### **When the Bears have the ball**
Caleb Williams quarterbacks an offense that ranks eighth in the NFL in points per game (26.3) and sixth in total yards (369.6), second rushing (142.3) and 12th passing (227.4).
The second-year pro has thrown for 2,568 yards with 16 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 91.3 passer rating and rushed for 293 yards and three TDs on 56 carries. He has been sacked just 17 times in 11 games this year after taking 68 sacks in 17 starts last season as a rookie.
Williams' top targets include receivers Rome Odunze (42 catches for 653 yards and 6 TDs) and DJ Moore (36-485-3) and tight end Colston Loveland (28-378-3), who has caught 17 passes for 262 yards and three TDs in his last four games.
The Bears enter Week 13 with a running game that averages more yards per game than any other NFL team except the Bills. It's led by D'Andre Swift, who has rushed for 649 yards and four TDs on 142 carries.
Swift returns to his hometown to face the Eagles for the first time since he played for them in 2023, when he ran for a career-high 1,049 yards and was selected to his first Pro Bowl. Swift shares the workload with rookie Kyle Monangai, who has rushed for 461 yards and 4 TDs on 99 attempts.
Philadelphia's defense is coordinated by veteran coach Vic Fangio, who held the same position with the Bears from 2015-18. Fangio's 3-4 defenses are known for their pre-snap disguises and limiting big plays. The Bears lead the NFL with 87 explosive plays (passes of at least 20 yards and runs of at least 10 yards).
"They do well hiding coverages and hiding pressures and waiting until the ball is snapped to do a bunch of different rotations," Williams said.
"They do a really good job of keeping a shell over you," said offensive coordinator Declan Doyle. "They force you to try to run the ball. Their whole goal is to eliminate explosives. Our goal offensively is really to be explosive. They've kind of modeled their defense to be the antithesis of what we're trying to get done."
The Eagles rank eighth in the NFL in points allowed per game (20.5) and 20th in total yards (340.1), 18th against the run (115.1) and 22nd versus the pass (225.0). The unit is led by linemen Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis, linebacker Zack Baun, outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips, cornerback Quinyon Mitchell and nickel back Cooper DeJean.
**Key matchup: Bears left guard Joe Thuney vs. Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter**
A battle of Pro Bowlers and Super Bowl champions will highlight the Black Friday marquee matchup in Philadelphia. Thuney has been everything and more than the Bears expected when they acquired him in an offseason trade with the Chiefs. Said center Drew Dalman: "You can't say enough about having a guy that is so consistent that you're just like, 'Joe's going to do his job,' and you know it's going to happen and you kind of forget about it.' That's extremely difficult to do and he does a good job of that."
Carter, meanwhile, anchors a stout Eagles defensive line. "He's a twitchy guy, violent player, just very difficult to block one-on-one, and then he finds a way to split double teams as well," Bears coach Ben Johnson said. "You see him all over the tape, even on these plays that most defenses take off—like the offense clocking it in the two-minute drill, he's trying to dive between centers' legs and get an interception. We're going to have to be mindful of where he's at."