The Chicago Bears defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24-15 in the 2025 NFL Black Friday Game at Lincoln Financial Field. Both teams entered with 8-3 records, but the Bears pulled off the upset to improve to 9-3 while dropping the Eagles to 8-4. Key plays included touchdown runs and passes that secured the victory for Chicago.
The 2025 NFL Black Friday Game took place on Friday, November 28, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, with kickoff at 3 p.m. ET. The Eagles, fresh off a 24-21 loss to the Cowboys where they blew a 21-0 lead, hosted the Bears, who rode a four-game winning streak including a 31-28 victory over the Steelers.
In the first quarter, the Bears struck first with a 3-yard touchdown run by DeAndre Swift, capping an 11-play, 78-yard drive that featured 64 rushing yards (Bears 7-0). The Eagles responded in the second quarter with a 44-yard field goal by Jake Elliott after a 30-yard catch-and-run by DeVonta Smith (Bears 7-3). Chicago extended the lead with a 30-yard field goal from Cairo Santos following three straight incompletions by the Eagles' defense (Bears 10-3). A sack by Jalen Carter on Caleb Williams forced a punt late in the half.
The third quarter saw the Eagles narrow the gap with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts to A.J. Brown on a 92-yard, five-play drive, though Elliott missed the extra point (Bears 10-9). An interception by Jalyx Hunt on a pass at the line of scrimmage set up the Eagles in Bears territory, but they couldn't capitalize.
In the fourth quarter, the Bears pulled away with a 4-yard touchdown run by Kyle Monangai after an 87-yard, 12-play drive, aided by a Tush Push fumble by Hurts (Bears 17-9). Chicago sealed the win with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Cole Kmet (Bears 24-9). The Eagles added a late 4-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Brown but failed the two-point conversion (final: Bears 24-15).
Inactives included Bears QB Case Keenum, DB Tyrqiue Stevenson, and Eagles T Lane Johnson, CB Mac McWilliams. Previews had the Eagles favored by seven points with an over/under of 44.5, but the Bears' defense and balanced attack proved decisive. This marks the Eagles' second straight loss, while the Bears aim to stay atop the NFC North.
