Six Red Zone Trips and Just 1 Touchdown Is the Story of What Went Wrong for the Vikings vs Eagles
Carson Wentz’s multiple turnovers and penalties hindered the Vikings’ offense as Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw three touchdown passes, officials said.
- On Oct 19, 2025, the Minnesota Vikings lost 28-22 to the Philadelphia Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium, despite outgaining Philadelphia 22-19.
- Carson Wentz's early mistakes included two interceptions, one a pick-six returned 42 yards by Jalyx Hunt, plus an arm punt and intentional grounding penalty.
- Six red zone trips produced one touchdown and five Will Reichard field goals as Wentz missed a touchdown to Jordan Addison and a holding penalty on Blake Brandel nullified a Jalen Nailor score.
- With under two minutes, Hurts completed a 45-yard pass to Brown, sealing the Eagles' win after Minnesota's third-down performance remained poor at 7 for 15.
- Jalen Hurts outplayed Minnesota by throwing three touchdown passes, while A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith combined for 304 yards and three touchdowns on 13 catches.
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Six red zone trips and just 1 touchdown is the story of what went wrong for the Vikings vs Eagles
The story of the game for Minnesota in its 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was the Vikings' struggle in the red zone.

Carson Wentz’s early struggles doom Vikings in loss to Eagles
With a chance to stick it to his former team for giving up on him, Carson Wentz instead put forth a performance that helped justify the defending Super Bowl champions turning the page early in his career. The mistakes from the veteran quarterback on Sunday afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium were too much for the Vikings to overcome in a 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He missed a surefire touchdown pass early in the game. He threw an intercep…
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