The Bears (8-3) will seek their fifth straight win and ninth in their last 10 games Friday when they visit the Eagles (8-3) in a clash of NFC division leaders at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

The Bears have won four of their last five road contests, all by rallying to erase deficits in the final 2:00 of regulation.

The Eagles will look to rebound after they failed to protect a 21-0 lead in an eventual 24-21 loss to the Cowboys last Sunday in Dallas, snapping Philadelphia's four-game winning streak.

While the Eagles are 3-0 against the NFC North this season, the Bears are 3-0 versus the NFC East.

When the Bears have the ball

Caleb Williams quarterbacks an offense that ranks eighth in the NFL in points per game (26.3) and sixth in total yards (369.6), second rushing (142.3) and 12th passing (227.4).

The second-year pro has thrown for 2,568 yards with 16 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 91.3 passer rating and rushed for 293 yards and three TDs on 56 carries. He has been sacked just 17 times in 11 games this year after taking 68 sacks in 17 starts last season as a rookie.

Williams' top targets include receivers Rome Odunze (42 catches for 653 yards and 6 TDs) and DJ Moore (36-485-3) and tight end Colston Loveland (28-378-3), who has caught 17 passes for 262 yards and three TDs in his last four games.

The Bears enter Week 13 with a running game that averages more yards per game than any other NFL team except the Bills. It's led by D'Andre Swift, who has rushed for 649 yards and four TDs on 142 carries.

Swift returns to his hometown to face the Eagles for the first time since he played for them in 2023, when he ran for a career-high 1,049 yards and was selected to his first Pro Bowl. Swift shares the workload with rookie Kyle Monangai, who has rushed for 461 yards and 4 TDs on 99 attempts.

Philadelphia's defense is coordinated by veteran coach Vic Fangio, who held the same position with the Bears from 2015-18. Fangio's 3-4 defenses are known for their pre-snap disguises and limiting big plays. The Bears lead the NFL with 87 explosive plays (passes of at least 20 yards and runs of at least 10 yards).

"They do well hiding coverages and hiding pressures and waiting until the ball is snapped to do a bunch of different rotations," Williams said.

"They do a really good job of keeping a shell over you," said offensive coordinator Declan Doyle. "They force you to try to run the ball. Their whole goal is to eliminate explosives. Our goal offensively is really to be explosive. They've kind of modeled their defense to be the antithesis of what we're trying to get done."

The Eagles rank eighth in the NFL in points allowed per game (20.5) and 20th in total yards (340.1), 18th against the run (115.1) and 22nd versus the pass (225.0). The unit is led by linemen Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis, linebacker Zack Baun, outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips, cornerback Quinyon Mitchell and nickel back Cooper DeJean.

Key matchup: Bears left guard Joe Thuney vs. Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter

A battle of Pro Bowlers and Super Bowl champions will highlight the Black Friday marquee matchup in Philadelphia. Thuney has been everything and more than the Bears expected when they acquired him in an offseason trade with the Chiefs. Said center Drew Dalman: "You can't say enough about having a guy that is so consistent that you're just like, 'Joe's going to do his job,' and you know it's going to happen and you kind of forget about it.' That's extremely difficult to do and he does a good job of that."

Carter, meanwhile, anchors a stout Eagles defensive line. "He's a twitchy guy, violent player, just very difficult to block one-on-one, and then he finds a way to split double teams as well," Bears coach Ben Johnson said. "You see him all over the tape, even on these plays that most defenses take off—like the offense clocking it in the two-minute drill, he's trying to dive between centers' legs and get an interception. We're going to have to be mindful of where he's at."

When the Eagles have the ball

The Bears will be challenged by quarterback Jalen Hurts, whose 17-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio is tops in the NFL. He is 13-2 as a starter at home since the start of last season, including playoffs, and last Sunday recorded his 19th career game with at least two rushing TDs, the most by a quarterback in NFL history.

Hurts has completed 67.2% of his passes for 2,284 yards and a 106.0 passer rating that ranks sixth in the league. His top targets are receivers DeVonta Smith (55 receptions for 754 yards and 3 TDs) and A.J. Brown (46-567-4).

The Eagles ground game is led by Saquon Barkley, who has rushed for 684 yards and four TDs on 185 carries, including 233 yards in his last two home games.

"Every time he touches the ball, he's a threat to go all the way," said defensive coordinator Dennis Allen.

"He does a really good job of finding the holes," added defensive tackle Grady Jarrett. "He's a big, strong back. He can do everything with the ball in his hands, so he definitely presents a challenge. You have to swarm to the ball and you have to know it's going to take more than one guy to bring him down. He's good between the tackles, good on the edges. That's why he's held in a high regard like he is. We've definitely got to be ready. We've got our work cut out for us."

Reinforcements could be on the way in the Bears secondary, with Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson and nickel back Kyler Gordon both being activated off injured reserve Thursday and listed as questionable for Friday's game.

What is certain is that the Bears will face the Eagles without four of their top linebackers due to injuries: Tremaine Edmunds, T.J. Edwards, Noah Sewell and Ruben Hyppolite II. They will again rely on reserves D'Marco Jackson and Amen Ogbongbemiga to step up like they did against the Steelers when they combined for 29 tackles.

One of the key factors in the Bears' success this season has been their ability to create takeaways. They lead the NFL with 24 takeaways, 16 interceptions and a plus-16 turnover ratio. The Eagles, however, have committed only six turnovers and thrown one interception all season, the fewest in the league in both categories.

Key matchup: Bears defensive end Montez Sweat vs. Eagles right tackle Fred Johnson

Sweat has been red hot of late, registering 6.5 sacks in the last six games, his most sacks in any six-game span in his career. His strip sack of Mason Rudolph was pivotal in last Sunday's win over the Steelers. It resulted in a takeaway that the Bears converted into a touchdown to extend their lead to 31-21 early in the fourth quarter. Sweat will be opposed by Johnson, who will make his second straight start in place of injured six-time Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson.

Fun facts

• This week marks the fourth Friday game in Bears history and their first since Sept. 16, 1966, when they battled the Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The other two were season-opening wins over the Cleveland Indians 21-0 in 1931 and the Cleveland Rams 30-21 in 1939.

• The two NFL quarterbacks with the most starts without throwing an interception since the beginning of last season are Hurts (21) and Williams (20). Both are also adept on third down, ranking 2-3 in the league in third-down passer rating with Hurts at 108.3 and Williams at 106.4.

• The Bears are 6-1 in one-score games this season, having won six straight. On Friday they can become only the second team in NFL history to win five consecutive games by five points or fewer, joining the 1986 Giants.