NFL Playoff Betting Eagles vs Vikings Simulation

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings 4:30 ET FOX

Weather: Indoors

The Philadelphia Eagles (9-6-1, 10-6 ATS) improbable run to the playoffs continues Sunday afternoon when it invades the HHH Metrodome to tangle with the Minnesota Vikings (10-6, 6-10 ATS) in the final playoff sports betting match-up of the weekend; kick-off is slated for 4:30 ET and the game can be seen nationally on FOX. The Eagles juiced out on the road for NFL bettors compiling a 4-4 ATS mark, while Minnesota struggled against the pointspread at home by going 3-5 ATS.

So many things had to go right in the morning session for the Philadelphia Eagles just to have a shot at going to the playoffs with a win against Dallas. Once everything shockingly went their way, the Eagles wasted no time in disposing of their lesser opponent and cruised to the decisive 44-6 home win and cover. After the dreadful tie at Cincinnati and pathetic effort at Baltimore, the Eagles won four of their last five both SU and ATS to close out their regular season campaign.

All Minnesota had to do last week was win against the Giants to secure themselves of a playoff seed. After finding themselves down 19-10 in the 3rd quarter, the Vikings offense rallied with 10 unanswered points to secure the SU win. It didn’t come without drama though as K Ryan Longwell’s last second FG attempt looked like a wounded duck, but it had just enough to sneak past the left upright too punch the Vikes tickets into the post-season.

These teams last met in October of last season where the Eagles went into Minnesota and upended the Vikings 23-16 as one-point road underdogs. Philly’s actually won four in a row both SU and ATS dating back to the 2001 season against the NFC North representatives. That said; the home team is 4-1 ATS the L/5 meetings, but Minnesota is a poor 0-4 ATS when installed a home underdog up to three points, and the Eagles are a solid 10-4 ATS their L/14 road games. Minnesota failed to cover the points against Indianapolis in the only game they were dogged at home this season, and the Eagles went 2-3 ATS as a road chalk.

FINAL SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 24 MINNESOTA 17

This game simulation calls for a Philadelphia cover and for the game to barely go under the posted ‘Total’. You can get Philadelphia (-3) –120 and the under 42 –110 at BetOnline.com right now!!!

  1 2 3 4 FINAL PHILADELPHIA 7 7 7 3 24 MINNESOTA 0 3 7 7 17

QB Donovan McNabb: 16/26 151 yards 1 TD 1 INT

QB Tarvaris Jackson: 22/33 207 yards 1 TD 2 INT

RB Brian Westbrook: 29 carries for 144 yards 2 TD Long of 34

RB Adrian Peterson: 26 carries for 86 yards 1 TD Long of 27

WR DeSean Jackson: 5 receptions for 55 yards 1 TD Long of 17

WR Bernard Berrian: 7 receptions for 82 yards 1 TD Long of 22

3RD DOWN CONV

PENALTIES

TIME OF POSSESSION

  PHI MIN TOTAL OFFENSE 345 352 RUSHING YARDS 194 145 PASSING YARDS 151 207 1ST DOWNS 19 16 TOTAL YARDS 430 422 TURNOVERS 1 3 3RD DOWN CONV 6/19 32% 9-105 PENALTIES 2-20 9-105 TIME OF POSSESSION 27:45 32:15

The Vikings played as even a game as possible with the Eagles save for the plethora of costly penalties called against them on both sides of the ball. It also didn’t help that QB Tarvaris Jackson showed the gross inability to make sound decisions at the most crucial of times. Two of his three thrown INT’s couldn’t have come at a worse time. RB Brian Westbrook chewed up and spit the Vikings defense out much like he has too many other stout run defenses in the past. QB McNabb had a mediocre day at best, but the Eagles got the job done in a very hostile environment to keep their dream of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy alive for at least one more week….