NFL Game Preview: Philadelphia Eagles (2-0-0) vs. Chicago Bears (1-1-0)

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ESPN: Joe Buck, Troy Aiman, Lisa Salters (field reporter) and Laura Rutledge (field reporter)

Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 PM ET

Soldier Field | Referee: Shawn Hochuli

Regular Season: CHI leads series, 29-14-1 (PHI won 5 of past 6)

Last reg. season meeting: 11/28/25: CHI 24 at PHI 15

Nick Sirianni (PHI) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 61-26 (.701)

Ben Johnson (CHI) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 12-7 (.632)

Philadelphia Last Game: W, 24-20 at TEN (Week 2)

Chicago Last Game: L, 9-3 vs. MIN (Week 2)

EAGLES NOTES

• QB JALEN HURTS passed for 264 yards & 2 TDs in Week 2. Ranks tied-5th with 5 TD passes this season & aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes. Had 230 pass yards & 2 TD passes in last meeting & aims for 3rd in row vs. Chi. with 2+ TDs. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY ranks 2nd with 8,448 rush yards & 3rd with 11,107 scrimmage yards since 2018. Became 6th player in NFL history with 7,500+ rush yards & 2,500+ rec. yards in his 1st 100 games. Rushed for 122 yards & TD in last primetime game (12/8/25 vs. LAC). Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his last 3 vs. Chi. • RB TANK BIGSBY had rush TD in Week 2 & has rush TD in 2 of his last 3. • WR DEVONTA SMITH led team with 10 receptions for 117 yards & TD in Week 2, his 3rd career game with 10+ catches & 14th career game with 100+ rec. yards. Had 126 rec. yards in last road meeting (12/18/22). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with 5+ catches. Had rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 on MNF. • WR DONTAYVION WICKS had 5 catches for 74 yards in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 70+ rec. yards. • WR DARIUS COOPER had 1st career TD catch in Week 2. • DT JALEN CARTER had 1st sack of season in Week 2 & has sack in 3 of his past 4. • LB ZACK BAUN aims for 4th in row with TFL. Has 7+ tackles in 4 of his last 5 on primetime. Has 6+ tackles in 11 of his last 12 on road. Had 8 tackles in last meeting. • LB NOLAN SMITH had 1st sack of season last week. • LB JALYX HUNT had INT in last meeting. • LB JIHAAD CAMPBELL led team with 10 tackles & had FF in Week 2. Aims for 4th in row with 9+ tackles. • DB COOPER DEJEAN totaled 5 tackles last week & has 8+ tackles in 2 of his last 3. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ PD on primetime. Had 5 tackles & PD in last meeting. • CB RIQ WOOLEN had PD in Week 2 & ranks tied-1st with 54 PD since 2022.

BEARS NOTES

• QB CALEB WILLIAMS can become 3rd QB ever (Lamar Jackson & Patrick Mahomes) with 15-or-fewer INTs (14 entering Week 3) at time of 50th career TD pass (49 entering Week 3). • QB TYSON BAGENT has 20+ completions in 3 of his 4 career starts. • QB CASE KEENUM can make 1st start since 12/24/23 w/ Cle. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 5 catches & 99 scrimmage yards (54 rec., 45 rush) in Week 2, 1 of 4 RBs (Jahmyr Gibbs, Jonathan Taylor & Kenneth Walker) with 95+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 2 weeks. Had 1,263 scrimmage yards (1,049 rush, 214 rec.) & 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) with Phi. in 2023. Has 727 scrimmage yards (103.9 per game) in 7 career games on MNF. Rushed for 125 yards & TD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Phi. with 135+ scrimmage yards & TD. • RB KYLE MONANGAI rushed for 130 yards & TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR KALIF RAYMOND aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ catches. • WR LUTHER BURDEN had 8 catches for 138 yards & TD in his last primetime game (12/28/25 at SF). • TE COLE KMET had rec. TD in last meeting. • LB T.J. EDWARDS had 125 tackles in 2021 & 159 tackles in 2022 with Phi. • LB DEVIN BUSH had 6th career game with TFL & PD last week. • DL MONTEZ SWEAT has 9 TFL & 5 sacks in 10 career games vs. Phi. • DL DAYO ODEYINGBO had 1st sack of season in Week 2. • DL AUSTIN BOOKER had 7th-career sack last week. Had TFL in last meeting. • DB DILLON THIENEMAN (rookie) is 1 of 2 (Byron Murphy) with 7+ tackles & PD in each of 1st 2 weeks. • DB MALIK MUHAMMAD (rookie) had 1st career sack last week. • DB JAYLON JOHNSON has 5 PD in 6 career games on MNF. • DB TYRIQUE STEVENSON had 1st career game with TFL & PD last week.

Game Odds

Philadelphia Eagles        – 3.5

Chicago Bears                    42

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Sunday, September 27, 2026

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