2018 · WC

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Nick Foles

16·15

Bears

Chicago

QB Mitch Trubisky

Soldier Field · outdoors · grass · 39°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

CHI -6.5

Total

42.5

Model margin

+3.7est.

CHI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Bears
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Bears winsEagles wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Eaglesedge mapBears
  • +0.037EPA / play+0.039
  • 46.2%Success rate46.3%
  • +0.110EPA / dropback+0.147
  • -0.097EPA / rush-0.119
  • 8.9%Explosive rate8.0%
  • +5.11CPOE+2.41
  • 40.4%Third-down rate41.4%
  • 62.6%Red-zone TD rate67.8%
  • 2.01Points / drive1.96
  • 2.1%Turnover rate2.3%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

PHI lead 12–5 since 1999

Meetings average 41 points. CHI are 8-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W13CHI @ PHI2415CHI
2022 · W15PHI @ CHI2520PHI
2019 · W9CHI @ PHI1422PHI
2017 · W12CHI @ PHI331PHI
2016 · W2PHI @ CHI2914PHI
2013 · W16CHI @ PHI1154PHI
2011 · W9CHI @ PHI3024CHI
2010 · W12PHI @ CHI2631CHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Nick Foles25/4026622

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Darren Sproles13211.60
Wendell Smallwood8202.50
Josh Adams122.00
Nick Foles1-1-1.00

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mitchell Trubisky26/4330310

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jordan Howard10353.50
Taylor Gabriel22010.00
Mitchell Trubisky393.00
Benny Cunningham122.00
Tarik Cohen100.00
Taquan Mizzell1-1-1.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +6.53.8%6.7%7.5%3.2%4.8%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Bears; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

4.85%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

58.9%

Expected total

42.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.60
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment+0.33
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.67