MINNEAPOLIS — Carson Wentz surveyed the field, making his pre-snap calls from the shotgun formation on third down. The next thing he knew, he was sprinting away from the line of scrimmage, chasing down a high snap that short-circuited Minnesota's first drive.

That was only the start of a frustrating afternoon for Wentz and the Vikings, who scored just one touchdown in six red zone trips in a 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

That’s right — the Vikings crossed the 20-yard line six times and five of those trips ended with Will Reichard field goals, including a 59-yarder after Wentz recovered that errant snap 22 yards behind the original line of scrimmage.

Minnesota’s other red zone forays were waylaid by a variety of issues – penalties, dropped passes, errant throws and unt

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