Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings prediction: This match could go either way

On Friday, NFL action for round 2 will kick off at Lincoln Financial Field, featuring a matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles. The Minnesota Vikings most recently competed against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their season-opening game. The Minnesota Twins were defeated by three points in that game. In the season opener for the Philadelphia Eagles, they faced up against the New England Patriots. The Philadelphia Eagles were able to pull off a victory by a margin of five points at the end of the game.

Although the Philadelphia Eagles did not manage to win any of their preseason games, they were still able to have a successful opening to the regular season despite this. The Philadelphia Eagles' first preseason game was a loss to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 20-19. They then tied the Cleveland Browns with a score of 18-18 before suffering a loss to the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 27-13 on August 24. In the first game of the regular season, which took place between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots the previous Sunday, the Eagles entered the second half with a 16-14 lead. After that point, Philadelphia outscored the New England Patriots 9-6 and managed to hang on for a 25-20 victory. Jalen Hurts completed 22 of 33 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown for the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1. On the ground, Hurts carried the ball nine times for 37 yards. The game's leading rusher was Kenneth Gainwell, who finished with 54 yards, and the game's leading receiver was AJ Brown, who finished with seven catches and 79 yards. In addition, DeVonta Smith hauled in seven passes for a total of 47 yards and a touchdown. The Philadelphia Eagles have failed to win five of their last six Week 2 contests while being favorites against opponents from other teams in the National Football Conference. Additionally, following a victory at Lincoln Financial Field, the Philadelphia Eagles have covered the point spread in eight of their previous nine games against the spread.

During the 2023 preseason, the Minnesota Vikings were unable to secure a victory in any of their contests. The Minnesota Vikings started the season off with a loss to the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 24-13. They then went on to suffer defeats at the hands of the Tennessee Titans by a score of 24-16 and the Arizona Cardinals by a score of 18-17. In the first week of the regular season, the Minnesota Vikings played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and went into halftime tied 10-10. However, they went on to lose the game 20-17 after scoring just seven points in the second half. Kirk Cousins, the quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, started the season by throwing for 344 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception while completing 33 of 44 passes. Alexander Mattison led a rather weak rushing attack with 11 attempts for 34 yards, and Justin Jefferson led the receivers with 150 yards on nine receptions. The Minnesota Vikings entered game two of this week's matchup having dropped each of their previous seven away games in the month of September. The Minnesota Vikings, on the other hand, have failed to cover the point spread in each of their last seven games against teams from the National Football Conference East.

In this contest, I'm going to take a shot at the Minnesota Vikings. Despite suffering a defeat in Week 1, the Minnesota Vikings racked up 369 yards of total offense, with just 41 of those yards coming on the ground. The Minnesota Vikings also had a rather sloppy game, which resulted in three turnovers and six penalties for a total of 45 yards. This just made matters worse. The Minnesota Vikings have a more potent offensive than that, and I believe that it will be enough to help them win this game.