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Eagles figure out how to make things tough for Sam Bradford

It was a rough all-around day for Sam Bradford. Rich Schultz/Getty Images

The Philadelphia Eagles' pass pressure made things difficult for Sam Bradford on Sunday afternoon, playing a major role in their win over the Minnesota Vikings.

Sam Bradford was sacked or put under duress on a season-high 36 percent of his dropbacks Sunday, 13 percentage points higher than his pressure percentage coming into the game.

On the 17 dropbacks in which Bradford was pressured, he committed three turnovers and the Vikings gained 11 yards.

The Eagles sent a defensive back as a pass rusher on 13 dropbacks, the same number as the Eagles’ total from the first five games of the season. On those plays, the Eagles sacked or pressured Bradford eight times.

Bradford entered the day 11-of-23 with two touchdown passes and no interceptions when under duress through his first four games.

The Vikings' receivers did not help Bradford out either, dropping four passes (two on third down), their most since Week 2 of 2014 season. The Vikings came into the game with three drops this season, tied for second-fewest in the league.

Bradford was 5-of-11 targeting Kyle Rudolph. He’s now 8-of-19 throwing to Rudolph the past two games after going 7-of-9 throwing to Rudolph against the Carolina Panthers. Bradford completed 58.5 percent of his passes overall Sunday, his worst completion percentage since Week 13 of 2015 against the Patriots (58.3). His six sacks matched a career-high, set in 2013 against the Cowboys.