Eagles await unbeaten Vikings, familiar face in Sam Bradford

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph, left, celebrates with quarterback Sam Bradford after catching an 8-yard touchdown pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Minneapolis. The Vikings could not have expected a better return from the trade they made with Philadelphia for quarterback Sam Bradford, and this week Bradford and the Vikings will have the opportunity to prove as much to the Eagles. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File)

By Associated Press October 22, 2016 8 min read

When the Eagles were 3-0, the schedule called for a bye. They haven’t won since.

Into Philadelphia on Sunday come the Minnesota Vikings, the NFL’s only unbeaten team. They are coming off a bye.

“I think it’s 0-0 now, and we start a new season,” says Mike Zimmer , coach of the 5-0 Vikings. “You just forget about what has happened in the past, and we start moving on. So, now it’s, for us, I think it’s an 11-game season, and we’ll see where we’re at then.”

Where they are at now is the Linc, and the Eagles have looked weak in dropping to 3-2. They were particularly unsightly last week at Washington.

But they are 2-0 at home. Among their biggest challenges is slowing down a guy named Sam Bradford, who until just before the regular season was their starting quarterback. Then he was dealt to Minnesota, where he has been superb.