The Vikings scored easily on their first drive, but the rest of the game was all Philadelphia. It was more than disappointing. It was inexplicable. The Vikings couldn’t even make a game of it with the top-ranked defense in the league.
Why?
They were out-coached. On both sides of the ball. From after their first drive until the final buzzer. The Eagles had both a better game plan, and made better adjustments, while the Vikings coaching staff failed to address key issues that were clear early-on.
Going into the game, the Eagles had plenty of tape showing how their secondary could be exposed to the short passing game, rub routes, slants, crossing patterns.