Washington ¨C The Chicago Bears ran roughshod over the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, beating the reigning Super Bowl champions 24-15 to push their winning streak to five games.
With their ninth win in 10 games, the Bears improved to 9-3 and maintained their hold on first place in the NFC North division ahead of the 8-3-1 Green Bay Packers ¡ª who they¡¯ll meet on Dec. 7.
D¡¯Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai each ran for a touchdown while piling up 255 rushing yards between them.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw for 154 yards and a touchdown with one interception and Chicago never trailed in a statement win sure to quiet critics who have noted that most of their victories have come against teams with losing records.
Swift¡¯s 3-yard TD gave the Bears a 7-0 lead and Monangai bulled over for a 4-yard score that made it 17-9 in the fourth quarter.
Williams found Cole Kmet with a 28-yard scoring pass to push the lead to 24-9 with 6:19 remaining.
Meanwhile, the Eagles offense sputtered again. Quarterback Jalen Hurts connected twice with receiver A.J. Brown for touchdowns, but Brown¡¯s second TD catch, a 4-yarder that pulled the Eagles within 24-15 with 3:10 left to play, was followed by an unsuccessful two-point conversion attempt.
The defeat was a second straight for the Eagles, who were coming off an agonizing loss to NFC East rivals Dallas in which they squandered a 21-0 lead.
They were down by just one, at 10-9 late in the third quarter, when Hurts fumbled on the Eagles¡¯ trademark tush-push play.
Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright stripped the ball from Hurts, and Chicago marched 92 yards on 12 plays in a drive capped by Monangai¡¯s touchdown.
The Bears defense was also dominant, holding the Eagles to 87 rushing yards ¡ª including just 56 from star Saquon Barkley.
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