Sitting on the Prime Video set after the Bears' dominant 24-15 win at Lincoln Financial Field, running backs Kyle Monangai and D'Andre Swift spent more time giving credit to their teammates for the running's game's 281-yard performance rather than themselves.

"They should be up here with us right now," Swift said. "We go as far as they go. They were clicking on all cylinders today. Shoutout to them and the receivers blocking downfield.

"I can't thank those guys enough."

As postgame interviews continued in the locker room, multiple players gave props to different groups that contributed to the run game's success in the primetime Black Friday matchup.

"I think certainly a ton of credit [goes] to our coaches on a short week, doing an unbelievable amount of work in a short period of time," center Drew Dalman said, "all 11 on offense working together to get the whole thing working. It's a function of everybody."

That togetherness displayed through the team's postgame comments isn't just a cliché. It's a direct reflection of the selflessness on the field that allowed Monangai to rush for 130 yards on 22 carries and Swift to record 125 yards on 18 carries.

The pair of east coast natives — Monangai is from New Jersey and Swift hails from Philadelphia — became the first Bears duo to rush for 100-plus yards each in a single game since legendary Hall of Famer Walter Payton recorded 107 yards and fellow Super Bowl XX champion Matt Suhey posted 102 yards Nov. 10, 1985 in a 24-3 win over the Lions at Soldier Field. It's also the first time two NFL running backs have accomplished the feat since Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard did so for the Cowboys in 2019.

"Can't say enough about that running game," coach Ben Johnson said. "I don't think we win that game if we're not able to run the ball like we were. Both the backs, over 100 yards, was just outstanding. You could feel decisiveness, you could feel them hitting it downhill. They turned on the gas, and were lowering their shoulders, too. So that was so good to see, but it doesn't happen without that offensive line. You can't say enough about Ozzy [Trapilo] and Joe [Thuney], Dalman, Jonah [Jackson] and Darnell [Wright]. I mean, those guys, they were huge for us. So really proud of them, really proud of the tight ends, the receivers.

"That's a frustrating game if you were a pass catcher, because those conditions were challenging for us to get some consistency going there. And yet, they still were a big part of what we were doing there in the run game, and they knew that going into it. So that was huge to see."

Both Monangai and Swift have recorded 100-yard games already this season – the rookie rushed for 176 yards against the Bengals and Swift tallied 108 yards in Washington and 124 versus New Orleans. As the NFL's No. 2 ranked rushing offense headed into Week 13, the duo was bound for those individual performances to line up at some point.

"We feed off each other's energy," Monangai said. "One of us goes and gets a big a play, we say to the other one, 'okay, it's your time, c'mon, go match that.' That competitive nature, the chemistry we have to see each other be great, I think we're unstoppable when we're clicking like that."

The Bears ran 85 offensive plays Friday, 47 of which were runs, including five from quarterback Caleb Williams and one each from receivers Luther Burden III and DJ Moore. The other 42 went to the one-two punch of Monangai and Swift, who accounted for more than 60% of the Bears' offensive production against the Eagles.

"We knew going into this game it was going to be in the trenches," Monangai said. "Up front, that was going to be a deciding factor in whether we win this game. We challenged them in the beginning of the week, they knew what it was, and they showed up. The O-line had a great game. They were moving people, me and 'Dre were able to read and just cut up, make vertical cuts and just be us."

Headed into Friday's game, the Bears were prepared to rely on their rushing attack given the cold, windy conditions that were expected in Philadelphia. While the coaching staff put an extra emphasis this week on the importance of all 11 offensive players contributing to the ground game, Johnson has preached that message all season long.

Several offensive players have previously commented on Johnson's mentality of "no block, no rock." On Friday afternoon, that mantra was more crucial than ever.

"In late November, you need the run game to be hitting," tight end Colston Loveland shared. "That's what we've been harping on since OTAs. Started off the season, it wasn't really hitting, but you've gotta trust it — that wide zone especially — so just a huge shoutout to our O-line, tight ends, receivers. It's everyone. Takes everyone to do it and it's good when you can run the ball."

During the Bears' postgame locker celebration, Johnson awarded the entire offensive line with one of two game balls, the other going to cornerback Nahshon Wright, who forced and recovered a third-quarter fumble on an Eagles' tush push attempt.

Time and time again Friday, Monangai and Swift ran through open holes, whether it meant weaving through the middle of the field or cutting to the outside as the O-line pushed the Eagles' defensive front in the opposite direction.

Even when there weren't holes created, the O-line did their part by helping push the pile for an extra few yards.

"We take a lot of pride when we are called upon," Wright said. "And I think the biggest thing is everybody was just, we knew it was a 60-minute game. I feel like we just trusted our technique. Running backs did a hell of a job. They trusted it, and even if it didn't go well, we knew that it would come eventually, to just keep pounding away."

The Bears' commanding run game also positively impacted their defense, which only spent 20:42 on the field compared to the offense's 39:18. When on the field, Dennis Allen's defense also dominated, adding two takeaways to increase their league-best total to 26. However, the group didn't mind a little extra downtime against the Eagles and enjoyed watching Monangai and Swift go off.

"As a defense, when you can sit on those heaters and just chill, it's fun," Wright joked. "And man, kudos to those guys, the whole line, the running backs, for keeping the ball in their hands. It was fun to watch."

"It was just awesome to see ,man," said safety Kevin Byard III, who recorded his NFL-leading sixth interception of the season Friday. "Kyle and Swift, those guys are a one-two punch, man. And obviously, nothing could be done without the offensive line. Those guys, they're phenomenal."

Both Monangai and Swift also added a touchdown in the win. Swift found the end zone first — a 3-yard run that capped off an 11-play, 78-yard drive late in the first quarter. Earlier in that drive, Swift produced his longest run of the day, a 23-yard gain that brought the Bears to the Philadelphia 22.

Monangai's 4-yard touchdown run followed Wright's forced fumble and gave the Bears a 17-9 lead early in the fourth quarter. Just like Swift, the rookie recorded his best play of the day at the beginning of the possession, ripping off a 31-yard rush to reach the Chicago 44.

While both running backs saw the matchup with the reigning Super Bowl champions just like any other week, they also acknowledged the joy of winning in front of friends and family.

Swift, who also played for the Eagles in 2023, called Friday's performance a "full circle moment," having come back home and knowing his loved ones were in the stands. Monangai, the Bears' seventh-round draft pick this spring, felt the win was poetic.

"Couldn't have wrote it any better," Monangai said. "To be able to do it on the stage, a big game for us as a team, we said we wanted to get number nine and we did that. So I couldn't be more proud of the guys and for me personally, to do it in front of my family and everybody here."

The Bears are now No. 1 in the league with an average 153.8 rushing yards per game, surpassing the Bills, who will play their Week 13 game Sunday. They also lead the NFL in rushes of 10-plus yards with 54, six of which came Friday against the Eagles.

While the Bears will now set their sights on next Sunday's rivalry matchup in Green Bay, they'll do so at the top of NFC North and No. 2 in the conference.

"It's amazing," Swift said. "All the work that we've been putting in, just to have it come to fruition on a night like this, in a hostile environment like this, it's amazing for us to come out here and execute."