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2004 Regular season · Week 2 · Lincoln Financial Field

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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MINMinnesota Vikings16Away
PHIPhiladelphia Eagles27Home
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Eagles beat Vikings 27–16 in 2004 Week 2

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Minnesota Vikings 27–16 at home at Lincoln Financial Field in Week 2 of the 2004 regular season on September 20, 2004.

The result moved the Eagles to 2–0 and dropped the Vikings to 1–1. The Vikings finished 2004 at 8–8 and lost in the Divisional round. The Eagles finished 2004 at 13–3 and lost Super Bowl XXXIX.

In their previous meeting, the Philadelphia Eagles won 48–17 on November 11, 2001. When they met again, the Philadelphia Eagles won 27–14 on January 16, 2005.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Eagles lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2001 Full series history

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