Kyle Monangai and D’Andre Swift combined for 255 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears held on for a 24-15 win over the host Philadelphia Eagles on Friday.
Caleb Williams completed 17 of 36 passes for 154 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Chicago (9-3), which won its fifth game in a row. Monangai finished with 22 carries for 130 yards and a score, and Swift had 18 carries for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Jalen Hurts completed 19 of 34 passes for 230 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Philadelphia (8-4), which lost its second straight game. A.J. Brown caught 10 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
In the NFL’s third annual Black Friday game, the Bears outgained the Eagles 425-317, including a 281-87 advantage on the ground.
Chicago opened the scoring with 1:31 to go in the first quarter. Swift ran to his right and cut up the middle for a 3-yard rushing touchdown.
The Eagles pulled within 7-3 on Jake Elliott’s 44-yard field goal early in the second quarter.
Cairo Santos responded with a 30-yard field goal on the next drive to increase the Bears’ lead to 10-3 with 6:44 remaining in the first half.
Eagles fans heartily booed the home team as players headed to the locker room at the half.
Philadelphia found the end zone in the third quarter. Hurts kept the ball and sprinted 23 yards to the Chicago 33-yard line, and moments later he arched a pass down the left sideline to Brown, who made the contested catch for a touchdown.
Elliott missed the extra-point attempt, which kept the Eagles trailing 10-9.
The Bears extended their lead with back-to-back touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Monangai made it 17-9 when he punched in a 4-yard rushing touchdown with 12:49 remaining. The score finished a 12-play, 87-yard drive that took 6:44 off the clock.
Chicago increased its lead to 24-9 with 6:19 to play. Williams rolled left and threw across his body for a 28-yard touchdown to Cole Kmet.
Hurts and Brown connected for their second touchdown of the afternoon with 3:10 remaining. Brown hauled in a 4-yard score to cut the Eagles’ deficit to 24-15, but the team failed to convert a two-point attempt to keep the deficit at nine points.
–Field Level Media
