CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears made a memorable trip to Philadelphia in November, rushing for 281 yards in an impressive 24-15 victory over the Eagles.
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Philadelphia is hoping to return the favor on Monday night, when it visits Chicago in search of a second straight road win.
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“They are one of the better running teams in the league,” Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said.
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“They’ve got a really great (offensive line), great backs.
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We’re going to have to play it a whole lot better.
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It would be difficult to play it any worse than they did in their matchup last season.
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D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai both went over 100 yards rushing as Chicago possessed the ball for almost 40 minutes in its fifth consecutive victory — a streak that helped propel the Bears to the NFC North title.
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Philadelphia gained just 87 yards on the ground in the loss.
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Swift and Monangai led the way again as Chicago rushed for 291 yards in this year’s season opener at Carolina on Sept. 13.
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But the Bears’ ground game was held in check during Sunday’s 9-3 loss to Minnesota, finishing with 134 yards on 31 attempts.
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Chicago has an uncertain situation at quarterback with Caleb Williams dealing with a right hamstring injury and Tyson Bagent in the concussion protocol.
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But Fangio doesn’t think it will have much of an effect on the Bears’ rushing scheme.
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“They’re an under-center offense a good bit, so it’s not like it’s a lot of gun zone-read, QB-generated runs,” Fangio said.
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“They’re under center, handing it off.
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They do a great job of blocking.”
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Philadelphia is coming off a dramatic 24-20 victory at Tennessee.
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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Darius Cooper with 9 seconds left.
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“It’s a really good team coming in. ...
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They make it really difficult for you and it’s sound, both sides of the ball,” Bears coach Ben Johnson said.
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, so we’ll have our work cut out for us.”
If Williams and Bagent are unable to play, Case Keenum is expected to start for Chicago.
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The 38-year-old Keenum has made 66 starts in 80 career games, but he hasn’t thrown a pass in a regular-season game since Dec. 24, 2023, for Houston against Cleveland.
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“I feel really good,” Keenum said.
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I call it a little puzzle of trying to figure out how to get your body in the best shape that it can.
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This year worked a little more on my diet and what I put in, what I fuel it with.
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Which is not as fun, it’s just boring, but it does help.
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So, I feel great.”
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Last week: Eagles beat the Titans 24-20; Bears lost to the Vikings 9-3.
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Last meeting: Bears beat Eagles 24-15 on Nov. 28 in Philadelphia.
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Series record: Bears lead 30-17-1.
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Listed at 6-foot-6 and 336 pounds, the 26-year-old Davis presents a sizeable challenge for Bradbury and the rest of Chicago’s interior offensive line.
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The Eagles also have Jalen Carter and Moro Ojomo up front on defense.
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Bradbury was acquired in an offseason trade with New England.
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He was flagged four times in the loss to the Vikings, two for holding and two for false starts.
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The Eagles won their first eight games in 2022 and their first five in 2023.
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They got off to a 4-0 start last season.
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— The Eagles lead the NFL with a .705 (31-13) road winning percentage since the 2021 season.
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— Philadelphia’s defense surrendered 295 yards in Week 1 against Washington and 291 yards in Week 2 against Tennessee.
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It’s the first time since 1995 that the Eagles held their opponents under 300 total yards in each of the first two games.
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— Bears wide receiver Kalif Raymond leads the team with 13 catches through two games.
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He has six third-down receptions that have gone for first downs.
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…and 2 more, not listed.
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