The Chicago Bears suffered a narrow 25-20 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles, where Chicago kept things competitive with a top-seeded Philadelphia team looking to make a Super Bowl run.
The Bears defense held their own against one of the best offenses in the NFL, which featured some standout performances by cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon. Justin Fields set the Bears’ single-season rushing record by a quarterback, while also eclipsing 1,000 rushing yards on the season.
After the game, Bears head coach Matt Eberflus shared his thoughts, including on Fields’ 1000-yard rushing performance, Teven Jenkins’ neck injury, Velus Jones Jr.’s latest fumble and seeing progress beyond wins and losses.
Here is everything Eberflus had to say: