Courtney Cronin Nov. 28, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The Chicago Bears’ 24-15 victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Friday offered a clear signal: this team belongs in the postseason conversation.
Chicago has won nine of its last 10 games and climbed to the No. 2 seed in the NFC, leapfrogging Philadelphia. The two clubs entered Week 13 tied atop their divisions with identical records, and the Bears’ road triumph in prime time served as the kind of statement win that validates their recent surge.
"[That] we're for real," running back D'Andre Swift said.
After the streak began, players and coaches were reluctant to get ahead of themselves and think about the playoffs. A win like this, against a high-caliber opponent in a hostile environment, has shifted the mindset.
"We should be confident in ourselves," safety Jaquan Brisker said. "We shouldn't shy away from anything like that. We're on a roll right now, and we could just keep getting better. But that's what we should be thinking. I mean, we got a whole bunch of dogs in the locker room and things like that, and that's the way we're trending and we're changing the culture. So ye
