Philadelphia Eagles 24, Chicago Bears 20
Despite having 3 turnovers, the Philadelphia Eagles (6-4) were able to take down the Chicago Bears (4-6). The Eagles got off to a good start and were up 10-0 after the first quarter, but the Bears held them scoreless in the second and got three Robbie Gould field goals to make it a 10-9 halftime score. The Bears got another Gould field goal to open up the second half scoring. Donovan McNabb and the Eagles answered though and retook the lead when he hit DeSean Jackson for a 48-yard touchdown pass. McNabb ended up with 244 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception on 23/32 passes. Michael Vick was very effective in his few opportunities. He had a big 34-yard run in the 1st quarter that led to the Eagles first quarter field goal. LeSean McCoy added 99 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.
The Eagles defense did not do a good job stopping the Bears’ running game. They let Kahlil Bell rush for 81 yards on 4 carries, including a huge 72-yard run. It was Bell’s first action of his career, and the Eagles were not able to contain the rookie. They were able to contain Matt Forte to only 34 yards on 14 carries, but the Bears ended up with 126 rushing yards as a team. The Eagles did a great job attacking the struggling Jay Cutler. Cutler was off all night and the Eagles held him to 171 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception on 24/43 attempts. Sean Jones got the interception off Cutler on the Bears final drive. After the Eagles scored with a little over 5 minutes left in the game, Jones ended any hopes of a Bear’s comeback when he intercepted a deflected Cutler pass. It was not a very sharp game for the Eagles, but they did enough to get the win.

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