Why Minnesota Could Win: Unless the Eagles decide to start their ball boy at quarterback, it's tough to see a situation where the Vikings could win this week. In Monday night's game Minnesota was embarrassed on national television by Chicago, 40-14. Without Adrian Peterson or Brett Favre, the offense failed to look like a professional team, and perhaps for good reason. Joe Webb was recruited as a wide receiver but most small conference teams put their most athletic player at quarterback and let him serve as their primary play maker. In fact, I was under the belief that Webb would be playing wide receiver at the professional level too, but injuries to Favre and Tarvaris Jackson forced the UAB product into action. Webb completed just 15 of 26 passes for 129 yards and two interceptions. Don't anticipate drastically better numbers this weekend.
Why Philadelphia Could Win: As many negative superlatives as I have for the Vikings, I have even more positive ones for the Eagles. Michael Vick's astounding performances have put him in contention with Tom Brady for MVP and have made the Eagles into my team to beat in the NFC. Vick's effortless cannon with DeSean Jackson's track star speed make the two a deadly combination and allow the extremely talented Jeremy Maclin (64 catches, 890 yards and 10 TD) to go mostly unnoticed under the radar. Minnesota's defense isn't bad, but with the offensive consistently giving up bad field position, they could once again give up a ton of points.
Prediction: 38-13 Eagles.
