2007 Minnesota Vikings season The 2007 Minnesota Vikings season was the team ' s 47th season in the National Football League . The Viking ' s 8 - 8 record under second year head coach Brad Childress was an improvement on their 6 - 10 record in 2006 ; nonetheless , for the third straight year , the Vikings failed to make the playoffs . The Vikings also lost both games to the Packers in the 2007 season , making head coach Brad Childress 0 - 4 against the division rivals from Wisconsin . The Vikings finished the season with the best defense against the run , as well as the best " running " offense with ( primarily ) running backs Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor . Adrian Peterson was named 2007 Offensive Rookie of the Year for 2007 . Offseason . The Vikings began the 2007 offseason by losing their Defensive Coordinator Mike Tomlin who was hired to be the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 21 , 2007 . Coach Brad Childress waited until after the Super Bowl to hire Leslie Frazier , who served as Special Assistant to the Head Coach / Defensive Backs Coach under Tony Dungy . Frazier left the Indianapolis Colts to become the Vikings new Defensive Coordinator on February 8 . Frazier played Cornerback for the 1985 Chicago Bears , and was fresh off of a Super Bowl XLI victory over his former Bears team when he was hired by the Vikings . 2007 Vikings Player Movement . Re - signed - Status Additions - Status ( Old Team ) Subtractions - Status ( New Team ) Last Updated 3 / 23 / 07 ( DTR ) Regular season week - by - week results . Week 1 : vs . Atlanta Falcons . The Vikings began their 2007 campaign at home against the Atlanta Falcons . In the first quarter , Minnesota scored first with DT Kevin Williams returning an interception 54 yards for a touchdown . It was the only score of the first half . In the third quarter , kicker Ryan Longwell kicked a 49 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , the Falcons would get their only score of the game , with kicker Matt Prater getting a 45 - yard field goal . From there , the Vikings had the only offense with QB Tarvaris Jackson completing a 60 - yard TD pass to rookie RB Adrian Peterson . Cornerback Antoine Winfield returned an interception 14 yards for a touchdown . With the win , Minnesota began its season at 1 - 0 . Scoring summary Q1 - MIN - 7 : 56 - Kevin Williams 54 yard interception return TD ( Ryan Longwell kick ) ( MIN 7 - 0 ) Q3 - MIN - 1 : 51 - Ryan Longwell 49 yard FG ( MIN 10 - 0 ) Q4 - ATL - 9 : 28 - Matt Prater 45 yard FG ( MIN 10 - 3 ) Q4 - MIN - 7 : 31 - 60 yard TD pass from Tarvaris Jackson to Adrian Peterson ( Longwell kick ) ( MIN 17 - 3 ) Q4 - MIN - 2 : 48 - Antoine Winfield 14 yard interception return TD ( Longwell kick ) ( MIN 24 - 3 ) Week 2 : at Detroit Lions . Game summary Following their home win over the Falcons , the Vikings flew to Ford Field for a Week 2 divisional match - up with the Detroit Lions . After a scoreless first quarter , Minnesota trailed early as Lions QB Jon Kitna completed a 9 - yard TD pass to WR Roy Williams . The Vikings would tie the game with QB Tarvaris Jackson getting a 1 - yard TD run . However , Detroit retook the lead with kicker Jason Hanson ' s 30 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Lions increased their lead with QB J . T . O ' Sullivan ' s 7 - yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson . Minnesota would tie the game with kicker Ryan Longwell ' s 32 - yard field goal and DE Ray Edwards ' 9 - yard fumble return for a touchdown . After both teams failed to score in the fourth quarter , the Vikings would get the ball to begin overtime . However , nine plays into their drive , back - up QB Brooks Bollinger would fumble the ball and Detroit would recover it ( which would be the game ' s 10th overall turnover ) . In the end , the Lions turned the fumble into Hanson ' s game - winning 37 - yard field goal . With the loss , Minnesota fell to 1 - 1 . Scoring summary Q2 - DET - 11 : 09 - 9 yard TD pass from Jon Kitna to Roy Williams ( Jason Hanson kick ) ( DET 7 - 0 ) Q2 - MIN - 8 : 25 - Tarvaris Jackson 1 yard TD run ( Ryan Longwell kick ) ( 7 - 7 ) Q2 - DET - 1 : 06 - Hanson 30 yard FG ( DET 10 - 7 ) Q3 - DET - 10 : 06 - 7 yard TD pass from J . T . O ' Sullivan to Calvin Johnson ( Hanson kick ) ( DET 17 - 7 ) Q3 - MIN - 5 : 57 - Longwell 32 yard FG ( DET 17 - 10 ) Q3 - MIN - 5 : 08 - Ray Edwards 9 yard fumble return TD ( Longwell kick ) ( 17 - 17 ) OT - DET - 8 : 55 - Hanson 37 yard FG ( DET 20 - 17 ) Week 3 : at Kansas City Chiefs . Following their divisional road loss to the Lions , the Vikings flew to Arrowhead Stadium for an interconference duel with the Kansas City Chiefs . In the first quarter , the Vikes rookie RB Adrian Peterson got an 11 - yard TD run for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , Minnesota increased its lead with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 22 - yard field goal . The Chiefs would end the half with kicker Dave Rayner getting a 39 - yard field goal . In the second half , Kansas City were the only team to score . In the third quarter , K . C . drew closer with Rayner kicking a 49 - yard field goal , while in the fourth quarter , the Chiefs closed out a win with QB Damon Huard completing a 16 - yard TD pass to WR Dwayne Bowe . With the loss , the Vikings fell to 1 - 2 . Week 4 : vs . Green Bay Packers . Trying to snap a two - game skid , the Vikings went home , donned their throwback uniforms , and prepared for an NFC North duel with the Green Bay Packers . With QB Tarvaris Jackson recovering from injuries , QB Kelly Holcomb would get the start for the game . In the first quarter , the Vikes trailed early as QB Brett Favre threw career TD pass # 421 to WR Greg Jennings on a 16 - yard pass , surpassing Dan Marino for the most career touchdown passes by a quarterback . After Favre was honored for his accomplishment , Minnesota drew close with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 44 - yard and 35 - yard field goal . Green Bay would end the half with kicker Mason Crosby getting a 28 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Crosby kicked a 44 - yard field goal for the Packers . The Vikings would respond with Longwell kicking a 48 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , Minnesota ' s deficit increased with Crosby kicking a 33 - yard field goal , along with Favre completing a 33 yard TD pass ( # 422 ) to WR James Jones . Minnesota tried to rebound with Holcomb completing a 15 - yard TD pass to rookie WR Sidney Rice , along with recovering a Green Bay fumble . However , Holcomb was subsequently intercepted by Atari Bigby . A noteworthy accomplishment for Minnesota was rookie RB Adrian Peterson becoming the first Vikings rookie RB since Chuck Foreman to get a 100 - yard rushing game for his first three games as a starter , as he ran 12 times for 112 yards . With the loss , the Vikings entered their bye week at 1 - 3 . Week 6 : at Chicago Bears . Coming off their bye week , the Vikings went to Soldier Field for a Week 6 NFC North contest against the Chicago Bears . In the first quarter , Minnesota trailed early as Bears WR / KR / PR Devin Hester returned a punt 89 yards for a touchdown . The Vikings responded with QB Tarvaris Jackson completed a 60 - yard TD pass to WR Troy Williamson . In the second quarter , Chicago ' s Brian Griese completed a 39 - yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian . Afterwards , Minnesota answered with rookie RB Adrian Peterson getting a 67 - yard TD run . In the third quarter , the Vikings took the lead with Peterson getting a 73 - yard TD run for the only score of the period . In the fourth quarter , Minnesota increased its lead with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 48 - yard field goal . The Bears would reply with kicker Robbie Gould getting a 32 - yard field goal . The Vikings would answer with Peterson getting a 35 - yard TD run . Chicago would tie the game with Griese completing a 33 - yard TD pass to WR Muhsin Muhammad , along with an 81 - yard TD pass to Hester . But on the ensuing kickoff , Adrian Peterson sprinted all the way down to the Chicago 38 - yard line , setting up Ryan Longwell ' s game - winning 55 - yard field goal . With the win , the Vikings improved to 2 - 3 , largely in part to Peterson ' s 224 rushing yards , which put him 5th for the most rookie rushing yards in one game . Up to this point , he had a total of 607 rushing yards , which placed him second for the most rookie rushing yards through the first five games , only behind Eric Dickerson . He also broke the NFL record for most all purpose yards in a single game , with 361 . Week 7 : at Dallas Cowboys . Coming off their impressive divisional road win over the Bears , the Vikings flew to Texas Stadium for a Week 7 intraconference duel with the Dallas Cowboys . In the first quarter , Minnesota trailed early as Cowboys QB Tony Romo completed a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Terrell Owens . The Vikings would respond with rookie RB Adrian Peterson getting a 20 - yard TD run . In the second quarter , Minnesota had an abnormal defensive touchdown , as LB Ben Leber picked up a Patrick Crayton fumble , ran a couple of yards , lateraled the ball to CB Cedric Griffin , who would eventually fumble and recover the ball at Dallas ' 28 - yard line , and then run into the endzone for a touchdown . In the third quarter , the Vikes began to struggle as Cowboys RB Marion Barber got a 1 - yard TD run , while safety Pat Watkins returned a blocked field goal 68 yards for a touchdown . In the fourth quarter , Dallas closed out the win with kicker Nick Folk getting a 45 - yard field goal . With the loss , the Vikings fell to 2 - 4 . Week 8 : vs . Philadelphia Eagles . Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Cowboys , the Vikings came home for a Week 8 intraconference duel with the Philadelphia Eagles . With starting QB Tarvaris Jackson out with a thumb injury , veteran back - up Kelly Holcomb got the start . Also , head coach Brad Childress would go up against his mentor , Philadelphia coach Andy Reid . In the first quarter , Minnesota took the early lead as Holcomb completed a 9 - yard TD pass to TE Visanthe Shiancoe . The Eagles would respond with kicker David Akers getting a 20 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Vikings trailed as Philadelphia RB Brian Westbrook caught a 6 - yard TD pass from QB Donovan McNabb , along with getting a 1 - yard TD run . Minnesota ' s only response for the period was kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 39 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Eagles increased their lead with Akers kicking a 27 - yard field goal , while the Vikings ' Longwell got a 32 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , Minnesota drew closer as Longwell kicked a 48 - yard field goal . Unfortunately , Philadelphia sealed its win with Akers hitting a 25 - yard field goal . With their second - straight loss , the Vikings fell to 2 - 5 . Holcomb ( 7 / 16 for 88 yards and 1 touchdown ) left in the game in the third quarter , due to a concussion he suffered from a sack . QB Brooks Bollinger ( 7 / 10 for 94 yards ) came in to finish the game . Week 9 : vs . San Diego Chargers . Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Eagles , the Vikings stayed at home and played a Week 9 interconference game against the San Diego Chargers . In the first quarter , Minnesota trailed early as Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson got a 1 - yard TD run . The Vikings responded with RB Adrian Peterson getting a 1 - yard TD run . In the second quarter , the period was mainly scoreless until the final play of the half when kicker Ryan Longwell ' s 57 - yard field goal attempt was short and San Diego CB Antonio Cromartie returned it 109 yards for a touchdown , which became the longest play in NFL history . In the third quarter , Minnesota was the only team to score as Peterson got a 64 - yard TD run , along with QB Brooks Bollinger completing a 40 - yard TD pass to WR Sidney Rice . In the fourth quarter , the Chargers tried to come back as kicker Nate Kaeding hit a 36 - yard field goal . The Vikings pulled away as Peterson broke a 46 - yard TD run and RB Chester Taylor punched in a 2 - yard score . With the win , the Vikings improved to 3 - 5 . Adrian Peterson had 30 carries for an NFL single game record 296 rushing yards , along with 3 touchdowns . QB Tarvaris Jackson ( 6 / 12 for 63 yards ) , who originally got the start , left the game in the second quarter after suffering a concussion . Week 10 : at Green Bay Packers . Playing their first road game in three weeks , the Vikings traveled to Lambeau Field to play their long - time rivals , the Green Bay Packers . In the first half , a 30 - yard run by Ryan Grant would give the Packers a 7 - 0 lead , and two field goals by Mason Crosby ( a 39 - yard field goal midway through the 2nd quarter and a 24 - yard field goal at the end of the half ) would provide all the first half scoring , as the Vikings went to the locker room trailing 13 - 0 . The Packers completed the shutout with Brett Favre throwing a pair of third quarter touchdown passes , one to Donald Lee and one to Ruvell Martin . Martin would score again in the 4th quarter . The Vikings were shut out 34 - 0 , the first time the Vikings had been shut out in the regular season since 1991 . Adrian Peterson suffered a knee injury in the 3rd quarter and left the game . With the loss , Minnesota fell to 3 - 6 . Week 11 : vs . Oakland Raiders . Hoping to rebound from their divisional road loss to the Packers , the Vikings Week 11 opponent was the Oakland Raiders along with former Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper . Minnesota scored first as RB Chester Taylor got a 10 - yard TD run , along with a safety ( due to Culpepper committing a penalty while in his own endzone ) . The Raiders would get on the board with kicker Sebastian Janikowski getting a 42 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Vikings added on to their lead as kicker Ryan Longwell hit a 30 - yard field goal , yet Oakland took the lead with Culpepper completing a 10 - yard TD pass to TE John Madsen , along with Janikowski kicking a 30 - yard field goal . Minnesota regained the lead with Taylor getting a 38 - yard TD run , while the Raiders finished the half with Janikowski kicking a 49 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Vikes improved their lead with Longwell kicking a 38 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the fourth quarter , Minnesota pulled away with Taylor getting a 6 - yard TD run . Oakland ' s only response would be Janikowski hitting a 52 - yard field goal . With the win , the Vikings improved to 4 - 6 . For Chester Taylor , this game marked the first time in his career that he had 3 touchdowns in one game . Week 12 : vs New York Giants . Coming off their home win over the Raiders , the Vikings flew to the Meadowlands for a Week 12 matchup with the New York Giants . In the first quarter , the Vikings scored first as QB Tarvaris Jackson completed a 60 - yard TD pass to WR Sidney Rice . The Giants would respond with RB Reuben Droughns getting a 1 - yard TD run . Minnesota regained the lead with safety Darren Sharper returning an interception 20 yards for a touchdown . In the second quarter , the Vikings continued their scoring as RB Chester Taylor got an 8 - yard TD run , while kicker Ryan Longwell managed to get a 46 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , New York tried to come back as kicker Lawrence Tynes hit a 26 - yard field goal . Minnesota answered with Longwell kicking a 26 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , the Vikings pulled away with safety Dwight Smith returning an interception 93 yards for a touchdown , along with LB Chad Greenway returning an interception 37 yards for a touchdown . The Giants ' only response would be QB Eli Manning ' s 6 - yard TD pass to WR Plaxico Burress . With the win , the Vikings improved to 5 - 6 . Minnesota ' s league - worst pass defense had a big game as they intercepted Eli Manning four times ( 1 from Sharper , 2 from Smith , & 1 from Greenway ) , with three of them getting returned for touchdowns ( which is the most since the 1984 Seahawks returned 4 picks in one game ) . It set a franchise record for the most interception return yards in one game with 169 . Week 13 : vs . Detroit Lions . Coming off their road win over the Giants , the Vikings went home for a Week 13 divisional rematch with the Detroit Lions . In the first quarter , Minnesota scored first as RB Chester Taylor completed a 2 - yard TD run . The Lions would reply with kicker Jason Hanson hitting a 37 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , Minnesota answered with rookie RB Adrian Peterson getting a 16 - yard TD run . Detroit would respond with QB Jon Kitna completing a 1 - yard TD pass to TE / FB Casey Fitzsimmons . Afterwards , the Vikings immediately scored with rookie WR Aundrae Allison returning a kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown ( a franchise best ) , while QB Tarvaris Jackson completing a 6 - yard TD pass to WR Bobby Wade and a 2 - yard TD pass to WR Sidney Rice . In the third quarter , Peterson added a 13 - yard TD run . With the win , the Vikings improved to 6 - 6 . This was the first time since their 15 - 1 season of 1998 that they were able to get 40 + points in back - to - back games . Week 14 : at San Francisco 49ers . After their home win over the Lions , the Vikings flew to Bill Walsh Field at Monster Park for a Week 14 contest with the San Francisco 49ers . In the first quarter , Minnesota scored first as DT Kevin Williams returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown , along with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 48 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Vikings added to their lead as QB Tarvaris Jackson completed a 19 - yard TD pass to WR Robert Ferguson . Longwell hit a 46 - yard field goal , and RB Chester Taylor completed an 84 - yard TD run . In the third quarter , the 49ers would get their only score of the game as QB Shaun Hill completed a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Arnaz Battle . With the win , Minnesota improved to 7 - 6 . Rookie RB Adrian Peterson ended the day with a career - low 3 yards rushing on 14 carries . Week 15 : vs . Chicago Bears . After the west coast win over the 49ers , the Vikings went home for a Week 15 Monday night NFC North rematch with the Chicago Bears . Chicago ' s kicker Robbie Gould kicked a 29 - yard field goal for the only score of the first quarter . In the second quarter , Minnesota responded with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 42 - yard field goal . Chicago would take the halftime lead with Gould kicking a 47 - yard field goal and FB Jason McKie getting a 1 - yard TD run . In the third quarter , the Vikings started to rally as rookie RB Adrian Peterson got a 1 - yard TD run ( with a failed PAT ) for the only score of the period . In the fourth quarter , the Vikings took the lead as Peterson got an 8 - yard TD run . The Bears were unable to score in the second half . With the win , the Vikings improved to 8 - 6 . Scoring Summary Bears - Qtr 1 10 : 41 R . Gould 29 yd . Field Goal ( 4 - 3 , 1 : 29 ) 3 - 0 Vikings - Qtr 2 10 : 07 R . Longwell 42 yd . Field Goal ( 6 - 38 , 2 : 20 ) 3 - 3 Bears - Qtr 2 6 : 57 R . Gould 47 yd . Field Goal ( 8 - 14 , 3 : 10 ) 6 - 3 Bears - Qtr 2 0 : 30 J . McKie 1 yd . run ( R . Gould kick ) ( 2 - 12 , 0 : 13 ) 13 - 3 Vikings - Qtr 2 0 : 00 R . Longwell 48 yd . Field Goal ( 4 - 43 , 0 : 30 ) 13 - 6 Vikings - Qtr 3 10 : 29 A . Peterson 1 yd . run ( kick failed , wl ) ( 4 - 73 , 2 : 08 ) 13 - 12 Vikings - Qtr 4 10 : 56 A . Peterson 8 yd . run ( B . Bollinger run ) ( 11 - 65 , 6 : 18 ) 13 - 20 Week 16 : vs . Washington Redskins . After the Monday night win over the Bears , the Vikings hosted the Washington Redskins . With a win , the Vikings would clinch an NFC playoff berth . The Redskins also needed a win to avoid elimination . Washington scored the only points in the first half , leading 22 - 0 at halftime on a safety and three touchdowns . Passes by Todd Collins to Chris Cooley and Santana Moss as well as a pass from Clinton Portis to Antwaan Randle El completed the scoring . After a field goal by Washington ' s Shaun Suisham to start the second half at 25 - 0 , Minnesota answered with two touchdowns by Tarvaris Jackson : one a short pass to Jim Kleinsasser , the other a 6 yard quarterback rush . Each team would score an additional touchdown in the fourth quarter , bringing the final score to 32 - 21 . With the loss , the Vikings fell to 8 - 7 , matching the Redskins ' win - loss record . In order to secure a playoff spot , the Vikings need a win in Denver in week 17 , as well as a loss by the Redskins against Dallas . Because of this loss in week 16 , if Washington wins its last game , the Vikings will be eliminated from the playoffs regardless of the outcome of the Denver game . Scoring Summary Redskins - Qtr 1 10 : 51 T . Richardson tackled in endzone for safety 2 - 0 Redskins - Qtr 1 7 : 32 T . Collins pass of 33 yds ( Suisham kick ) ( 7 - 67 , 3 : 19 ) 9 - 0 Redskins - Qtr 2 7 : 50 T . Collins pass of 32 yds ( Suisham kick ) ( 2 - 32 , 0 : 11 ) 16 - 0 Redskins - Qtr 2 0 : 49 C . Portis pass of 15 yds ( 2 - pt . conv . failed ) ( 10 - 80 , 3 : 30 ) 22 - 0 Redskins - Qtr 3 6 : 55 S . Suisham 26 yd . Field Goal ( 10 - 56 , 4 : 53 ) 25 - 0 Vikings - Qtr 3 2 : 59 T . Jackson 2 yd . pass ( R . Longwell kick ) ( 7 - 77 , 3 : 58 ) 25 - 7 Vikings - Qtr 4 10 : 24 T . Jackson 6 yd . run ( R . Longwell kick ) ( 9 - 51 , 4 : 31 ) 25 - 14 Redskins - Qtr 4 5 : 12 C . Portis 13 yd . run ( Suisham kick ) ( 9 - 75 , 5 : 12 ) 32 - 14 Vikings - Qtr 4 2 : 04 T . Jackson 1 yd run ( R . Longwell kick ) ( 13 - 72 , 3 : 08 ) 32 - 21 Week 17 : at Denver Broncos . In the final game of the season , the Vikings lost in overtime to the Broncos . Trailing in the fourth quarter by 16 , Minnesota was able to score two touchdowns ( both passes from Tarvaris Jackson to Bobby Wade ) , and complete two two point conversions , ( both quarterback runs by Jackson ) to tie the game at 19 . In overtime , the Vikings had the ball first , but on the second play of their drive , Jackson was hit by Alvin McKinley and fumbled . The ball was recovered by Elvis Dumervil on Minnesota ' s 13 yd line . Jason Elam kicked a 30 yard game winning field goal . Minnesota was eliminated from playoff contention based on the Redskins ' victory over the Dallas Cowboys 27 - 6 . The Vikings final record was 8 - 8 . Scoring summary Vikings - Qtr 2 - 14 : 51 - 22 yd field goal by Ryan Longwell ( 13 - 56 , 6 : 05 ) 3 - 0 Broncos - Qtr 2 - 11 : 25 - Jay Cutler 15 yd pass to Brandon Marshall ( Elam kick ) ( 6 - 74 , 3 : 26 ) 3 - 7 Broncos - Qtr 2 - 1 : 54 - Cutler 2 yd pass to Tony Scheffler ( Elam kick ) ( 7 - 48 , 4 : 09 ) , 3 - 14 Broncos - Qtr 3 - 7 : 35 - Elam 43 yd field goal ( 13 - 52 , 6 : 23 ) 3 - 17 Broncos - Qtr 4 - 13 : 13 - Vikings penalty in own endzone , resulting in safety 3 - 19 Vikings - Qtr 4 - 5 : 18 - Jackson 5 yd pass to Bobby Wade ( 2 pt conversion ) ( 8 - 69 , 2 : 46 ) , 11 - 19 Vikings - Qtr 4 - 2 : 1 - Jackson 22 yd pass to Bobby Wade ( 2 pt conversion ) ( 5 - 65 , 1 : 51 ) , 19 - 19 Broncos - OT - 14 : 08 - Elam 30 yd field goal ( only play of drive ) 19 - 22 Pro Bowl selections . The Vikings had seven players selected to the 2008 Pro Bowl . Starting on offense were RB Adrian Peterson , fullback Tony Richardson and offensive guard Steve Hutchinson . Starting at defense were defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams as well as strong safety Darren Sharper . The reserve center was Matt Birk . Only one team , the Dallas Cowboys , had more starters ( 7 ) . Besides the 7 named players for Minnesota , kicker Ryan Longwell was named a first alternate , and special teams player Heath Farwell and left tackle Bryant McKinnie were named second alternates . Draft position . The Vikings finished the season tied with Arizona , Houston and Philadelphia . Because of the " Strength of Schedule " rule , they had the 17th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft ( after Arizona but ahead of Houston and Philadelphia ) .