{"id":161072,"date":"2018-12-30T19:22:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T01:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=161072"},"modified":"2018-12-30T19:22:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T01:22:29","slug":"eagles-in-vikings-out-nfl-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=161072","title":{"rendered":"Eagles in, Vikings out, NFL playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"LANDOVER, Md. (AP) \u2014 Nick Foles’ magic stretched all the way back to Minnesota.<\/p>\n

Foles did it again, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 24-0 victory over the Redskins and the defending Super Bowl champions earned the NFC’s final wild-card berth when Chicago beat the Vikings on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Eagles (9-7) will play at the Bears (12-4) next weekend.<\/p>\n

Foles tied Philip Rivers’ NFL record by completing 25 straight passes and threw two touchdown passes before a chest injury forced him out of the game. Nate Sudfeld fired a 22-yard TD on his only pass.<\/p>\n

It felt like a home game for the Eagles. Philadelphia fans filled FedEx Field, sang “Fly! Eagles! Fly!” and chanted “Let’s Go Bears!” There were several thousand empty seats and Redskins fans could only cheer for the Vikings to spite Eagles fans.<\/p>\n

Foles, the Super Bowl MVP in Philadelphia’s win over New England last February, is 6-0 in must-win games filling in for Carson Wentz.<\/p>\n

Foles stepped in after Wentz was sidelined by a back injury earlier this month and guided Philadelphia to an upset on the road against the Rams as a 13 1\/2-point underdog. He set a franchise record for yards passing in a game with 471 in a 32-30 comeback win last week against Houston.<\/p>\n

The Eagles dominated the Redskins, controlling the ball for 43:19. Philadelphia’s defense held Washington to only 89 yards total offense.<\/p>\n

The Redskins (7-9) lost six of seven after leading the NFC East at 6-3.<\/p>\n

Foles finished 28 of 33 for 221 yards, two TDs and one interception.<\/p>\n

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\"\"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 The NFC North champion Chicago Bears refused to let up, riding Jordan Howard for 109 rushing yards and two touchdowns and that relentless defense for a 24-10 victory over Minnesota on Sunday that kept the rival Vikings out of the playoffs.<\/p>\n

With the 24-0 win by Philadelphia at Washington, the Vikings (8-7-1) watched the Eagles claim the last wild-card spot and went home wondering what happened to their offense after signing Kirk Cousins for $84 million guaranteed to be the franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n

Tarik Cohen scored the last touchdown on a short run with 7:46 left to cap a 16-play drive for the Bears (12-4), who posted their best regular-season record since the 2006 team finished 13-3 and reached the Super Bowl. They’ve won nine of their last 10 games.<\/p>\n

The Bears began the afternoon with an opportunity, albeit unlikely, to get a first-round bye with a victory and a loss by the Los Angeles Rams. Rookie head coach Matt Nagy was unmoved by the big early lead taken by the Rams, though, keeping quarterback Mitch Trubisky in the entire game and only holding out the starters who were already previously injured.<\/p>\n

Trubisky moved the chains four times on third down during the game-sealing scoring drive, completing three passes and running once for a first down. He took a sack by Anthony Barr that would’ve forced a punt from the Minnesota 45, but a holding penalty on Vikings safety Jayron Kearse gave Chicago a fresh set of downs.<\/p>\n

After spending the majority of the last two decades trying to keep up with Green Bay, the Vikings have overtaken the Packers only to have their other primary rival the Bears surge to the top of the division. Whether Cousins or Sam Bradford or Teddy Bridgewater, the Vikings under coach Mike Zimmer have had plenty of trouble moving the ball against the Bears.<\/p>\n

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