NFL Playoff Schedule Sunday January 4: Philadelphia Eagles Face Minnesota Vikings in Wildcard Round

The NFL playoffs continue on Sunday and in the NFC wildcard round the Philadelphia Eagles (9-6-1) will be on the road to face the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings (10-6) for the right to move on.

After a three game stretch that dropped them to 5-5-1 the Eagles have surged, winning four of their last five games to capture the final spot in the playoffs. Much of that has been due to the play of quarterback Donovan McNabb who has put behind a slow start to surge when Philadelphia needed him most.

On the defensive end the Eagles haven’t given up more than 14 points in their last four games and that includes wins over the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. The Philadelphia defense was the best in the NFC, allowing just 274.3 yards per game and 18.1 points. They’ll be tested on Sunday when they face the Vikings Adrian Peterson who led the NFL in rushing this year.

Peterson has averaged 110 yards per game for the Vikings but he’ll need to hold on to the ball if he is to be effective against the Eagles. He fumbled a league high nine times and lost four of those and Minnesota can’t afford to turn the ball over on Sunday.

Minnesota turned a miserable 1-3 start to the year into a late season surge as they won five of their last six to capture their division. While their offense has been led by Peterson it has been their defense that put them in position to reach the playoffs. They have held opponents to an NFL-best 76.9 yards rushing per game and they’ll look to neutralize Brian Westbrook on Sunday and force McNabb to pass.

Kickoff for Sunday’s game is set for 4:30 p.m. ET.

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