PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles got their bye a week early — and not the way they wanted.
Joe Webb threw for 195 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first career start filling in for an injured Brett Favre, and the lowly Vikings stunned Michael Vick and the NFC East champion Eagles 24-14 last night in the NFL’s first Tuesday game since 1946.
Adrian Peterson ran for 118 yards and a score, helping the Vikings (6-9) knock the Eagles out of contention for a first-round playoff bye.
The Eagles (10-5) could’ve secured a first-round bye with a victories over the Vikings and Cowboys and with a loss by either the Bears or Falcons this weekend.
“We don’t deserve it after that performance,” Eagles coach Andy Reid said. “Every phase was terrible. We didn’t coach well enough. We didn’t play well enough. I’m disappointed in myself. It’s embarrassing.”
Now the Eagles are locked into the NFC’s No. 3 seed and will host the No. 6 seed on Jan. 8 or 9. Their final game against the Cowboys is meaningless in the standings, so it’s likely Vick — selected as the NFC Pro Bowl starter shortly before the game — and most of the starters will rest.
Two days after a winter storm forced a postponement, there wasn’t even a snowflake visible at the Linc. The game was switched from Sunday because of a howling storm that dumped about a foot of snow in the area.