NEWSLETTER
They’re baaaaaaack!
The bye week is over. And the Chicago Bears are back in the saddle.
No, that 3-10 record isn’t much to write home about. And that the NFC’s top team is flying into town means there is no soft landing for these Bears. But who wants a soft landing?
Today’s game against the Eagles represents the start of a four-game stretch in which the Bears play three games against division leaders — and the fourth game is against a team angling to make a last-gasp run at the playoffs. Yes, the Lions are trying to run down a postseason berth. Good on them, I guess. Setting standards starts somewhere.
In any case, many of these Bears have something to prove. These final four games might be callousing, but it could also serve as a springboard for some players as they try to end this year on a high note.
Game Info and TV Coverage
Chicago Bears (3-10, 4th NFC North) vs Philadelphia Eagles (12-1, 1st NFC East) – FOX (Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston); WBBM 780 AM, 105.9 FM (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote)
Kickoff Time: Noon CT
Site: Soldier Field; Chicago
Referee: Scott Novak
Odds: PHI -9, O/U 48.5 (via DraftKings Sports Book)
Game Thread (Week 15 Preview)
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And, hopefully, we can get out of this game in one piece
Hype Video
Starting Quarterbacks and Projected Game Stats
Bears: Justin Fields: 14/23, 158 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 12 carries, 75 rushing yards, 1 TD
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Eagles: Jalen Hurts: 20/31, 250 passing yards, 2 TD, 0 INT; 10 carries, 53 rushing yards, 1 TD
Bears Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Justin Fields
• RB David Montgomery
• FB Khari Blasingame
• WRs Equanimeous St. Brown, Dante Pettis
• TE Cole Kmet
• LT Braxton Jones, LG Cody Whitehair, C Sam Mustipher, RG Teven Jenkins, RT Riley Reiff
Defense
• LDE Trevis Gipson, LDT Armon Watts, RDT Justin Jones, RDE Dominique Robinson
• SAM Matthew Adams, MIKE Jack Sanborn, WILL Nicholas Morrow
• LCB Jaylon Johnson, RCB Kyler Gordon
• FS DeAndre Houston-Carson, SS Jaquan Brisker
Specialists
• Cairo Santos (kicker), Trenton Gill (punter, holder), Patrick Scales (long snapper), Dante Pettis (punt returns), Velus Jones Jr. (kick returns)
Eagles Projected Starters
• QB Jalen Hurts
• RB Miles Sanders
• WR A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Quez Watkins
• TE Jack Stoll
• LT Jordan Mailata, LG Landon Dickerson, C Jason Kelce, RG Isaac Seumalo, RT Lane Johnson
Defense
• LDE Brandon Graham, LDT Fletcher Cox, RDT Javon Hargrave, RDE Josh Sweat
• WLB Kyzir White, MLB T.J. Edwards, SLB Haason Reddick
• LCB James Bradberry, RCB Darius Slay
• FS Reed Blankenship, SS Marcus Epps
Specialists
• Jake Elliott (kicker), Arryn Siposs (punter, holder), Rick Lovato (long snapper), Britain Covey (kick and punt returns)
