Soccer followers get a double-dose of Monday Evening Soccer in Week 2, with a pair of fascinating video games to shut out the second week of the season. The second recreation sees Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings journey east to tackle Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN+ (stay stream out there on FuboTV).

The Vikings are coming off an enormous win over their division rivals, the Inexperienced Bay Packers, within the first week of the season. Within the victory Jefferson put up enormous numbers, as he tries to make his case as the perfect large receiver within the NFL. The Vikings protection additionally put stress on Aaron Rodgers all through the sport, one thing they’ll look to duplicate towards the Eagles.

As for Philadelphia, their season-opening win over the Detroit Lions seems to be a bit higher after Week 2, because the Lions evened their file at 1-1 with a win over Washington Sunday. Hurts confirmed some indicators of development within the Week 1 win, however Eagles followers are nonetheless searching for him to make use of his arm greater than his legs because the season continues.

Time: 8:30 p.m. ET

Location: Lincoln Monetary Subject, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

TV: ABC

Streaming: ESPN+/FuboTV

Odds: Philadelphia is at the moment a 2.5-point favourite

Curiously sufficient, with this recreation overlapping with the primary recreation between the Buffalo Payments and the Tennessee Titans, ESPN and ABC will flip to a “double field” at instances, exhibiting each video games to viewers:

Sadly, there can be no ManningCast this week, given the pair of Monday Evening Soccer video games. Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, together with particular friends, can be again for Week 3, when the Dallas Cowboys tackle Eli’s former workforce, the New York Giants.

Whereas the primary recreation of the Monday Evening Soccer doubleheader provided a clear sweep of predictions, with each SB Nation knowledgeable selecting the Buffalo Payments, there is a little more of a cut up with the later recreation. Seven of our consultants imagine that Minnesota will go on the street and win, whereas six are trying on the dwelling workforce to emerge victorious.

As one of many six selecting the Eagles, I’ll share my considering. We did see some indicators of development from Hurts as a passer from the pocket throughout Week 1, and whereas the Vikings’ cross rush will supply a stern take a look at, the presence of A.J. Brown, coupled with extra alternatives for DeVonta Smith, ought to consequence within the Eagles placing up factors.

The largest query is what occurs when the Vikings have the ball. Will Jefferson have one other enormous recreation, or will this Philadelphia protection, with all the brand new faces and additions, have a solution? Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon confronted a good quantity of criticism after Week 1, and whereas that defensive efficiency seems to be a bit completely different after Detroit’s offensive efficiency yesterday, Gannon is below some stress to place the clamps on the Minnesota offense. I feel the Eagles do exactly sufficient, successful a detailed one by a remaining rating of 24-20.