{"id":45734,"date":"2025-11-26T23:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T23:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/45734\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T23:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T23:26:13","slug":"bears-travel-to-philadelphia-to-take-on-eagles-on-friday-in-a-matchup-of-division-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/45734\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears travel to Philadelphia to take on Eagles on Friday in a matchup of division leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago (8-3) at Philadelphia (8-3)<\/p>\n<p>Friday, 3 p.m., EST, Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n<p>BetMGM NFL Odds: Eagles by 7.<\/p>\n<p>Against the Spread: Bears 7-4; Eagles 7-4.<\/p>\n<p>Series record: Bears lead 28-14-1.<\/p>\n<p>Last meeting: Eagles defeated the Bears 25-20 on Dec. 18, 2022, in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Bears offense: overall (6), rush (2), pass (12), scoring (8).<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni answers questions after an...\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"433.125\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764199572_364_image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni answers questions after an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. Credit: AP\/Julio Cortez<\/p>\n<p>Bears defense: overall (27), rush (28), pass (21), scoring (27).<\/p>\n<p>Eagles offense: overall (24), rush (21), pass (23), scoring (17).<\/p>\n<p>Eagles defense: overall (20), rush (19), pass (22), scoring (8).<\/p>\n<p>Turnover differential: Bears plus-16; Eagles plus-6.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson meets with reporters following...\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"433.125\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764199573_660_image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson meets with reporters following an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Chicago. Credit: AP\/Nam Huh<\/p>\n<p>Bears players to watch<\/p>\n<p>WRs Rome Odunze and D.J. Moore. Chicago\u2019s starting duo has combined for 1,138 yards receiving and nine touchdowns, helping the Bears\u2019 reputation as a big-play offense. Chicago has 87 plays this season with runs of 10-plus yards or passes of 20-plus yards, the most in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Eagles player to watch<\/p>\n<p>WR A.J. Brown. Since voicing his displeasure with his role in the offense following Philadelphia\u2019s 10-7 win over Green Bay on Nov. 10, Brown has 159 yards receiving in two games. The three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver was targeted 10 times in Sunday\u2019s 24-21 loss at Dallas, catching eight passes for 110 yards and a score.<\/p>\n<p>Key matchup<\/p>\n<p>Chicago secondary vs. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts. Bears defensive backs Kevin Byard and Nahshon Wright each have five interceptions, helping Chicago to an NFL-best 24 takeaways, including 16 interceptions. Chicago has capitalized with 73 points off its takeaways, but it will be facing one of the league&#8217;s stingiest quarterbacks. Hurts leads the league with a 25-to-3 touchdown-to-interception ratio.<\/p>\n<p>Key injuries<\/p>\n<p>Bears: LB Ruben Hyppolite II (shoulder), CB Tyrique Stevenson (hip) and DL Dominique Robinson (concussion protocol) all exited Sunday\u2019s game against Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n<p>Eagles: RT Lane Johnson (foot) and S Andrew Mukuba (ankle) are out. &#8230; S Reed Blankenship (hamstring) left Sunday\u2019s game against Dallas, but is expected to play against Chicago. &#8230; CB Adoree\u2019 Jackson (concussion protocol) would have practiced Tuesday if the Eagles held a regular session rather than a walkthrough. <\/p>\n<p>Series notes<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles have won six in a row overall in the series, but are 9-13-1 against the Bears in Philadelphia, including playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Stats and stuff<\/p>\n<p>The Bears have won four in a row, lead the NFC North and would be the No. 3 seed in the NFC if the playoffs started today. &#8230; Chicago is playing its first regular-season game on a Friday since 1966. &#8230; Caleb Williams threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns in Chicago\u2019s win over the Steelers. He connected with eight receivers, led by Moore\u2019s five catches for 64 yards and a pair of touchdowns. &#8230; Williams ranks 27th in completion percentage at 59.2%. He has thrown for 2,568 yards and 16 TDs and run for 293 yards and three TDs. &#8230; RBs D\u2019Andre Swift and rookie Kyle Monangai have combined for 1,110 yards rushing and eight TDs. &#8230; The Bears lead the NFL with a plus-16 turnover differential. &#8230; Montez Sweat tops the club with 7 1\/2 sacks after having two against the Steelers last week. &#8230; Former Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson has three sacks for Chicago. &#8230; The NFC East-leading and defending Super Bowl champion Eagles would be the No. 2 seed in the NFC if the playoffs started this week. &#8230; Philadelphia led the Cowboys 21-0 with 11:32 left in the first half, but didn\u2019t score another point, losing 24-21. &#8230; RB Saquon Barkley had 22 yards rushing on 10 carries against Dallas, upping his season total to 684 yards. He finished with 2,005 yards rushing last season. &#8230; Philadelphia committed 14 penalties for 96 yards against the Cowboys. &#8230; Hurts has combined for 2,582 yards and 25 touchdowns through the air and on the ground. &#8230; The Eagles are 14-1 in their last 15 home games and are tied with Kansas City for the second-best home winning percentage since 2022, with their .833 mark just behind Buffalo\u2019s .838 home win rate. &#8230; Philadelphia is 11-0 against NFC North teams under Nick Sirianni. &#8230; DeVonta Smith leads the Eagles with 754 yards receiving and made a stellar 41-yard grab against the Cowboys. &#8230; DT Moro Ojomo has a team-leading four sacks. &#8230; LB Zack Baun leads the club with 88 tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Fantasy tip<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia&#8217;s Dallas Goedert is tied for the lead among NFL tight ends with seven touchdown catches. Goedert could be a target of Hurts in the red zone, where Philadelphia leads the league with a 77.8% TD conversion rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chicago (8-3) at Philadelphia (8-3) Friday, 3 p.m., EST, Amazon Prime. BetMGM NFL Odds: Eagles by 7. 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