Philadelphia - — The Eagles got their bye a week early - and not the way they wanted.
Rookie quarterback Joe Webb threw for 195 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first career start, filling in for an injured Brett Favre, and the struggling Vikings beat Michael Vick and the NFC East champion Eagles 24-14 in the NFL's first Tuesday game since 1946.
Adrian Peterson ran for 118 yards and a score, helping the Vikings (6-9) knock Philadelphia out of contention for a first-round playoff bye.
The Eagles (10-5) could have secured a first-round bye with a victory over the Vikings and Dallas and with a loss by either Chicago or Atlanta next week.
Now the Eagles are locked into the NFC's No. 3 seed and will host the No. 6 seed on Jan. 8 or 9. Their final game against the Cowboys is meaningless in the standings, so it's likely Vick and most of the rest of the starters will rest.
Two days after a winter storm forced a postponement, there wasn't even a snowflake visible at the Linc. The game was switched from Sunday because of a howling storm that dumped about a foot of snow in the area.
The Eagles, nine days after rallying from a 21-point deficit in the final 7:18 to beat the Giants on DeSean Jackson's 65-yard punt return on the final play, would find no miracles against the Vikings.
Vick, selected as the NFC Pro Bowl starter shortly before the game, mostly struggled after his 3-yard TD pass to Clay Harbor gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead. He lost two fumbles, threw an interception and was sacked six times.
Trailing 17-7 to start the fourth quarter, the Eagles cut the deficit to three when Vick scored on a 10-yard TD run. But the Vikings answered on the ensuing drive with Peterson's 1-yard plunge for a 24-14 lead with 6:43 left. The Pro Bowl running back showed no signs of the right knee injury that had him listed as questionable.
