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Chicago Bears 30 Philadelphia Eagles 24

I don't have much to say about this game. It was like deja vu for the Eagles. In all five losses this year, it's been the same thing for them. They turn the ball over, commit untimely penalties, play awful red zone defense, give up chunks of yards via the run, abandon the running game, don't protect their quarterback, etc. This happened against Atlanta, New York (Giants), San Francisco, Buffalo and now Chicago.

The Bears dominated both lines of scrimmage. Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler has been sacked more than any quarterback in the time he's spent with the Bears. Last night? He didn't get sacked once and rarely felt any pressure. The line also opened up several large holes for tailbacks Matt Forte and Marion Barber. Cutler was clutch on third down, especially in the red zone. The Bears defense also pressured Michael Vick all game and laid the wood to him on several occasions. Whether or not he's able to walk today is 50/50.

Outside of that, Philly made too many mistakes. They got called with roughing the passer on a 3rd and goal, pass interference on a 3rd down in the red zone, etc. Michael Vick threw an interception when the Eagles were in field goal range. That wasn't the worst turnover, though. After tying Chicago 10-10 late in the 2nd quarter, DeSean Jackson fumbled the ball on a punt return at the Eagles 10-yard line, which led to a go-ahead touchdown for the Bears just before halftime. Both Jackson and Jeremy Maclin dropped two big catches which hit them right in the hands.

Up next for Philly are the Arizona Cardinals. Should Philly win? If the game were played on paper, then yes, without question, but then again, if games were played on paper, Philly would have won most of their eight games to this point and with the loss last night, have fallen to 3-5 and will likely need to go 7-1 to have any shot at a wild card berth.

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