NFL: Week 15 Quick Capsule – Philadelphia Eagles (12-1) at Chicago Bears (3-10)

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WEEK 15
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (12-1) @ CHICAGO BEARS (3-10)
DATE: Sunday (12/18/22)
STADIUM: Soldier Field
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Brad Rogers

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Bears lead all-time series, 28-13-1
STREAKS Eagles have won past 4
LAST GAME 11/3/19: Bears 14 at Eagles 22
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/19/16: Eagles 29, Bears 14

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
LAST WEEK: W 48-22 at New York Giants
COACH VS. OPP. Nick Sirianni: 0-0
PTS. FOR 29.7
OFFENSE 392.0
PASSING Jalen Hurts: 264-388-3,157-22-3-108.4
RUSHING Miles Sanders: 204-1,068-5.2-11
RECEIVING A.J. Brown: 65-1,020-15.7-10
PTS. AGAINST 19.1
DEFENSE 297.0
SACKS Haason Reddick: 10
INTs James Bradberry, Darius Slay: 3
TAKE/GIVE +14 (24/10)
PUNTING (NET) Aaryn Siposs: 45.6 (39.6)
KICKING Jake Elliott: 76 (43/45 PAT; 11/13 FG)

EAGLES NOTES
• PHILADELPHIA clinched playoff berth for 2nd-straight season under HC Nick Sirianni.
• QB JALEN HURTS had 294 yards (217 pass, 77 rush) & 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 109.2 rating in Week 14. Has 10 rush TDs in 2022 & is 1st QB ever with 10+ rush TDs in consecutive seasons. Is 4th QB ever (Kyler Murray, Cam Newton & Kordell Stewart) with 3,000+ pass yards (3,157), 20+ TD passes (22) & 10+ rush TDs (10) in single season. Has both pass TD & rush TD in 4 of his past 5 games.
• RB MILES SANDERS had 155 scrimmage yards (144 rush, 11 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 14. Has career highs in rush yards (1,068) & rush TDs (11) in 2022, his 1stcareer season with 1,000+ rush yards. Aims for his 4th in row with rush TD.
• WR A.J. BROWN had 10th rec. TD of season last week, his 2nd-career season with 10+ TD catches (11 in 2020). Has 1,000+ rec. yards (1,020) for 3rd time in 4 career seasons. Aims for his 4th in row with TD catch.
• WR DEVONTA SMITH had 5th rec. TD of season last week. Has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5 overall & 4 of his past 5 on road. Has career-high 66 receptions in 2022.
• LB HAASON REDDICK had 10th sack of season in Week 14 & became 1st player since 1982 with 10+ sacks in 3 straight seasons with 3 different teams. Aims for his 6th in row with 0.5+ sacks.
• DE BRANDON GRAHAM tied his career high with 3 sacks & had 22nd-career FF last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 0.5+ sacks.
• DE JOSH SWEAT aims for his 4th in row with sack. Has TFL in 5 of his past 6. Has career-high 11 TFL & career-high tying 7.5 sacks in 2022.
• CB DARIUS SLAY had 2 PD last week & has 12 PD in 13 games in 2022.

CHICAGO BEARS
LAST WEEK Bye (L 28-19 vs. Green Bay in Week 13)
COACH VS. OPP. Matt Eberflus: 0-0
PTS. FOR 20.8
OFFENSE 329.8
PASSING Justin Fields: 156-253-1,896-13-10-85.4
RUSHING Justin Fields (QB): 128-905-7.1-8
RECEIVING Cole Kmet (TE): 35-408-11.7-5
PTS. AGAINST 25.6
DEFENSE 350.5
SACKS Jaquan Brisker (R): 3
INTs Many tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE -3 (15/18)
PUNTING (NET) Trenton Gill (R): 46.9 (39.7)
KICKING Cairo Santos: 76 (22/26 PAT; 18/20 FG)

BEARS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN FIELDS had 325 yards (254 pass, 71 rush) & rush TD in Week 13 & became 1st QB in SB era with rush TD in 6 straight games. Has 3 rush TDs of 50+ yards in 2022, most by QB in single season in NFL history & most by QB in SB era. Has 905 rush yards, 6th-most by QB in single season ever & can become 3rd QB (Lamar Jackson (twice) & Micheal Vick with 1,000+ rush yards in single season.
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY rushed for 61 yards & had 4th rush TD of season in Week 13. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 4th in row with 65+ scrimmage yards. Needs 115 scrimmage yards for his 4th-straight 1,000-yard season. Had 2 rush TDs in last meeting.
• WR CHASE CLAYPOOL had 5 catches in Week 13. Had career-high 4 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush) vs. Phi. (10/11/20 w/ Pit.).
• TE COLE KMET led team with 6 catches for 72 yards in Week 13. Has 2 rec. TDs in 2 of his past 3 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 70+ rec. yards. Has career-high 5 rec. TDs in 2022, tied-most among NFC TEs.
• LB JACK SANBORN (rookie) led team with 10 tackles & had TFL in Week 13. Has 4 games with 9+ tackles in 2022, tied-most among rookies. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL & 5th in row with 9+ tackles.
• LB NICHOLAS MORROW has career-high 9 TFL in 2022 & has TFL in 5 of his past 6. Has 6+ tackles in 5 of his 6 home games this season.
• DB DEANDRE HOUSTON-CARSON aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ tackles & TFL.
• DB JAQUAN BRISKER (rookie) is 1 of 4 DBs with 3+ sacks (3) & 5+ TFL (5) in 2022.
• DB KYLER GORDON (rookie) has 6+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 at home.