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· collected 2026-09-25 · by Jay Cohen The Associated Press
The Chicago Bears will host the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night in a matchup where both teams are looking to assert their strengths from last season’s game. In November, the Bears dominated with 281 rushing yards against the Eagles, who hope to improve their defensive performance this time around. The article focuses on how the Eagles plan to counter Chicago’s strong running game, especially after their own recent victory over Tennessee where they showcased resilience and offensive prowess.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
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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Bears → make → Eagles
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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it → hop → win
“They are one of the better running teams in the league,” Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said.
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Fangio → say → league
“They’ve got a really great (offensive line), great backs.
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They → get → line
We’re going to have to play it a whole lot better.
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We → go → it
It would be difficult to play it any worse than they did in their matchup last season.
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they → play → matchup
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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that → go → title
Philadelphia gained just 87 yards on the ground in the loss.
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Philadelphia → gain → loss
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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Chicago → lead → Sept.
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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game → hold → attempts
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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Williams → have → protocol
But Fangio doesn’t think it will have much of an effect on the Bears’ rushing scheme.
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it → think → scheme
“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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Fangio → ’re → runs
“They’re under center, handing it off.
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They → ’re → it
They do a great job of blocking.”
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They → do → blocking
Philadelphia is coming off a dramatic 24-20 victory at Tennessee.
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Philadelphia → come → Tennessee
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Darius Cooper with 9 seconds left.
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Hurts → throw → seconds
“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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Johnson → make → ball
, 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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Keenum → have → Chicago
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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he → make → Cleveland
“I feel really good,” Keenum said.
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Keenum → feel → ?
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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it → call → shape
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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it → ’ → ?
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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Bears → beat → Vikings
Last meeting: Bears beat Eagles 24-15 on Nov. 28 in Philadelphia.
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Bears → beat → Philadelphia
Series record: Bears lead 30-17-1.
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Bears → lead → ?
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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Davis → list → line
The Eagles also have Jalen Carter and Moro Ojomo up front on defense.
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Eagles → have → defense
Bradbury was acquired in an offseason trade with New England.
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Bradbury → acquire → England
He was flagged four times in the loss to the Vikings, two for holding and two for false starts.
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He → flag → starts
The Eagles won their first eight games in 2022 and their first five in 2023.
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Eagles → win → 2023
They got off to a 4-0 start last season.
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They → get → start
— The Eagles lead the NFL with a .705 (31-13) road winning percentage since the 2021 season.
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Eagles → lead → season
— Philadelphia’s defense surrendered 295 yards in Week 1 against Washington and 291 yards in Week 2 against Tennessee.
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defense → surrender → Tennessee
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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Eagles → ’ → games
— Bears wide receiver Kalif Raymond leads the team with 13 catches through two games.
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Raymond → lead → games
He has six third-down receptions that have gone for first downs.
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that → have → downs
…and 2 more, not listed.
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