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Tim Hawk | For NJ.com
Breaking down the Vikings ...
PHILADELPHIA -- Jim Schwartz and Frank Reich kept things status quo. They acted no different on Tuesday than any other time they met the Philadelphia media.
It didn't matter in a week the two could be the coordinators for the NFC Champion Eagles. Just as easily, if they can't get things done against Minnesota, their season could be over.
While the Eagles don't have to worry about Drew Brees and Marshon Lattimore, the Vikings certainly present a challenge. Quarterback Case Keenum is enjoying a career year, receiver Stefon Diggs is as dangerous as any, and Minnesota's defense is the best statistical group in the NFL.
Again, Sunday won't be a cakewalk. So what must the Eagles do to win?
Here's what Schwartz and Reich had to say about the Vikings.
Matt Lombardo | NJ Advance Media
Reich on if Vikings' defense is best Eagles have faced
"I think they are the best defense we've faced this year and I think one of the reasons why is they can get pressure with four and cover with seven. Any time you can get pressure with four and cover with seven, that's kind of been the key to our defensive success. That's a winning formula. That's been a proven winning formula for a long time, so I think this week is a good test of that.
"From the flipside of that offensively, we have a challenge in front of us to be able to put together drives, find some big plays in those drives, and be smart with the football."
Schwartz on quarterback Case Keenum, and third-down success
"He's played outstanding at the quarterback position. They have a lot of good players around there, too. They have run the ball really well. They are a little bit -- I made a big deal last week about if you combine the running back totals how it would be an All-Pro player. These guys aren't that far off it and they lost their potentially best running back in [Vikings RB] Dalvin Cook early in the season.
"I think they have done a good job on first-and-second down, that's taken them to third [down]. [Vikings WR Adam] Thielen took a big jump to being a Pro Bowl player. [Vikings WR Stefon] Diggs, [Vikings TE Kyle] Rudolph, they roll about five deep at wide receiver. All those guys have a role, and the quarterback is a smart, veteran player that knows where to go with the ball and hasn't made a lot of mistakes."