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PHILADELPHIA EAGLES GAME NOTES PHILADELPHIA EAGLES VS. CHICAGO BEARS Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017 • 1:00 p.m. ET (FOX) • Lincoln Financial Field SERIES HISTORY 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS ■ Philadelphia has won 8 of its last 12 games vs. Chicago PRESEASON (2-2) (including playoffs) won each of the last . The Eagles have Thurs. Aug. 10 at Green Bay L, 9-24 2 games in the series, most recently defeating the Bears, Thurs. Aug. 17 BUFFALO W, 20-16 29-14, on Monday Night Football in Week 2 of 2016. Thurs. Aug. 24 MIAMI W, 38-31 Thurs. Aug. 31 at N.Y. Jets L, 10-16 LAST 12 GAMES vs. CHICAGO (SINCE 1999) REGULAR SEASON (9-1) Date Location Result Sun. Sept. 10 at Washington W, 30-17 09-19-16 ............Chicago ................. W, 29-14 Sun. Sept. 17 at Kansas City L, 20-27 12-22-13 ............Philadelphia ......... W, 54-11 Sun. Sept. 24 N.Y. GIANTS W, 27-24 11-07-11 ..............Philadelphia ............. L, 24-30 Sun. Oct. 1 at L.A. Chargers W, 26-24 11-28-10 ..............Chicago .................... L, 26-31 Sun. Oct. 8 ARIZONA W, 34-7 11-22-09 ............Chicago ................. W, 24-20 Thurs. Oct. 12 at Carolina W, 28-23 09-28-08 ..............Chicago .................... L, 20-24 Mon. Oct. 23 WASHINGTON W, 34-24 10-21-07 ..............Philadelphia ............. L, 16-19 Sun. Oct. 29 SAN FRANCISCO W, 33-10 10-03-04 ............Chicago ................... W, 19-9 Sun. Nov. 5 DENVER W, 51-23 11-03-02 ............Chicago* ............... W, 19-13 Sun. Nov. 19 at Dallas W, 37-9 01-19-02 ............Chicago (d) ............ W, 33-19 Sun. Nov. 26 CHICAGO 1:00 p.m. (FOX) 10-22-00 ............Philadelphia ........... W, 13-9 Sun. Dec. 3 at Seattle 8:30 p.m. (NBC) 10-17-99 ............Chicago ................. W, 20-16 Sun. Dec. 10 at L.A. Rams 4:25 p.m. (FOX) * Game played in Champaign, IL Sun. Dec. 17 at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m. (FOX) (d) NFC Divisional Round Mon. Dec. 25 OAKLAND 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Sun. Dec. 31 DALLAS 1:00 p.m. (FOX) RECORDS & STREAKS POSTSEASON ■ Philadelphia owns the best record (9-1) in the NFL this season. The Eagles have started 9-1 for just the fifth time AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs .........................January 6-7 in franchise history, having previously done so in 2004, AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs .........................January 13-14 1980, 1960 and 1949. AFC and NFC Championship Games ...................January 21 Pro Bowl (Orlando, FL) (ESPN) .............................January 28 ■ Philadelphia has won 11 of its last 12 games (dating back to Super Bowl LII (Minneapolis, MN) (NBC) ............February 4 Week 16 of 2016), which is the club’s best stretch over any 12-game span since 9/26/04-12/19/04 (also 11-1). ■ The Eagles have won 8 games in a row, marking their ON THE CALL longest winning streak in a single season since 10/19/03- 12/15/03 (9 games). Philadelphia is tied with New Orleans TELEVISION for the longest active winning streak in the NFL. FOX will broadcast Sunday’s game to a regional audience. ■ The Eagles have won 9 consecutive games vs. NFC teams Kevin Burkhardt will handle the play-by-play duties and (dating back to Week 16 of 2016), which is their longest Charles Davis will provide analysis. Pam Oliver will report winning streak against conference opponents since from the sidelines. 12/27/03-12/19/04 (12 games). Philadelphia has started the EAGLES RADIO season 7-0 vs. NFC teams for the first time since winning each of their first 11 conference games in 2004. Calling the game on 94 WIP and the Eagles Radio Network will be Merrill Reese, the NFL’s longest-tenured play-by-play MAKING A POINT announcer (41st season). Joining Reese in the booth will be former Eagles All-Pro wide receiver Mike Quick. Howard Eskin ■ Philadelphia leads the NFL with 320 points, which is the will report from the sidelines. highest total through 10 games in franchise history. ■ The Eagles have scored 30+ points in 4 consecutive games, NATIONAL RADIO which is the longest active streak in the NFL and the Chris Carrino (play-by-play) and Brian Baldinger (analyst) will club’s longest streak since 10/25/53-11/21/53 (5 games). call the game for Compass Media’s national broadcast. Philadelphia has outscored opponents 155-66 (+89) in the last 4 games. SPANISH RADIO ■ The Eagles, who are the only NFL team to score 20+ points Rickie Ricardo, Gus Salazar and Maria Berral will handle the in every game this season, are tied with New England for broadcast in Spanish on La Mega 105.7 FM and the Eagles the most 20+ point games (23) in the NFL since the start Spanish Radio Network. of the 2016 season. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES GAME NOTES NFC EAST STANDINGS 2017 TEAM LEADERS Team W-L W% PF PA Home Away Conf Div PASSING YARDS (TDs/INTs) Eagles 9-1 .900 320 188 5-0 4-1 7-0 4-0 Carson Wentz ....... 2,430 (25/5) Mitchell Trubisky ...... 988 (4/2) Cowboys 5-5 .500 242 242 2-3 3-2 4-4 2-1 Nick Foles ....................35 (0/0) Mike Glennon ............ 833 (4/5) Redskins 4-6 .400 238 266 2-3 2-3 3-5 0-3 Giants 2-8 .200 162 247 1-4 1-4 0-7 0-2 RUSHING YARDS (TDs) LeGarrette Blount ....... 561 (2) Jordan Howard ............ 841 (5) 2017 RANKINGS Corey Clement ............. 232 (4) Tarik Cohen .................. 273 (2) Carson Wentz ............... 224 (0) Mitchell Trubisky ......... 163 (0) OFFENSE Wendell Smallwood .... 168 (1) Benny Cunningham ........ 30 (0) BEARS EAGLES Jay Ajayi ....................... 168 (1) Michael Burton ................. 7 (0) Category Stats Rk Stats Rk Total Offense 302.2 ............26 377.6 ............3 RECEIVING YARDS (TDs) Rush Offense 131.8 .............5 144.6 ............2 Alshon Jeffery ............. 567 (6) Kendall Wright ............. 330 (1) Pass Offense 170.4 ............31 233.0 ...........15 Zach Ertz ....................... 536 (6) Tarik Cohen .................. 264 (1) Points Per Game 17.4 ............27t 32.0 .............1 Nelson Agholor ............ 426 (5) Zach Miller ................... 236 (2) 3rd-Down Off. % 35.1 .............27 45.7 .............3 Torrey Smith ................ 249 (2) Josh Bellamy ................ 171 (1) 4th-Down Off. % 50.0 ............10t 72.7 .............2 Mack Hollins ................. 179 (1) Dontrelle Inman ........... 131 (0) Red Zone Off. (TD%) 60.0 ..............8 73.5 .............1 POINTS DEFENSE Jake Elliott .......................... 76 Connor Barth ....................... 50 BEARS EAGLES Alshon Jeffery .................... 42 Jordan Howard ................... 30 Category Stats Rk Stats Rk Corey Clement .................... 38 Tarik Cohen ......................... 18 Total Defense 319.0 ............11 306.8 ............7 Rush Defense 106.0 ............12 71.0 .............1 INTERCEPTIONS (YARDS) Pass Defense 213.0 ............12 235.8 ...........19 Rodney McLeod .............. 3 (67) Several players tied ............... 1 Points Per Game 22.1 .............15 18.8 .............7 Jalen Mills ...................... 3 (53) 3rd-Down Def. % 38.1 .............11 29.1 .............2 Patrick Robinson............ 3 (17) 4th-Down Def. % 75.0 .............30 33.3 ............7t Red Zone Def. (TD%) 46.9 ..............7 48.0 .............9 SACKS (YARDS) TEAM Brandon Graham .....6.0 (-42.5) Akiem Hicks ...............7.0 (-47) Derek Barnett .........4.5 (-43.5) Leonard Floyd ............5.5 (-36) BEARS EAGLES Fletcher Cox ............4.5 (-35.5) Pernell McPhee .........4.0 (-20) Category Stats Rk Stats Rk Turnover Diff. (-5) ............24t (+10) .............2 GROSS PUNTING (NET) Penalties/Game 6.5 ..............13 6.6 ............14t Donnie Jones .......... 46.5 (41.2) Patrick O’Donnell ... 48.0 (39.8) Penalty Yards/Game 54.6 ..............7 60.8 ............24 FIELD GOALS (%) KEY TEAM NOTES Jake Elliott ............. 17 (81.0%) Connor Barth .......... 11 (68.8%) ■ Philadelphia ranks 1st in the NFL in scoring differential (+132), which is the club’s best mark through 10 games PUNT RETURN YARDS (AVG.) since 1980 (+133). Kenjon Barner ......... 183 (11.4) Tarik Cohen ............... 155 (7.8) ■ The Eagles rank 2nd in the NFL in turnover differential (+10), trailing only Jacksonville (+11). KICKOFF RETURN YARDS (AVG.) ■ Philadelphia leads the NFL in red zone TD % (73.5%). W. Smallwood ........... 93 (23.3) Tarik Cohen ............. 342 (24.4) ■ The Eagles rank 3rd in the NFL in third-down offense (45.7%), behind Carolina (46.9%) and L.A. Rams (46.0%). KEY PLAYER NOTES Philadelphia ranks 2nd in the NFL in third-down defense ■ ■ Carson Wentz is just the fourth NFL QB (sixth instance (29.1%), trailing only Minnesota (28.6%). overall) since 1950 to throw 25+ TDs and no more than ■ The Eagles rank 3rd in the NFL in total offense (377.6), 5 INTs through 10 games, joining Tom Brady in 2015 behind New Orleans (415.7) and New England (410.5). (25-4) and 2007 (38-4), Aaron Rodgers in 2014 (28-3) and ■ Philadelphia ranks 2nd in the NFL in rushing offense 2011 (31-4) and Y.A. Tittle in 1963 (27-4). (144.6), trailing only Jacksonville (160.6). The Eagles also ■ Corey Clement is tied with Zach Ertz and Alshon Jeffery for lead the NFL in rushing plays of 20+ yards (14) the team lead with 6 TDs (4 rushing, 2 receiving), which are ■ Philadelphia leads the NFL in rushing defense (71.0). the most by an Eagles rookie RB since Don Johnson (7) and The Eagles’ 710 opponent rushing yards are their fewest Hal Giancanelli (6) in 1953. allowed through 10 games since 1944 (555). Philadelphia has ■ Derek Barnett’s 4.5 sacks are the most by an Eagles rookie not allowed a 100+ yard rusher since Week 6 of 2016 through 10 games since Trent Cole (5.0) in 2005..