BEARS vs. EAGLES: NFC Wild-Card Game #2 Pre-Gamin’ – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

Doug Pederson and the Philadelphia Eagles created a winning blueprint. And not only will Matt Nagy and the Chicago Bears get a chance to follow the path set forth by Philly, they can take the first step on it by knocking off Pederson and the Eagles in the final game of Wild-Card Weekend.

“We keep following this path here,” Nagy said, via NBC Sports Chicago’s JJ Stankevitz. “So I told (Pederson) at the owners meetings this past offseason that he got that Super Bowl. I’m trying to follow his lead here. He probably doesn’t want to hear that right now. But I’m trying to stick on that path.”

Nagy is simply following a path to success that many other Andy Reid assistants have taken, with Pederson being the most successful. Nagy followed the Pederson blueprint by coaching quarterbacks under Pederson and Reid, moving into a role as offensive coordinator after Pederson left, and ultimately calling his own shots and running his own show in Chicago.

I suppose there is an old adage about the road less traveled, but it doesn’t apply here. And if you’re a Bears fan who has wanted the franchise to follow a winning formula that other teams have used, then rejoice because it’s finally happened. Sometimes, it’s OK to keep on a worn out path, so long as it’s paved with the bricks of success.

Game Info

No. 3 seed Chicago Bears (12-4, NFC North champions) vs. No. 6 seed Philadelphia Eagles (9-7, 2nd NFC East – 3:40 p.m. CT, NBC (Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michelle Tafoya), WBBM-AM 780 and WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote), Westwood Radio (Kevin Harlan, James Lofton, Laura Okmin)

Odds: Bears (-6), Over/Under 41.5, via the Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas.

Game Thread and Preview

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Coaches

Matt Nagy (12-4) vs. Doug Pederson (29-19)

Starting Quarterbacks

Bears: Mitch Trubisky: 3,223 yards, 24 TD, 12 INT, 66.6 completion pct., 95.4 rating

Last week at Vikings: 18-26, 163 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 85.9 rating

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Eagles: Nick Foles: 1,413 yards, 7 TD, 4 INT, 72.3 completion pct., 96.0 rating

Last game at Washington: 28-33, 221 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 102.1 rating

Bears Inactives:

Today's inactives for #DaBears:

11 Kevin White
64 Eric kush
69 Rashaad Coward
80 Trey Burton
83 Javon Wims
97 Nick Williams
99 Aaron Lynch#PHIvsCHI | #NFLPlayoffs

— Chicago Bears (@BearsPR) January 6, 2019

Bears Expected Offensive Starters

QB Mitch Trubisky

RB Jordan Howard

RB Tarik Cohen

WR Allen Robinson II

WR Taylor Gabriel

TE Adam Shaheen (in for Trey Burton, who is out)

LT Charles Leno Jr.

LG James Daniels

C Cody Whitehair

RG Kyle Long

RT Bobby Massie

Bears Expected Defensive Starters

DT Akiem Hicks

NT Eddie Goldman

DE Bilal Nichols

OLB Khalil Mack

ILB Danny Trevathan

ILB Roquan Smith

OLB Leonard Floyd

CB Kyle Fuller

CB Prince Amukamara

FS Eddie Jackson

SS Adrian Amos

Bears Specialists

Cody Parkey (kicker), Pat O’Donnell (punter, holder), Patrick Scales (long snapper), Anthony Miller (kick returner), Tarik Cohen (punt returner)

Eagles Inactives:

#PHIvsCHI Inactives: LB Alexander, DT Hector, CB Jones, WR Wallace, G Pryor, G Warmack, QB Wentz

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 6, 2019

Eagles Offense Expected Starters:

QB Nick Foles

RB Wendell Smallwood

WR Golden Tate

WR Nelson Agholor

WR Alshon Jeffery

TE Zach Ertz

LT Jason Peters

LG Isaac Seumalo

C Jason Kelce

RG Brandon Brooks

RT Lane Johnson

Eagles Defense Expected Starters:

DE Brandon Graham

DE Michael Bennett

DT Timmy Jernigan

DT Fletcher Cox

OLB Nigel Bradham

MLB Jordan Hicks

CB Cre’von LeBlanc

CB Avonte Maddox

CB Rasul Douglas

S Malcolm Jenkins

S Corey Graham

Eagles Specialists:

Jake Elliott (kicker), Cameron Johnston (punter, holder), Rick Lovato (long snapper) Darren Sproles (kick, punt returns)