MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings won their coin flip with the Indianapolis Colts on Friday, providing some good news for the Philadelphia Eagles -- but some bad news, in a way, for themselves.
The Vikings and Colts finished tied for the 14th pick by virtue of their identical 8-8 records and .495 strengths of schedule, and a coin flip at the NFL combine in Indianapolis on Friday decided the draft order. The Vikings' win in the coin flip puts them 14th in the draft order -- their first-round pick, of course, will go to the Eagles after last September's Sam Bradford trade -- but because the draft order flips in subsequent rounds, the Vikings will be behind the Colts in the second round.