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Glenn Erby

Statistical Breakdown: How the Eagles and Vikings stack up ahead of Monday night

The Eagles and Vikings is a little over 24 hours away from headlining a Monday night doubleheader, and both teams will get a chance to see just how talented their offense is.

Philadelphia entered the week as a slight favorite after racking up 455 yards against the improving Lions in Week 1.

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The Vikings’ highly explosive offense did enough to defeat the Packers, with the Minnesota defense stifling Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Scoring Offense

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Eagles 1st, 38.0 PPG

Vikings 12th, 23.0 PPG

Passing Offense

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Eagles: 14th, 239.0 YPG

Vikings: 9th, 269.0 YPG

Rushing Offense

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Eagles: 3rd, 216.0 YPG

Vikings: 11th, 126.0 YPG

Total Offense

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Eagles: 2nd, 455.0 YPG

Vikings: 8th, 395.0 YPG

Total Defense -yards allowed per game

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Eagles: 22nd, 386.0 YPG

Vikings: 13th, 338.0 YPG

First Downs

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Eagles: 5th, 27 first downs

Vikings: 16th, 19 first downs

Penalties

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Eagles: 19th, 61 penalty yards per game

Vikings: tied 4th, 20 penalty yards per game

Turnover Margin

Eagles: T-6th, +1 TO margin

Vikings: T-3rd, +2 TO margin

Sacks Allowed

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Eagles: T-2nd, 1 sack allowed

Vikings: T-2nd, 1 sack allowed

Scoring Defense

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Eagles: 30th, 35 points allowed

Viking: T-2nd, 7 points allowed

Passing Defense

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Eagles: 11th, 205 YPG allowed

Vikings: 16th, 227 YPG allowed

Rushing Defense

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Eagles: 28th, 181 YPG allowed

Vikings: 18th, 111 YPG allowed

Sacks

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Eagles: 25th, one sack

Vikings: T-3rd, four sacks

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