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Eagles open as favorites in big Week 5 game against Vikings

The Philadelphia Eagles find themselves in a bit of an unusual position with the Minnesota Vikings coming to town this Sunday.

In the Eagles’ last two games against the Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field, it was the home team that entered the matchup as underdogs.

Back in 2016, the 5-0 Vikings rolled into Philly as three-point road favorites. That didn’t work out so well for Minnesota. The Eagles’ pass rush harassed Sam Bradford all game long en route to a 21-10 victory. (Minnesota’s sole touchdown came in garbage time with 37 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.