The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday 23-16. The Vikings offense continued to sputter and put just one touchdown on the board. With the exception of a few Adrian Peterson bursts (70 yard day), the Vikings offense lacked explosion, especially at key times, and was unable to finish drives with touchdowns. The Vikings entered Eagles territory five times, including three trips inside the red zone, but were forced to settle for Ryan Longwell field goals or Chris Kluwe punts.
Vikings Quarterback Kelly Holcomb started the game and threw for 88 yards before being injured. Back-up Back-up quarterback Brooks Bollinger then came in and tried his best to fire up the offense. Bollinger looked strong and marched the Vikes down field with short completions and a quick-hitting passing game, but it wasn’t enough to score the elusive touchdown.
Bollinger ended the day seven of ten for 94 yards. Comparably, Eagles QB Donovan McNabb had 333 passing yards. The Vikings defense did their part by keeping on top of the Philadelphia offense by sacking Donovan McNabb and stalling drives short of the endzone, but their pass defense still needs to be turned up a notch.
I think my favorite part of the game was when the Vikings succeeded with an onside kick after their first score. It was a surprise play and it was enough to fire up the fans at the Metrodome. Vikings fans need firing up as the team falls to 2-5 on the season.
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