Conference Semifinals, 2025

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Philadelphia Eagles	7	7	7	0	-	21
Minnesota Vikings	14	14	0	16	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 PHI - Max Messersmith 15 run (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
1Q: 06:23 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 49 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
1Q: 02:13 MIN - Josh Harding 48 fumble return (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 10:09 PHI - Adrian Covington 20 pass from Paul Sullivan (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
2Q: 04:03 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 4 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 00:35 MIN - Quentin Giles 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 05:18 PHI - Ben Kidd 11 pass from Paul Sullivan (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
4Q: 14:01 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 11 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 01:51 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 20 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 01:24 MIN - Safety: Gerald Rosow sacked quarterback in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 PHI - Max Messersmith 15 run (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
1Q: 06:23 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 49 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
1Q: 02:13 MIN - Josh Harding 48 fumble return (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 10:09 PHI - Adrian Covington 20 pass from Paul Sullivan (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
2Q: 04:03 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 4 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 00:35 MIN - Quentin Giles 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 05:18 PHI - Ben Kidd 11 pass from Paul Sullivan (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
4Q: 14:01 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 11 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 01:51 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 20 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 01:24 MIN - Safety: Gerald Rosow sacked quarterback in end zone

Team Statistics PHI MIN
Record 11-7 14-3
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 305 372
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 5.00 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 130 190
- Rushing Attempts 32 34
- Yards per Rush 4.06 5.59
Net Passing Yards 175 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 0 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 181 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 6.74
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/66 8/67
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35

Team Statistics	PHI	MIN
Record	11-7	14-3
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	305	372
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	5.00	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	130	190
- Rushing Attempts	32	34
- Yards per Rush	4.06	5.59
Net Passing Yards	175	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 0	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	181	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	6.74
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/66	8/67
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:25	30:35

Drive Charts

Philadelphia Eagles
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	2:57	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
1	6:01	2:27	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
1	2:05	7:11	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	3:53	1:43	OWN 46	5	7	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 19	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:14	OWN 18	6	17	Punt
3	10:21	5:10	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
4	13:52	1:12	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	8:50	4:07	OWN 10	11	53	Downs
4	1:34	0:25	OWN 6	1	-6	Safety

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
1	9:54	3:53	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	3:34	1:29	OWN 16	3	-10	Punt
2	9:54	6:01	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	2:10	1:41	OWN 13	7	87	Touchdown
3	10:46	0:25	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
3	5:11	6:19	OWN 26	15	74	Touchdown
4	12:40	3:50	OWN 29	6	24	Punt
4	4:43	2:52	OWN 37	5	18	Punt
4	1:51	0:17	OPP 20	1	20	Touchdown
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 35	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jeremy Kirk, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Max Messersmith	16	75	4.69	18	2	1
Jamie Woodson	10	43	4.30	13	1	0
Tommy LaRue	3	6	2.00	5	0	0
Gene Winslett	2	8	4.00	6	0	0
Paul Sullivan	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Kirk	18	157	8.72	49	8	4
Mitch Fulcher	13	34	2.62	11	1	0
Frankie Giles	3	-1	-0.33	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Sullivan	28	14	181	1/6	2	26	0	94.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	27	18	182	0/0	1	43	0	98.1

Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adrian Covington	5	10	57	11.40	15	24	1
WR Bruce Morrison	5	6	68	13.60	10	26	0
WR Ben Kidd	2	4	24	12.00	0	13	1
RB Max Messersmith	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Herb Heubel	1	4	21	21.00	2	21	0
TE Greg Torretta	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	3	6	31	10.33	7	15	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	5	55	18.33	30	37	0
WR Sherman Styles	3	4	8	2.67	0	5	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	3	10	5.00	2	7	0
RB Mitch Fulcher	2	2	52	26.00	35	43	0
FB Clyde Uerling	2	3	13	6.50	3	9	0
TE Josh Harding	2	2	11	5.50	0	11	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Philadelphia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Philadelphia	Fumb	Recov
Adrian Covington	2	0
Jamie Woodson	1	0
Dwayne Gelbart	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force	TD
Josh Harding	1	0	1
Clyde Uerling	1	0	0
Harry Hines	0	1	0
Dixon Cash	0	1	0
Butch Blackwood	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Philadelphia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Toby Kelsay	4	187	46.8	40.8	55	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	5	201	40.2	37.4	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Philadelphia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Johnnie Bergstrom	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Covington	3	14	4.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Covington	3	76	25.3	0
Gabe Covington	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	3	76	25.3	0
Bernie Hassler	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Philadelphia	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Calvin Porter	8	0	23	18
OLB Matt Franz	7	2	33	27
ILB Jon Fulcher	6	4	32	25
DE Henry Dillon	6	0	29	21
OLB Warren Sibal	5	0	29	23
S Mitch Jordan	4	0	27	24
DT Matt Roberts	2	2	23	19
S Gabe Covington	2	0	31	24
DE Mo Leskanic	1	2	20	7
CB Marlon Riley	1	1	27	20
S Jimmy Wimmer	1	1	10	6
ILB Rodney Wade	1	1	7	3
DE Todd McConnell	1	0	14	20
DT Bennie Sudnik	0	2	11	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	6	5	0.0	30	29
S Harry Hines	6	0	0.0	29	28
CB Nick Blackburn	4	1	0.0	24	22
S Leslie Ramthun	4	0	0.0	13	13
DE Carey Richardson	3	4	0.0	26	26
DT Tyrone Sawyers	3	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Archie Burton	3	0	0.0	3	13
ILB Roman Cassidy	3	0	0.0	12	11
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	0.0	23	21
OLB Ty Rivers	2	0	0.0	15	9
DE Gerald Rosow	1	0	1.0	6	3
DE Dave Patterson	1	2	0.0	21	25
CB Michael Huffman	1	2	0.0	26	23
OLB Jeff Roman	1	2	0.0	17	12
ILB Nolan Money	1	1	0.0	22	17
DT Bucky Bullock	1	1	0.0	17	8
CB Casey Rindfleisch	1	0	0.0	13	17
DT Deion Palmer	0	1	0.0	18	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Philadelphia	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Todd McConnell	1	2	20
OLB Warren Sibal	1	1	23
OLB Matt Franz	0	1	27
DT Matt Roberts	0	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gerald Rosow	1.0	0	1	3
DE Carey Richardson	0.0	2	2	26
DE Dave Patterson	0.0	1	0	25
DT Tyrone Sawyers	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Philadelphia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Matt Franz	5	0	27
CB Calvin Porter	4	1	18
ILB Jon Fulcher	2	0	25
S Mitch Jordan	2	0	24
DT Matt Roberts	2	0	19
S Jimmy Wimmer	1	0	6
OLB Warren Sibal	1	0	23
DE Todd McConnell	1	0	20
CB Marlon Riley	0	1	20

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nick Blackburn	4	0	22
S Leslie Ramthun	2	1	13
OLB Archie Burton	2	0	13
S Harry Hines	2	0	28
CB J.C. Sturm	1	1	21
CB Michael Huffman	1	1	23
OLB Ty Rivers	1	0	9
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	0	29
CB Casey Rindfleisch	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Philadelphia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett McGee	2	8	28	0	23
Randy Sellers	2	6	30	0	26
Herb Forbes	2	4	24	0	25
Gene Winslett	2	3	23	0	15
Kirk Chapman	1	5	31	0	25
Randy Quesnel	1	1	6	0	12
Bill Wright	0	2	12	0	10
Greg Torretta	0	1	30	0	19
Derrick Hawkins	0	1	8	0	7
Nicky Frick	0	0	27	1	21

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marshall Burns	3	11	1	32	24
Rod Erickson	3	5	0	26	21
Donald Starks	2	5	2	26	25
Lamar Martin	1	2	0	23	22
Pete Luster	1	2	0	8	7
Hunter Parrish	1	1	0	10	5
Josh Harding	1	1	0	20	16
Wes Pentasuglio	0	3	0	26	20
Kris Arnold	0	1	0	8	6

Special Teams Statistics

Philadelphia	Tackles	STPlays
Gene Winslett	2	13
Jamie Woodson	1	21
Marco Nager	1	16
Kurt Cimellaro	1	11
R.J. Fitzgerald	1	4
Randy Quesnel	1	4
Jimmy Wimmer	0	16
Derrick Hawkins	0	16
Herb Heubel	0	16
Terrance Kaczmarek	0	15
Adrian Covington	0	13
Dwayne Gelbart	0	12
Gabe Covington	0	12
Vernon Garrison	0	10
Toby Kelsay	0	9
Greg Torretta	0	8
Rodney Wade	0	5
Tommy LaRue	0	5
Mo Leskanic	0	4
Brett McGee	0	4
Bill Wright	0	4
Herb Forbes	0	3
Edwin Jenkins	0	3
Bennie Sudnik	0	2
Matt Roberts	0	2
Nicky Frick	0	1
Henry Dillon	0	1
Matt Franz	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	3	15
Harry Hines	2	12
Clyde Uerling	1	17
Butch Blackwood	1	14
Rick Collins	0	21
Ty Rivers	0	20
Mitch Fulcher	0	20
Josh Harding	0	17
Emmitt Caldwell	0	12
Casey Rindfleisch	0	8
Jose Reed	0	7
Sherman Styles	0	7
Rod Erickson	0	5
Troy Branch	0	5
Kris Arnold	0	5
Bernie Hassler	0	5
Hunter Parrish	0	5
Pete Luster	0	5
Gino McDaniel	0	5
Dave Patterson	0	4
Leslie Ramthun	0	4
Roman Ferrari	0	4
Nick Blackburn	0	4
Roman Cassidy	0	4
Gerald Rosow	0	2
Tyrone Sawyers	0	2
Nolan Money	0	1
Jeremy Kirk	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	49	5.4
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	8	42	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	55	4.6
Middle	8	96	12.0
Right	12	42	3.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Sullivan	28	14	4	1	5	4	4	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	27	18	2	0	0	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	81	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	140	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	27	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adrian Covington	10	5	2	57	2	28
WR Bruce Morrison	6	5	0	68	1	23
WR Herb Heubel	4	1	0	21	1	10
WR Ben Kidd	4	2	1	24	0	14
RB Max Messersmith	2	1	1	11	0	21
TE Greg Torretta	2	0	1	0	0	19

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	6	3	31	0	13
WR Bernie Hassler	5	3	55	1	18
WR Sherman Styles	4	3	8	0	13
RB Jeremy Kirk	3	2	10	0	16
FB Clyde Uerling	3	2	13	0	14
RB Mitch Fulcher	2	2	52	1	11
WR Dixon Cash	2	1	2	0	16
TE Josh Harding	2	2	11	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Max Messersmith	2	20	10.00	4.69
Tommy LaRue	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	6	43	7.17	8.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Sullivan	3	2	31	10.33	6.46

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	2	2	6	3.00	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adrian Covington	2	1	20	10.00	5.70
WR Ben Kidd	1	1	11	11.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	6	6.00	5.17
WR Sherman Styles	1	1	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Philadelphia	Rushes	Conversions
Max Messersmith	3	2
Jamie Woodson	2	2
Gene Winslett	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	2	0
Jeremy Kirk	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Sullivan	8	4	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adrian Covington	5	2	2
WR Bruce Morrison	1	1	1
WR Herb Heubel	1	0	0
WR Ben Kidd	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	1
WR Sherman Styles	2	1	1
FB Clyde Uerling	2	1	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	1
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	1
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 88,800 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,500 (24,800)
End Zone 17,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine 9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	88,800 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,500 (24,800)
End Zone	17,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine	9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,000)