Eagles run defense hits rock bottom in historic fashion against the Bears

If you thought the loss itself was bad, wait until you see the numbers. The Chicago Bears ripped through the Eagles defense in a way so violent and so lopsided that it qualifies as one of the worst rushing performances ever allowed in the franchise’s history.

Before contact, Chicago rushed for 100 yards. After contact, they piled up 185 more. That combination has happened twice this season for the Bears. No other team in the entire NFL has even done it once.

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As a team, the Bears rushed for 100 yards before contact and 185 after contact against the Eagles.

They have reached 100+ yards before contact and 150+ after contact twice this season, and no other team in the NFL has done so even once.

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Vic Fangio and the Eagles got beat to a pulp at the point of attack. They were out-schemed and physically whipped in a way that should have every person in the organization embarrassed to look at the game film.

The final tally was 281 rushing yards allowed. That is the most the Eagles have given up in a game since 2015, and tied for the ninth most they have ever allowed.

To find a rushing performance this bad before 2015, you have to go all the way back to 1973. That is how historically awful this was.

Jordan Davis called it a poor product. Nakobe Dean called it bad technique and bad execution. Reed Blankenship said the Bears could do whatever they wanted.

Obviously, all of them are right.

Chicago ran 39 minutes of offense, fueled by cutbacks, misdirection, and missed tackles. The Eagles looked slow. They looked confused. They looked like they were reacting to everything and stopping nothing.

This was a complete defensive collapse.

The most jarring part is that the run defense had actually stabilized over the past month after Nakobe Dean returned to the lineup. The Eagles had allowed just 92 yards per game on the ground over their last five contests.

On Friday, the Bears passed 100 yards early in the second quarter and never looked back. Swift and Monangai each broke the century mark as Chicago averaged six yards per carry as a team. By the fourth quarter, every Bears run looked like a replay of the one before it.

Nick Sirianni said the blame starts with the coaching staff, and he’s right. The Bears used lateral action, eye candy, and simple counters to expose every weakness the Eagles have had all year. That’s fine but really, it’s just a bunch of “coach talk”. The players were just as responsible.

There was no destruction at the point of attack. There was no consistent tackling. There was no attitude. The Bears came in ready to punch, and the Eagles spent three hours absorbing body shots.

Swift, the former Eagle, danced, cut, stiff-armed, and slipped through defenders like it was a spring practice. Monangai broke tackles and moved piles.

Caleb Williams didn’t have to do much except hand the ball off and avoid mistakes. Chicago ran the ball down the Eagles’ throat and watched the clock bleed away while the home crowd drowned the air in boos.

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This run defense has now turned into the latest alarm bell for a team that is losing its identity. Philadelphia’s offense is broken. The defense just got embarrassed. The coaching staff is scrambling.

The 8-4 Eagles suddenly look nothing like the champions they were last season.

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You don’t give up 281 rushing yards by accident. The Eagles got bullied at home by a team starting three backup linebackers. The eye test will tell you that something is fundamentally wrong.

If this doesn’t get fixed immediately, there won’t be any playoff run to talk about. There won’t even be a reason to bring up last year’s greatness. Performances like this are how seasons fall apart.

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