The Philadelphia Eagles have been booed by their very own followers because the Tremendous Bowl champions suffered a 24-15 defeat to the Chicago Bears within the NFL’s Black Friday recreation at Lincoln Monetary Discipline.
House followers started to flood out with six minutes remaining when Caleb Williams hit Cole Kmet for a 28-yard landing at hand Chicago a 24-9 benefit.
Additional scathing scrutiny awaits for offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo and his sputtering offense, which did not punish a Williams interception by dropping a fumble throughout a tush-push try in a decisive second-half change.
The Bears outgained the Eagles with 425 yards to 317, whereas operating 85 performs to the hosts’ 51, recording 28 first downs to 14, dashing for 281 yards to 87 and having possession for 39:18 minutes to twenty:42.
Ben Johnson leaned closely on a rampant floor assault led by Kyle Monongai with 22 carries for 130 yards and a landing alongside D’Andre Swift with 18 carries for 125 yards and a first-quarter rating.
It marked Chicago’s ninth win of their final 10 outings to enhance to 9-3 on the prime of the NFC North, whereas the Eagles slip to 8-4 after their second straight loss having blown a 21-point lead towards the Dallas Cowboys final weekend.
Stats leaders:
Bears:
- Passing: Caleb Williams, 17/36, 154 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Dashing: Kyle Monongai, 22 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD
- D’Andre Swift, 18 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD
- Receiving: Cole Kmet, 3 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD
Eagles:
- Passing: Jalen Hurts, 19/34, 230 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
- Dashing: Saquon Barkley, 13 carries, 56 yards
- Receiving: AJ Brown, 10 catches, 132 yards, 2 TDs
A protracted-disgruntled Eagles crowd had wasted little time in voicing their disapproval as boos have been often heard all through a turbulent first half.
By way of two quarters Chicago had amassed 222 yards to Philadelphia’s 83, 16 first downs to 2, 142 dashing yards to 26, 21 minutes of possession to 9, 47 performs to the Eagles 17 and, crucially, 10 factors to a few which may have been mistaken for 30-3 such was the demoralising temper.
The Eagles’ offensive stutters resumed after half-time when Hurts was intercepted by a diving Kevin Byard, who flew downhill from security to under-cut the route of AJ Brown for his league-leading sixth decide of the season.
Vic Fangio’s protection would see that it went unpunished earlier than the champions teased their means to flip any recreation in a flash when Brown hauled in a 33-yard landing catch after Hurts’ 23-yard scramble. Jake Elliott, although, missed the following further level to depart the hosts trailing 10-9.
Momentum threatened to swing moments later as Williams was intercepted by Jaylx Hunt whereas making an attempt to arrange a display play that Chicago had been looking for to orchestrate earlier within the recreation. Hunt wasn’t to be fooled on this event, leaping to convey down the undercooked move.
Frustration reigned once more as an Eagles tush-push try resulted in a pressured fumble and turnover, Nahshon Wright ripping the ball from Hurts’ arms and muscling his method onto the restoration. It was Wright’s fifth straight recreation with a takeaway, leaving him with 5 interceptions, three fumble recoveries and a pressured fumble this season.
Johnson capitalised in fashion, reverting to the energy of his second-ranked dashing recreation as Monongai ran in for a four-yard landing for a 17-9 lead on the finish of a 12-play 87-yard drive that includes a fourth-and-five conversion from Colston Loveland.
The Bears piled on the distress with six minutes left as Williams’ 28-yard landing strike to Kmet prompted Eagles followers to start leaving the bottom in ugly scenes for the champions.
Early exiters momentarily feared they’d rue their resolution to depart when Brown reeled in Hurts’ dart for a four-yard landing, however the Eagles couldn’t convert the two-point try to depart it as a two-score recreation.
Swift had given the Bears a deserved first-quarter lead when he punched in a three-yard dashing landing on the finish of an 11-play 78-yard drive by which he and fellow operating again Monongai mixed for 59 yards on the bottom.
Elliott lower the deficit to 7-3 with a 44-yard discipline purpose after Hurts had missed an open DeVonta Smith on third-and-eight, earlier than Cairo Santos restored Chicago’s seven-point benefit with a 30-yard discipline purpose.
The Eagles are on the highway towards the Chargers in Week 14, whereas the Bears head to Lambeau Discipline to face the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
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