2022 · Week 2

Final

Vikings

Minnesota

QB Kirk Cousins

7·24

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Jalen Hurts

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

PHI -2.5

Total

49.5

Model margin

+3.1est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

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
  • +0.004EPA / play+0.100
  • 45.8%Success rate47.9%
  • +0.070EPA / dropback+0.121
  • -0.130EPA / rush+0.072
  • 8.0%Explosive rate11.3%
  • +1.66CPOE+2.05
  • 40.7%Third-down rate46.2%
  • 65.2%Red-zone TD rate72.8%
  • 2.04Points / drive2.43
  • 2.0%Turnover rate1.7%

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
2019 · W6PHI @ MIN2038MIN
2018 · W5MIN @ PHI2321MIN
2017 · playoffsMIN @ PHI738PHI
2016 · W7MIN @ PHI1021PHI
2013 · W15PHI @ MIN3048MIN
2010 · W16MIN @ PHI2414MIN

Box score

Individual performances

Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kirk Cousins27/4622113

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kirk Cousins22010.00
Dalvin Cook6172.80
Jalen Reagor11717.00
Alexander Mattison284.00

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jalen Hurts26/3133311

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Miles Sanders17804.70
Jalen Hurts11575.22
Boston Scott4194.80
Kenny Gainwell273.50

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 +2.53.9%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.7%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Vikings.

Half-point at risk

7.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.3%

Expected total

44.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.37
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.08