Eagles vs. Bears: Takeaways from first half as Chicago holds a 10-3 lead

Philadelphia looked discombulated early, and the defense was shredded in the running game, as the Chicago Bears looked like the better team throughout he first 30 minutes. With the second half set to get underway, we're looking at takeaways and observations from the first half at Lincoln Financial Field.

Bears dominate the first quarter.

The Bears have had the football for nearly 12 minutes and got on the board with a three-yard D'Andre Swift touchdown run. After an Eagles punt, Chicago went 11 plays, 78 yards, and ate up 5:26 of the clock. They've struggled to stop the run, and the Eagles were outgained in the first quarter, 120 yards to 32. The Bears had the ball for over 10 minutes. Overall, Chicago had 142 rushing yards in the first half and held the football for 21:00.

QB comparison

Caleb Williams was 11-24 passing for 90 yards and a 55.9 QB rating. Williams had three carries for 10 yards as a rusher. Hurts was 5-10 passing for 57 yards and a 67.5 QB rating.

RB comparison

Chicago dominated on the ground in the first half and had 132 rushing yards as a team with 8:00 remaining in the first half. Overall, the Bears had 142 first-half rushing yards. Philadelphia native D'Andre Swift led all players with ten carries for 88 yards and one rushing touchdown. Kyle Monangai had eight carries for 41 yards. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley had six carries for 23 yards.

WR comparison

DeVonta Smith had one catch for 30 yards, and A.J. Brown had two catches for 11 yards. Luther Burden III led the Bears with four catches for 33 yards.

Eagles defense

Thanks to a crucial stop on the Bears' first drive, the Eagles' defense had forced stops on 10 consecutive opponent fourth-down attempts dating back to Week 10 at Green Bay. They've struggled to stop the run. The Eagles were outgained in the first quarter, 120 yards to 32. The Bears had the ball for over 10 minutes, and were 6-7 on third downs early in the second quarter. Midway through the second quarter, the Eagles have seven missed tackles, per NextGen Stats. Reed Blankenship led Philadelphia with eight tackles, but the Eagles have allowed 222 yards.

Kevin Patullo

First three offensive drives:

Bears: 13 first downs, 188 yardsEagles: 2 first downs, 71 yards

Total Plays run

Bears: 47 Eagles: 17

Philadelphia had 83 total yards in the first half.

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