Eagles, the Bears and Black Friday
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The Chicago Bears defeated the Philadelphia Eagles on Black Friday, sealing a dominant performance in a game where Jalen Hurts and the offense never found their rhythm. Check out here the highlights and scoring plays.
The Chicago Bears have been one of the surprise teams in the NFL this season, and they continued their ascent on "Black Friday" with a 24-15 win on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles. This victory pushes Caleb Williams and Co. to 9-3 on the season, which helps them leapfrog the now 8-4 Eagles for the No. 2 seed in the NFC.
From a crushing loss in Texas to a home date vs. the Chicago Bears on Black Friday, it has been quite the whirlwind for the Philadelphia Eagles. After a 0-2 start, the Bears are on fire. They have won eight of their last nine games.
They now have a 1½-game lead on their wild-card pursuers after Sunday's win, but are only a half-game behind the Rams for the NFC W
The biggest X-factor in the victory was Chicago's rushing attack, which totaled 281 yards on the ground with both D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai surpassing 100 yards rushing. They became the first Bears duo to both rush for 100 yards since Walter Payton and Matt Suhey in 1985.
With that, Johnson took off his shirt with the team roaring behind him. It was something that stemmed from a social media post by The Wieners Circle back in October, saying they would provide free hot dogs to Bears fans if Johnson took his shirt off for his locker room speech.