10. In the opening win against Detroit, Hurts failed to complete a pass on five attempts and the Eagles turned the ball over on downs on the first drive of the game. 2 and play the [Jacksonville Jaguars](/nfl/team/_/name/jax/jacksonville-jaguars), led by coach Doug Pederson. “I take no matchup lightly, but he is one of the best in the world. Slay had his second interception of the game in the fourth quarter as the scoreboard soon flashed “Big Play Slay.” In his third season in Philadelphia, the coaching great led the Eagles to their first playoff appearance in 18 years. Cousins finished the game 27 for 46 for 221 yards and three interceptions. The TD was just the liftoff for the 24-year-old Hurts throwing, running, imposing his will with all his available tools against a Vikings defense that could not solve him in his 21st career start. Hurts twisted his body, lowered his head, dragged two defenders with him and powered his way in for an adrenaline-filled 26-yard touchdown run that about broke the game open. He made a lot of plays," Eagles center

Hurts threw for 333 yards and a touchdown, and ran for two more scores as the Eagles looked impressive against the Vikings.

It was one of several misguided attempts from the Vikings quarterback, and the Eagles capitalized. Jefferson had six catches for 48 yards, which pales in comparison to his 184-yard performance in the Vikings’ 23-7 win over Green Bay in Week 1. The tackling was better and the pressure was more consistent. A quarter later, Slay got one for himself, picking off Cousins a second time in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter to all but salt the game away. The Eagles held Minnesota to 264 total yards and forced three turnovers. The first one came when Darius Slay undercut a pass to Justin Jefferson in the end zone. It was one of two games scheduled for the prime-time slots for Week 2, and the Eagles rose to the occasion of playing their home opener on national television. The Eagles didn’t have significant sack production, but they had more than enough pressures to get Cousins throwing off his back foot for much of the second half. Even on two of his three first-half incompletions, Hurts made good decisions and put the ball where it was supposed to be. Hell of a game tonight, but there’s still a hell of a lot to learn from.” Hurts was nearly perfect in the first half — calling it the best half of his career might be an understatement. “It was a big-time performance from him,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said after the game.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has developed a reputation of struggling in prime-time games. His performance against the Philadelphia Eagles on ...

While the Patriots are not world-beaters by any means, it's hard to pick against them with Cousins' continued struggles in marquee games. All three of his picks were thrown in the second half, with two of them coming on back-to-back possessions in the third quarter. Unfortunately for the Vikings, they have another prime-time matchup on the schedule against the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving night.