“I don’t think I have seen any team man handle the Eagles like the Bears are tonight.”
That’s what analyst and former NFL cornerback Richard Sherman had to say about the game, and it’s exactly what the Bears did. Manhandle them. Like moms on Black Friday trying to get Christmas presents.
This year, the Chicago Bears gifted their fans a statement win over the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles, 24-15. This marks the Bears’ fifth straight win and guarantees a winning season for them for the first time since 2018. The vibes are so up.
A big shot of adrenaline for the Bears came from the return of defensive backs Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon from injury. Even with the linebacking core decimated, it was nice to see the secondary getting back up to speed once again.
The game started with an omen of things to come as the two-headed monster of running backs D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai powered Chicago deep into Philadelphia territory, but ultimately came up short on a fourth down.
Next drive, they finished what they started as Swift galloped into the endzone to give the Bears the first points of the day.
Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift (4) celebrates a touchdown in the first quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, November 28, 2025, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Bill Streicher / Imagn Images)
The Eagles began to build some momentum of their own by driving down the field, but quarterback Jalen Hurts missed wide-open receiver Devonta Smith over the middle, forcing them to settle for three.
The Bears responded with a field goal of their own after some bad misses from their quarterback, Caleb Williams, and that was all she wrote for the first half.
“The score’s only 10-3, but it feels like it’s 21-3”, commentator Kirk Herbstreit remarked about the half. He likely felt this way because, despite the fact that Philadelphia was 8-3, down by seven at home, and had won the Super Bowl nine months ago, their offense was thunderously booed after nearly every play. The defense was also being routinely pushed around by the Bears’ offensive line, creating rushing lanes so big a school bus could drive through them.
The other side of the coin, though, is that while the Chicago felt like they were dominating, they weren’t dominating on the scoreboard, which is very dangerous against a team as talented as Philly.
The second half initially gave credence to this feeling, as after Hurts threw just his second interception of the season to Bears safety Kevin Byard, the offense got no points to show for it.
The Eagles punished the Bears for this mistake as receiver A.J. Brown snatched a pass out of the air for a touchdown. Kicker Jake Elliott’s missed extra point kept the score at 10-9, but the Bears needed to keep their foot on the gas if they wanted to get out with a win.
Williams didn’t seem to get this memo, as he threw an interception to Eagles defensive end Jalyx Hunt. Off the takeaway, they moved the ball effectively and prepared to use their “unstoppable” tush push to get another first down.
Somehow, though, Chicago defensive back Nahshon Wright discovered a way to stop this tush push. Just force a fumble. It worked to perfection and gave his team the ball back.
The offense managed to take advantage of this takeaway as Monangai got his touchdown to make it 17-9 in the fourth quarter. A touch pass from Williams to tight end Cole Kmet made it 24-9.
Chicago Bears running back Kyle Monangai (25) carries the ball for a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, November 28, 2025, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Bill Streicher / Imagn Images)
Woah. With 6:19 left, the Bears had a fifteen-point lead on the road in a game that many expected them to be blown out in and exposed as “frauds”. Through 54 minutes, it looked like they weren’t.
The time limit is the important part there, as once again, the Eagles remembered they have a surplus of talent on offense, and A.J. Brown scored another touchdown. They attempted a two-point conversion to make it a seven-point game, but came up empty. Still a two-possession game.
Chicago grinded out the clock and forced Philadelphia to use all their timeouts, but couldn’t extend the lead, giving Philadelphia the ball with 1:12 to go.
They got into field goal range to give Elliott a chance to make it a one-possession game, but his kick was wide. The Bears’ victory was sealed. Even away from the Windy City, wind is still Chicago’s best friend.
The Bears had done it, their biggest win in years. It wasn’t like many of their other wins this season either. No last-second comebacks, no game-winning kicks, no fluky plays. Just total control from start to finish.
The Chicago Bears just might be a legitimate team in Ben Johnson’s first season as head coach. A year ago, on Black Friday, the Bears fired their head coach, Matt Eberflus, after his awful game management embarrassed the team on Thanksgiving.
This year, their head coach took his shirt off to give Chicagoans free hot dogs from the Weiner Circle. This is the most optimistic Bears fans have been about the team in a long time, but as Johnson said in his locker room speech, “they’re hungry for more.”
Next week, the Bears face an even bigger test. Their hated rival, the Green Bay Packers, at Lambeau Field. Whoever takes that game takes the division lead. It’s going to be nothing short of mayhem. All. Out. War.