Eagles vs Vikings NFC Championship Preview
When: 1/21/18 6:40 PM
Channel: FOX
Line: Min. -3
The Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Minnesota Vikings tomorrow in the NFC Championship game.
Last week the Vikings advanced on a miracle touchdown to wide receiver Stefon Diggs with no time remaining against the New Orleans Saints.
The Eagles held on in the final minutes vs the Atlanta Falcons and won 15–10 last week.
The Vikings will look to go to their 5th Superbowl (they are 0–4 in the Superbowl) and the Eagles will look to go to their 3rd (they are 0–2 in the Superbowl).
Eagles quarterback Nick Foles will go up against his former St. Louis Rams teammate Case Keenum. Keenum took over for Foles in the middle of the 2015 season because of poor play by Foles.
This game will be a defensive battle. The Vikings rank 1st in total yards allowed ( 275.9) and the Eagles are 4th (306.5). The Vikings are 1st in passing yards allowed (192.4) and the Eagles are 1st in Rushing yards allowed (79.2). The Vikings are first in points allowed (15.8) and the Eagles are ranked 2nd (18.4).
The Eagles will need the crowd pumped up for this game as the Vikings are not as good when they are the away team. Lincoln Financial Field will be allowing people to wear dog mask at the game like the ones Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson wore after the game last week:
The Eagles will take this underdog mentality into the game Sunday and try to prove the doubters wrong and advance to their first Superbowl since 2005.
