Wild Card Philadelphia Eagles (NFC East - 9-7) at Chicago Bears (NFC North - 12-4) Sunday, January 6, 2019 | 4:40 PM ET | Soldier Field | Referee: Tony Corrente SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: Bears lead all-time series, 29-14-1 LAST GAME: 11/26/17: Bears 3 at Eagles 31 STREAKS: Eagles have won past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/19/16: Eagles 29, Bears 14 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Eagles lead all-time series, 2-1 LAST PLAYOFF: 1/19/02: Eagles 33 at Bears 19 STREAKS: Eagles have won 2 of past 3 LAST PLAYOFF AT SITE: 1/19/02 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES CHICAGO BEARS PLAYOFF RECORD 22-21 PLAYOFF RECORD 17-18 LAST WEEK W 24-0 at Washington LAST WEEK W 24-10 at Minnesota VS. COMMON OPP. 3-2 (LAR 1-0; Min 0-1, NYG 2-0; TB 0-1) VS. COMMON OPP. 4-1 (LAR 1-0; Min 2-0; NYG 0-1; TB 1-0) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.9/21.8 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.3/17.7 (1L) OFFENSE 365.3 OFFENSE 343.9 PASSING Nick Foles: 141-195-1413-7-4-96.0 PASSING Mitchell Trubisky: 289-434-3223-24-12-95.4 RUSHING Josh Adams (R): 120-511-4.3-3 RUSHING Jordan Howard: 250-935-3.7-9 RECEIVING Zach Ertz (TE): 116-1163-10.0-8 RECEIVING Tarik Cohen (RB): 71-725-10.2-5 DEFENSE 366.2 DEFENSE 299.7 SACKS Fletcher Cox: 10.5 SACKS Khalil Mack: 12.5 INTs Rasul Douglas: 3 INTs Kyle Fuller: 7 (T1L) TAKE/GIVE -6 (17/23) TAKE/GIVE +12 (36/24) PR Darren Sproles: 8.3 PR Tarik Cohen: 12.5 KR Corey Clement: 25.6 KR Benny Cunningham: 21.6 PUNTING (NET) Cameron Johnston: 48.1 (42.7) PUNTING (NET) Patrick O’Donnell: 45.0 (39.7) KICKING Jake Elliott: 111 (33/35 PAT; 26/31 FG) KICKING Cody Parkey: 111 (42/45 PAT; 23/30 FG) HEAD COACH: DOUG PEDERSON HEAD COACH: MATT NAGY VS. OPP. 2-0 VS. OPP. 0-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 3-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 EAGLES TEAM NOTES BEARS TEAM NOTES • EAGLES earned playoff berth for 2nd consecutive • BEARS won NFC North, 1st division title since 2010. season. • CHICAGO led NFL in scoring defense (17.7 points • PHILADELPHIA is seeking to become 1st back-to- allowed per game), takeaways (36) & INTs (27) & ranked back SB champions since 2003-04 NEW ENGLAND 3rd in turnover differential (+12) in 2018. PATRIOTS (Super Bowls XXXVIII-XXXIX). • BEARS have won 9 of their past 10 games & were 7-1 at • DOUG PEDERSON is 3-0 in playoff coaching career, home this season. including Super Bowl LII victory. • MATT NAGY makes postseason debut as head coach. • EAGLES had 3 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: G • BEARS had 5 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: RB BRANDON BROOKS, DT FLETCHER COX & TE TARIK COHEN, CB KYLE FULLER, DT AKIEM ZACH ERTZ. HICKS, S EDDIE JACKSON & LB KHALIL MACK. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: NBC (4:40 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter) WESTWOOD ONE: Kevin Harlan, James Lofton, Laura Okmin | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (Phi), 83 (Chi) | XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (Phi), 225 (Chi) Wild Card Philadelphia Eagles (NFC East - 9-7) at Chicago Bears (NFC North - 12-4)
EAGLES NOTES BEARS NOTES • QB NICK FOLES is 4-1 with 1,413 pass yards (282.6 • QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY had 4 games with 120+ per game) & 7 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 96 rating in 5 games as rating in 2018, most such games in single season in starter this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rating. franchise history. Since entering league in 2017, is 1 of In 3 playoff games in 2017 (including SB LII), had 971 pass 7 QBs with 5,000+ pass yards (5,416) & 650+ rush yards yards (323.7 per game) with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT for 115.7 rating. (669). Since 2017, leads NFL averaging 6.1 yards per rush Aims for his 3rd playoff game in row with 350+ pass yards, (min. 100 atts.). In 8 home games this season, has 19 pass 3+ TDs & 100+ rating. Is 9-2 as starter since 2017 (including TDs vs. 9 INTs for 97.2 rating & had 2 rush TDs. postseason). • RB JORDAN HOWARD rushed for 935 yards & tied • RB JOSH ADAMS (rookie) led team with 511 rush yards career-high with 9 rush TDs in 2018. Has 4 rush TDs in this season, 1 of 8 rookie RBs with 500+ rush yards in 2018. his past 3. Aims for 4th in row with TD. In his past 2 at RB DARREN SPROLES has 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in home, has 178 scrimmage yards (89 per game) with rush his past 5. In 10 career playoff games, has 715 scrimmage TD. RB TARIK COHEN had 1,169 scrimmage yards yards (71.5 per game) & 7 TDs (4 rush, 3 rec.). (725 rec., 444 rush), his 1st-career season with 1,000+ • TE ZACH ERTZ had franchise-record 116 catches in 2018 scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 2 NFL players (CHRISTIAN & surpassed JASON WITTEN (110 in 2012) for most single- MC CAFFREY) this season with 3+ rush TDs (3), 5+ rec. season receptions by TE in NFL history. Had 1,163 rec. yards TDs (5) & TD pass (1). in 2018, his 1st-career 1,000-yard season. WR ALSHON • WR ALLEN ROBINSON led team with 754 rec. yards. JEFFERY spent 5 seasons with Chi. (2012-16) & had 26 WR ANTHONY MILLER ranked 2nd among NFL TD catches. Has 3 rec. TDs in his past 2 playoff games. WR rookies with 7 TD catches this season. NELSON AGHOLOR had 2 TD catches in Week 17. • LB KHALIL MACK had team-high 12.5 sacks in 2018, • DT FLETCHER COX had 3 sacks & FF in Week 17. Had tied for 3rd-most by Bear in single season since 1982. Had sack in last game vs. Chi. Led team with 10.5 sacks, his 1st- 11 tackles in only career playoff game (1/7/17 with Oak.). career season with 10+ sacks. LB NIGEL BRADHAM In 7 home games with Chi., has 8.5 sacks, 4 FFs & FR. CB has 15 tackles & sack in 3 career playoff games. Led team KYLE FULLER tied for NFL lead with career-high 7 INTs with 97 tackles in 2018. CB RASUL DOUGLAS has INT and ranked 1st with 21 PD this season. Aims for his 7th in in 2 of his past 4. row at home with PD.
MOST CATCHES BY A TIGHT END BEARS DEFENSIVE RANKS IN 2018 IN 1ST 6 SEASONS Scoring Defense...... 1st Takeaways...... 1st Turnover Differential...... 3rd ZACH ERTZ...... 437 Sacks...... T-3rd Jimmy Graham...... 434 Interceptions...... 1st Jason Witten...... 429 Travis Kelce...... 410 Antonio Gates...... 400
MOST CATCHES IN A SINGLE SEASON BY A LB KHALIL MACK was the only player TIGHT END (NFL HISTORY) in the NFL in 2018 with: ZACH ERTZ...... 116 in 2018 - 10+ sacks (12.5) Jason Witten ...... 110 in 2012 - 5+ forced fumbles (six) - An interception (one)