It was, as veteran safety Malcolm Jenkins insisted afterward, “one win, one notch on the belt,” but it felt like more than that for the Eagles in the aftermath of the 21-10 victory over previously undefeated Minnesota on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. It felt like the Eagles needed to rise up after two consecutive road losses and find out who they were and what kind of urgency they had with the NFL’s best team visiting.
And in the end, there were many things about the game that were just flat-out ugly. The teams combined for 8 giveaways after entering the game as two of the stingiest teams in the league.