Bears win 5th straight by running over Eagles 24-15

Kyle Monangai rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, D’Andre Swift ran for 125 yards and a score, and Chicago finished with 281 yards on the ground to win its fifth straight game, 24-15 over reeling Philadelphia on Friday.

One of the surprise teams in the NFL, the Bears came up with a vintage rushing performance that echoed their famous Super Bowl-winning 1985 squad.

Now the Bears (9-3) are alone in first place in the NFC North heading into a Dec. 7 showdown at Green Bay.

The Bears had two players top 100 yards rushing in a game for the first time since Walter Payton had 107 yards and Matt Suhey had 102 on Nov. 10, 1985, against Detroit.

Caleb Williams was 17 of 36 for 154 yards and a touchdown for the Bears.

Last season, the Bears’ Thanksgiving loss at Detroit led to the firing of coach Matt Eberflus a year ago to the day and their sixth straight of what ballooned into a 10-game losing streak. A year later, the Bears bullied Philadelphia’s defensive line for a relatively easy win.

The Eagles (8-4) seemingly had the NFC East wrapped up two weeks ago, only to suffer consecutive defeats that have them looking little like a Super Bowl contender. Perhaps still feeling the sting of turning a 21-0 lead at Dallas on Sunday into a 24-21 loss, the Eagles’ offense showed few signs of snapping out of its funk. Fed-up Philly fans spent the game booing and calling for the team to fire offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo.

The Eagles ran just 17 plays and had two first downs (with 83 total yards and 26 rushing) in the first half. The Bears totaled 142 rushing yards in the half.


(AP Photo Matt Slocum)