2004 · DIV

Final

Vikings

Minnesota

QB Daunte Culpepper

14·27

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Donovan McNabb

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 31°F · wind 16mph

Closing spread

PHI -8

Total

47

Model margin

+3.3est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

2.1%est.

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Vikings

How each play moved the game.

Eagles winsVikings wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Vikingsedge mapEagles
  • +0.162EPA / play+0.072
  • 50.0%Success rate44.4%
  • +0.287EPA / dropback+0.143
  • -0.097EPA / rush-0.060
  • 10.7%Explosive rate10.1%
  • 52.5%Third-down rate37.2%
  • 64.5%Red-zone TD rate68.0%
  • 2.26Points / drive1.97
  • 2.0%Turnover rate2.2%
  • +0.107EPA / play allowed-0.027

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

PHI lead 10–4 since 1999

PHI have won 3 straight. Meetings average 47.5 points. PHI are 9-4-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W7PHI @ MIN2822PHI
2023 · W2MIN @ PHI2834PHI
2022 · W2MIN @ PHI724PHI
2019 · W6PHI @ MIN2038MIN
2018 · W5MIN @ PHI2321MIN
2017 · playoffsMIN @ PHI738PHI
2016 · W7MIN @ PHI1021PHI
2013 · W15PHI @ MIN3048MIN

Box score

Individual performances

Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daunte Culpepper24/4631612
Gus Frerotte0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Michael Bennett8374.60
Onterrio Smith7355.00
Daunte Culpepper5255.01
Mewelde Moore100.00

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Donovan McNabb21/3328620

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Brian Westbrook12705.80
Dorsey Levens10363.60
Donovan McNabb331.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +83.8%6.8%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Vikings.

Half-point at risk

2.13%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

58.0%

Expected total

46.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.21
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.56
  • Expected margin+3.33