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Kirk Cousins completed 31 of 44 passes for 364
yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions for Minnesota (0-2).
T.J. Hockenson had seven catches for 66 yards and two
touchdowns, and Justin Jefferson finished with 11 receptions for
a team-high 159 yards.
Both teams started slowly on offense.
The Eagles led 3-0 at the end of the first quarter thanks to a
24-yard field goal by Jake Elliott.
The Vikings grabbed a 7-3 lead with 10:39 left in the second
quarter. Hockenson caught a pass, shook off a defender and
sprinted in for a 5-yard touchdown.
Philadelphia responded with a 1-yard touchdown by Hurts to go
ahead 10-7 with 2:44 remaining in the first half. Hurts' first
score capped a 16-play, 75-yard drive.
Elliott made a 61-yard field goal as time expired at the end of
the half to make it 13-7.
On the first drive of the second half, Hurts punched in another
1-yard touchdown to increase the Eagles' lead to 20-7. The
Eagles' defense set up the score as Josh Sweat sacked Cousins on
Minnesota's 18-yard line to pop the ball loose, and Fletcher Cox
recovered the fumble and took it to the Vikings' 7-yard line.
Hurts relied upon his arm to make it 27-7 for the Eagles. He
heaved a pass to a wide-open Smith, who made the catch and
sprinted to the end zone for a 63-yard score.
On their next possession, the Vikings cut the deficit to 27-14
with 9:09 remaining in the third quarter as Cousins connected
with rookie wideout Jordan Addison for a 62-yard touchdown.
Minnesota pulled within 27-21 with 7:41 left in the game.
Cousins looked to his left and hit K.J. Osborn for a 10-yard
touchdown.
The Eagles then made it 34-21 on Swift's 2-yard touchdown run
with 4:13 to go.
The Vikings capped the scoring on Hockenson's second touchdown
catch, again from 5 yards out, with 1:10 remaining.
--Field Level Media
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