Divisional Round: Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles (Lincoln Financial Field), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 16, 2005 at 1:06pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Minnesota Vikings traveling to Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Lincoln Financial Field shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Minnesota Vikings versus Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Minnesota Vikings-Philadelphia Eagles cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14-2 | W2 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | L2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 9-7 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 15-1 | W14 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 9-7 | W1 |
| Houston Texans | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 12-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 10-6 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 5-11 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 8-8 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6-10 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-14 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 13-3 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-10 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6-10 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 11-5 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W4 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L4 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0771414 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 721212727 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Freddie Mitchell 2 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Brian Westbrook 7 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick) | 0-14 |
| Vikings | Daunte Culpepper 7 yard rush ( Morten Andersen kick) | 7-14 |
| Eagles | Freddie Mitchell offensive fumble recovery in end zone ( David Akers kick) | 7-21 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | David Akers 21 yard field goal | 7-24 |
| Eagles | David Akers 23 yard field goal | 7-27 |
| Vikings | Marcus Robinson 32 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper ( Morten Andersen kick) | 14-27 |
Philadelphia Eagles defeated Minnesota Vikings 27-14 at Lincoln Financial Field in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Vikings: Marcus Robinson 32 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper ( Morten Andersen kick). Top line of the day: Daunte Culpepper: 316 pass yards on 24-of-46, 1 TD, 2 INT. Philadelphia Eagles move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Philadelphia Eagles walked out of Lincoln Financial Field as the team that survived a Divisional Round Minnesota Vikings will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 27-14. The final scoring play came from Vikings: Marcus Robinson 32 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper ( Morten Andersen kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Philadelphia Eagles move on to a conference championship.
Philadelphia Eagles 27, Minnesota Vikings 14. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 67722. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Daunte Culpepper: 316 pass yards on 24-of-46, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Brian Westbrook: 70 rush yards on 12 carries
- Marcus Robinson: 5 catches for 119 yards
Divisional Round, played at Lincoln Financial Field. Final: Minnesota Vikings 14, Philadelphia Eagles 27, with Philadelphia Eagles taking the result by 13. **First quarter**
- Eagles: Freddie Mitchell 2 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick)
Second quarter
- Eagles: Brian Westbrook 7 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick)
- Vikings: Daunte Culpepper 7 yard rush ( Morten Andersen kick)
- Eagles: Freddie Mitchell offensive fumble recovery in end zone ( David Akers kick)
Fourth quarter
- Eagles: David Akers 21 yard field goal
- Eagles: David Akers 23 yard field goal
- Vikings: Marcus Robinson 32 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper ( Morten Andersen kick)
Top performers
- Daunte Culpepper: 316 pass yards on 24-of-46, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Brian Westbrook: 70 rush yards on 12 carries
- Marcus Robinson: 5 catches for 119 yards
| Vikings | Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 21 | 23 |
| Total Yards | 385 | 395 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 24/47 | 21/33 |
| Pass yards | 316 | 286 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 3 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 28 | 0 |
| Net pass yards | 288 | 286 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 21 | 25 |
| Rush yards | 97 | 109 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 7 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 108 | 20 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | |||||
| Daunte Culpepper | 24/46 | 316 | 1 | 2 | |
| Gus Frerotte | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PHI | |||||
| Donovan McNabb | 21/33 | 286 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | ||||
| Michael Bennett | 8 | 37 | 0 | 18 |
| Onterrio Smith | 7 | 35 | 0 | 10 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 5 | 25 | 1 | 8 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHI | ||||
| Brian Westbrook | 12 | 70 | 0 | 15 |
| Dorsey Levens | 10 | 36 | 0 | 11 |
| Donovan McNabb | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | ||||
| Marcus Robinson | 5 | 119 | 1 | 40 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 51 | 0 | 21 |
| Nate Burleson | 4 | 50 | 0 | 28 |
| Onterrio Smith | 4 | 28 | 0 | 11 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 26 | 0 | 20 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Sean Berton | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Kelly Campbell | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Michael Bennett | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| PHI | ||||
| Freddie Mitchell | 5 | 65 | 1 | 30 |
| Greg Lewis | 2 | 64 | 0 | 52 |
| L.J. Smith | 4 | 52 | 0 | 19 |
| Brian Westbrook | 5 | 47 | 1 | 24 |
| Todd Pinkston | 3 | 46 | 0 | 19 |
| Josh Parry | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Dorsey Levens | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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