Eagles–Vikings Rivalry

Philadelphia Eagles–Minnesota Vikings

Philadelphia Eagles Minnesota Vikings
First meeting	October 28, 1962 Vikings 31, Eagles 21
Latest meeting	October 13, 2019 Vikings 38, Eagles 20
Next meeting	2022
Statistics
Meetings total	29
All-time series	Vikings 15-14
Postseason results	Eagles, 4–0
Largest victory	Eagles, 42–7 (1980)
Longest win streak	Vikings, 7 (1962–78)
Current win streak	Vikings, 2 (2018-present)

The Eagles–Vikings rivalry is a rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings.

The rivalry has many back-and-forths of team dominance - the Vikings dominating the 1970's, the Eagles the 1990's and 2000's, and the Vikings in the 2010's.

The Vikings lead the all-time series 15-14. The Eagles have won all four playoff games against the Vikings.

Memorable Moments

• In the 2004 playoffs, the Eagles defeated the Vikings 27-14 in the NFC divisional round. The Eagles advanced to the NFC Championship game for the fifth year in a row.
• In the 2008 playoffs, the 9-6-1 Eagles traveled to Minneapolis for the NFC divisional game against the 10-6 Vikings. The game would go back-and-forth between Vikings quarterback Tavares Jackson and Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb. The Eagles would pull away late for a 26-14 win. The Eagles would go on to lose the NFC Championship game.
• In 2016, the 5-0 Vikings traveled to Philadelphia for an early-season game. Entering the game, the Vikings were considered the best team in the NFL. The Eagles handled the Vikings in a sloppy 21-10 victory in which each team had four turnovers. The Vikings would finish the season 3-7 to miss the playoffs and the Eagles would finish 7-9.
• In 2017, the 13-3 Vikings traveled to Philadelphia for the NFC Championship game against the 13-3 Eagles. The Vikings were coming up a thrilling win against the New Orleans Saints. Although the Vikings would get off to a quick 7-0 lead, the Eagles would score 38 unanswered points to throttle the Vikings. Eagles fans were seen doing the "Foles Chant", a chant that both celebrated their starting quarterback's dominating performance while also mocking the Vikings and their Skol Chant. Vikings fans had been seen doing the Skol Chant earlier in the day in front of the Rocky Statue in Philadelphia. The Eagles would go on to win the Super Bowl in the Vikings home stadium, US Bank Stadium.
• In 2018, the teams rematched in Philadelphia for a primetime game. The Vikings held off a resurgent Eagles for a 23-21 victory. The game was an important revenge game for the Vikings after the defeat the season prior in the NFC Championship game.

Game results

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings Season-by-Season Results
1960s (Vikings, 3–0) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 1962 Vikings 31–21 Metropolitan Stadium Vikings 1–0 1963 Vikings 34–13 Franklin Field Vikings 2–0 1968 Vikings 24–17 Franklin Field Vikings 3–0
1970s (Vikings, 4–0) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 1971 Vikings 13–0 Franklin Field Vikings 4–0 1973 Vikings 28–21 Metropolitan Stadium Vikings 5–0 1976 Vikings 31–12 Veterans Field Vikings 6–0 1978 Vikings 28–27 Metropolitan Stadium Vikings 7–0
1980s (Eagles, 5–3) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 1980 Eagles 42–7 Metropolitan Stadium Vikings 7–1 1980 Eagles 31–16 Veterans Stadium Vikings 7–2 1980 playoffs Vikings 35–23 Veterans Stadium Vikings 8–2 NFC Divisional Playoff Game 1984 Eagles 19–17 Veterans Stadium Vikings 8–3 1985 Vikings 28–23 Veterans Stadium Vikings 9–3 - 1985 Eagles 37–35 Metrodome Vikings 9–4 1988 Vikings 23–21 Metrodome Vikings 10–4 1989 Eagles 10–9 Veterans Stadium Vikings 10–5
1990s (Eagles, 2–1) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 1990 Eagles 32–24 Veterans Stadium Vikings 10–6 1992 Eagles 28–17 Veterans Stadium Vikings 10–7 1997 Vikings 28–19 Metrodome Vikings 11–7
2000s (Eagles, 5–0) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 2001 Eagles 48–17 Veterans Stadium Vikings 11–8 2004 Eagles 27–16 Lincoln Financial Field Vikings 11–9 2004 playoffs Eagles 27–14 Lincoln Financial Field Vikings 11–10 NFC Divisional Playoff Game 2007 Eagles 23–16 Metrodome Tie 11–11 2008 playoffs Eagles 26–13 Metrodome Vikings 12–11 NFC Wild Card Playoff Game
2010s (Vikings, 4–2) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 2010 Vikings 24–14 Lincoln Financial Field Tie 12–12 2013 Vikings 48–30 Metrodome Vikings 13–12 2016 Eagles 21–10 Lincoln Financial Field Tie 13–13 2017 playoffs Eagles 38–7 Lincoln Financial Field Eagles 14–13 NFC Championship Playoff Game 2018 Vikings 23–21 Lincoln Financial Field Tie 14–14 2019 Vikings 38–20 US Bank Stadium Vikings 15–14
Summary of Results Season Season series at Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings Notes Regular season Vikings 15–10 Tie 7–7 Vikings 8–3 Postseason Eagles 4–0 Eagles 3–0 Eagles 1–0 Regular and postseason Vikings 15–14 Eagles 10–7 Vikings 8–4

Further reading

• Spadaro, Dave (October 9, 2019). "Eagles-Vikings ready for latest in sneaky-good rivalry". PhiladephiaEagles.com.

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