Prediction: Eagles 31, Bears 28
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Chicago Bears |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 3 |
Jay Cutler |
Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 5 |
Matt Forte |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 6-40, 0 |
| RB 60 |
Michael Bush |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 3 |
Brandon Marshall  |
Rec: 8-110, 1 TD |
| WR 8 |
Alshon Jeffery |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 89 |
Earl Bennett |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 17 |
Martellus Bennett |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 20 |
Robbie Gould |
FG: 0/0 XP: 4/4 |
| DEF 30 |
Defense / ST |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 5 |
Nick Foles |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 1 |
LeSean McCoy |
Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 61 |
Chris Polk |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 12 |
DeSean Jackson |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 27 |
Riley Cooper |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 91 |
Jason Avant |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 29 |
Brent Celek |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 32 |
Zach Ertz |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 13 |
Alex Henery |
FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4 |
| DEF 26 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Bears QB Jay Cutler has won past 2 starts vs. Phi. with 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 125.9 rating. In 11/28/10 meeting, had career-high 146.2 rating... RB Matt Forte aims for 4th 100-yard rush game in row. Has 1,200 rush & 522 rec. yards & is only Bear with 2 seasons with 1,000+ rush & 500+ rec. yards... WRs Alshon Jeffery (1,265) & Brandon Marshall (1,185) have combined for 2,450 rec. yards, most by duo in NFL. Jeffery has 67 catches for 1,161 yards & 7 TDs in past 11. Marshall has 2,693 rec. yards with Chi, most by Bear in 1st 2 seasons w/ team. WR Earl Bennett has 3 TDs in past 2 meetings & aims for 3rd in row with TD... CB ZACK BOWMAN had 2 INTs (1 TD) last week, 1st career INT-TD. Since entering NFL in 2002, DE Julius Peppers has 118 sacks, 2nd most in NFL. Aims for 4th in row vs. Phi. with sack. Has 3 sacks & 2 FFs in past 3 vs. Phi. Since 2012, CB Tim Jennings is 2nd in NFL with 12 INTs. S Major Wright had 36-yard INT in last meeting.
 Eagles QB Nick Foles leads NFL with 117 rating, 9.02 avg. gain & 8.6 TD pct. Has 23 TDs vs. 2 INTs. Passed for career-high 428 yards last week... Eagles lead NFL in rush offense (152.9). Lead NFC in total offense (414)... RB LeSean McCoy leads NFL w/ 1,850 scrimmage yards & 1,343 rush yards. In 3 meetings, has 336 scrimmage yards (112 per game) & 2 TDs... WR DeSean Jackson had career-high 10 catches for 195 yards & TD last week. Among active players (min. 300 catches), ranks 2nd in NFL with 17.4 avg. (349 rec., 6,060 yards). WR Riley Cooper is 2nd in NFC with 18.1 avg. Rookie TE Zach Ertz has 3 TDs in past 3... LB DeMeco Ryans leads team w/ 116 tackles. Ryans & LB Connor Barwin each had sack last week. LB Trent Cole has 4 sacks in past 4 games. In 5 meetings, has 5 sacks & 2 FFs. LB Mychal Kendricks had sack & INT last week. CB Brandon Boykin leads team w/ career-high 4 INTs. CB Bradley Fletcher leads team w/ career-best 15 PD.
Results and Schedule
| Chicago Bears |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
CIN |
H |
W 24-21 |
+3 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
MIN |
H |
W 31-30 |
+1 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
PIT |
A |
W 40-23 |
+17 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
DET |
A |
L 32-40 |
-8 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
NO |
H |
L 18-26 |
-8 |
| 6 |
2013-10-10 |
NYG |
H |
W 27-21 |
+6 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
WAS |
A |
L 41-45 |
-4 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2013-11-04 |
GB |
A |
W 27-20 |
+7 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
DET |
H |
L 19-21 |
-2 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
BAL |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
STL |
A |
L 21-42 |
-21 |
| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
MIN |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 14 |
2013-12-09 |
DAL |
H |
W 45-28 |
+17 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
CLE |
A |
W 38-31 |
+7 |
| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
PHI |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
GB |
H |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-09 |
WAS |
A |
W 33-27 |
+6 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
SD |
H |
L 30-33 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2013-09-19 |
KC |
H |
L 16-26 |
-10 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
DEN |
A |
L 20-52 |
-32 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
NYG |
A |
W 36-21 |
+15 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
TB |
A |
W 31-20 |
+11 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
DAL |
H |
L 3-17 |
-14 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYG |
H |
L 7-15 |
-8 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
OAK |
A |
W 49-20 |
+29 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
GB |
A |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
WAS |
H |
W 24-16 |
+8 |
| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
ARI |
H |
W 24-21 |
+3 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
DET |
H |
W 34-20 |
+14 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
MIN |
A |
L 30-48 |
-18 |
| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
CHI |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
DAL |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CHI
Offense |
PHI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
25.5 |
27.0 |
24.3 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
117.0 |
145.0 |
115.7 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.28 |
4.99 |
4.22 |
PHI |
| Completion % |
67.0% |
61.5% |
61.2% |
CHI |
| Passing yards |
311.5 |
229.7 |
234.4 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.73 |
13.89 |
10.93 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.85 |
8.54 |
6.68 |
PHI |
| Interceptions |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
PHI |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks allowed |
1.8 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
CHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
48.7% |
34.8% |
38.3% |
CHI |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
57.1% |
50.6% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
34:16 |
27:07 |
30:22 |
CHI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CHI
Defense |
PHI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
25.8 |
19.0 |
24.3 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
190.8 |
91.3 |
115.7 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
6.15 |
3.45 |
4.22 |
PHI |
| Completion % |
54.4% |
58.9% |
61.2% |
CHI |
| Passing yards |
190.0 |
264.3 |
234.4 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.08 |
12.37 |
10.93 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.03 |
7.28 |
6.68 |
CHI |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
PHI |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks |
1.8 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
PHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
38.2% |
43.8% |
38.3% |
CHI |
| 4th down conversions |
62.5% |
42.9% |
50.6% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
28:08 |
32:53 |
30:22 |
CHI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CHI |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
9.1 |
1.4 |
9.6 |
CHI |
| Yards per kick return |
21.9 |
22.1 |
22.6 |
PHI |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
4.2 |
12.7 |
9.6 |
CHI |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
15.3 |
20.9 |
22.6 |
CHI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CHI |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.0 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
PHI |
| Penalty yards |
53.5 |
60.3 |
52.2 |
CHI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2013 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 10 to 15 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
8 |
2000-10-22 |
CHI |
PHI |
9-13 |
PHI |
| 2002 |
9 |
2002-11-03 |
PHI |
CHI |
19-13 |
PHI |
| 2004 |
4 |
2004-10-03 |
PHI |
CHI |
19-9 |
PHI |
| 2007 |
7 |
2007-10-21 |
CHI |
PHI |
19-16 |
CHI |
| 2008 |
4 |
2008-09-28 |
PHI |
CHI |
20-24 |
CHI |
| 2009 |
11 |
2009-11-22 |
PHI |
CHI |
24-20 |
PHI |
| 2010 |
12 |
2010-11-28 |
PHI |
CHI |
26-31 |
CHI |
| 2011 |
9 |
2011-11-07 |
CHI |
PHI |
30-24 |
CHI |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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