The narrative coming out of the Vikings' locker room this week, as the team prepares for its trip to Philadelphia on Sunday, figures to be that this matchup is a separate entity from the Eagles' 38-7 win over the Vikings in the NFC Championship Game last January.
The facts should help that narrative along: The Vikings and Eagles both have different quarterbacks than the last time they faced, with Kirk Cousins coming to Minnesota and Carson Wentz having returned from the torn ACL that kept him out for the NFC Championship Game. John DeFilippo — the Eagles quarterbacks coach for the NFC title game — is the Vikings' offensive coordinator now.