MINNEAPOLIS — After their worst performance in more than a year, the Philadelphia Eagles have had some extra time to try to sort out their problems, iron out their inconsistencies and air out their feelings.
The defending Super Bowl champions will be quickly challenged to show they’ve made some strides.
The Eagles, after a humbling 34-17 defeat in prime time by the division-rival New York Giants and a 10-day break to reexamine their lineups, mindsets and schemes, play at Minnesota on Sunday.
“There was a little bit of rest and relaxation, and then there was a lot of trying to figure things out,” coach Nick Sirianni said. “We have a lot of thoughts, a lot of things that we want to put into action.”
The Vikings (3-2) are coming off even more time for rest and reflection, after splitting