Jalen Hurts tossed three touchdowns, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith both had big games and the Philadelphia Eagles held off the Minnesota Vikings for a 28-22 victory on Sunday in Minneapolis.
The Eagles (5-2) ended a two-game skid as Hurts racked up a season-high 326 yards on 19-of-23 passing for a perfect passer rating of 158.3. Brown caught four passes for 121 yards and two TDs and Smith set a career high with 183 yards and a score.
Losing to the quarterback who replaced him in Philadelphia in 2020, Carson Wentz threw for 313 yards but had two interceptions as the Vikings (3-3) repeatedly stalled in the red zone. Will Reichard kicked five field goals for Minnesota and Jordan Addison caught nine passes for 128 yards.
After Reichard’s 35-yarder cut the Eagles’ lead to two with 10:06 left, Hurts’ 26-yard TD to Brown made it 28-19 with 6:35 to play.
With fourth-and-goal at the 11 and 1:57 left, the Vikings opted for a 29-yard Reichard field goal to make it 28-22 but they never regained possession.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni improved to 9-0 against NFC North teams, including playoffs, since taking over in 2021.
Both teams scored on their opening possessions. Capping a 12-play, 75-yard drive that took 8:01 off the clock, Hurts lofted a 37-yard TD to Brown on fourth down.
Minnesota got to the red zone before a third-down snap sailed over Wentz’s head. Reichard salvaged the drive with a 59-yard field goal.
Wentz was intercepted twice in the second quarter, with Jalyx Hunt returning the first one 42 yards for a TD and a 14-3 lead.
Justin Jefferson’s 40-yard grab put the Vikings back in the red zone, where a penalty nullified a touchdown and Reichard hit a 34-yarder to make it 14-6.
Both sides scored on their first drives of the second half. Minnesota stalled inside the red zone again and settled for Reichard’s 28-yard field goal. Two plays later, Smith scored the longest TD of his career on a 79-yard pass from Hurts for a 21-9 lead.
Minnesota finally found paydirt on its fourth trip to the red zone on Jordan Mason’s 1-yard run to pull within 21-16 with 3:38 left in the third.
–Field Level Media
