--DE Jared Allen had two sacks in the Vikings' playoff loss to the Eagles. Including those two, Allen had 16.5 sacks in his first season with the Vikings. He had an NFL-high 15.5 sacks last season with Kansas City.

--WR Bernard Berrian appeared to be slowed Sunday by a sprained ankle he suffered two weeks ago against Atlanta. Berrian struggled to get separation against Eagles defenders. Berrian also was bothered by an injury to his big toe at the outset of the season. He finished Sunday with only two catches for 36 yards.

--DE Ray Edwards missed Sunday's game because of an undisclosed injury to his left knee suffered in the regular-season finale against the New York Giants. It's not clear if Edwards will have arthroscopic surgery this offseason to clean up his knee.

--DT Kevin Williams finished with 8.5 sacks on the season but did not have any in his final six games, including the playoffs. Williams' sack total tied Tennessee's Albert Haynesworth for the most among NFL defensive tackles.

--NT Pat Williams missed the final three games of the season because of a broken right shoulder blade. Williams was expected to be able to play after missing a month but the Vikings failed to advance to the divisional round of the playoffs. That would have allowed Williams to return.

REPORT CARD VS. EAGLES

PASSING OFFENSE: D - Tarvaris Jackson played like the quarterback who got benched after the opening two regular-season games. He completed 15 of 35 passes for 164 yards with no touchdowns, an interception that was returned for a touchdown and a brutal 45.4 passer rating. Jackson looked indecisive through much of the game. Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel took advantage by picking off a second-quarter pass intended for Sidney Rice and returning it 44 yards for a score. Bernard Berrian, the Vikings' top wide receiver, caught only two passes for 36 yards and tight end Visanthe Shiancoe, who appeared to have developed chemistry with Jackson, caught just one ball for seven yards.

RUSHING OFFENSE: C-minus - The Vikings' ground game actually accumulated 148 yards on 34 carries and running back Adrian Peterson had 83 of those yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns. This included a 40-yard scoring run in the second quarter. The problem was that in the second half Peterson proved to be a non-factor. He had only 17 yards on eight carries as Minnesota had just 39 yards rushing in the second half.

PASS DEFENSE: B-minus - The Eagles' Donovan McNabb passed for 300 yards and hit on a few key passes in crucial situations. The biggest was a screen pass to Brian Westbrook in the fourth quarter that the running back took 71 yards for a touchdown. Another key McNabb completion came in the third quarter with the Eagles facing a third-and-11 at their own 4. Failure to convert likely would have meant excellent field position for the Vikings. However, McNabb completed a 12-yard pass to wide receiver Jason Avant and by the time the drive ended the Eagles were at the Vikings' 43-yard line. McNabb did have two turnovers, including an interception and fumble. The fumble was forced by defensive end Jared Allen on one of his two sacks in the game. Cornerback Cedric Griffin made the interception on a pass intended for Kevin Curtis late in the second quarter.

RUSH DEFENSE: B - Playing a third-game without Pro Bowl run-stopping nose tackle Pat Williams, the Vikings did fine in this area. The Eagles only had 67 yards on 23 carries, a 2.9 per-carry average, and Brian Westbrook was held to 38 yards on 20 carries. This came with Fred Evans and Jimmy Kennedy sharing snaps in place of Williams and with left end Ray Edwards out because of a knee injury. Brian Robison got the start in place of Edwards.

SPECIAL TEAMS: D - A unit that had plenty of rough moments this season was not at its best again. The Eagles' DeSean Jackson helped to set up a first-quarter field goal with a 62-yard punt return and also had a 30-yard punt return in the second half. Maurice Hicks averaged 22.2 yards on six kick returns with a long of 26 yards. Punter Chris Kluwe averaged 45.3 yards gross and 31.6 net on eight returns but had a 17-yarder in the first quarter.

COACHING: C - Brad Childress' most curious decision came in the first quarter when he declined a holding penalty on the Eagles after a third-and-9 play from the Vikings' 26. This enabled Philadelphia's David Akers to kick a 43-yard field goal. The defense was playing well at that point and it would have seemed to make sense to force the Eagles into a third-and-19 from the 36 to see if they could either force Philadelphia out of field-goal range or make Akers have to attempt a tougher kick. Childress said he was told Akers could have made it from the longer distance, however, and the Vikings coach did not want to give the Eagles an opportunity for a big play.