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Bears beat Eagles in Philly as boos rain down on Lincoln Financial

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Bears beat Eagles in Philly as boos rain down on Lincoln Financial

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Nov 28, 2025, 05:58 PM ET

PHILADELPHIA — The only team that entered Week 13 with a better record in one-score games than the Chicago Bears (6-1) was the Philadelphia Eagles (7-2), who were tied with the Broncos for the most one-score wins in the NFL.

So naturally, this pivotal NFC showdown ended in relatively close fashion, with the Bears beating the Eagles 24-15 to record their fifth straight win.

After only 12 games in the Ben Johnson era, this win is the most impactful and biggest for the franchise in years. Chicago remains in first place in the NFC North and is one step closer to clinching a playoff berth.

Friday’s win went a long way in changing the conversation about whether the Bears are as good as their record. They beat the defending Super Bowl champions on the road and legitimized their place in the NFC hierarchy.

Chicago Bears (9-3)

Turning point: Four plays after Caleb Williams‘ third-quarter interception, the Bears’ defense forced a turnover on downs against the Eagles’ famed tush push. Cornerback Nahshon Wright ripped the ball from quarterback Jalen Hurts, something that has happened only one other time since the Eagles began regularly running the play in 2022. After failing to capitalize on Kevin Byard‘s interception two drives before, the Bears’ offense ran a 12-play, 92-yard touchdown drive.

Most surprising performance: The Bears had the ball for 21 minutes in the first half thanks to their dominant rushing attack. D’Andre Swift, who notched his third 100-yard rushing game this season, and Kyle Monangai, 130 rushing yards, were especially effective between the tackles, where they had 114 of their 142 first-half rushing yards. By halftime, that was the most rushing yards the Eagles’ defense gave up between the tackles since Week 17 last season. The Bears finished with 231 yards between the tackles. Friday marked the first time that the Bears have had multiple 100-yard rushers in the same game since Nov. 10, 1985, when Walter Payton (107 yards) and Matt Suhey (102) carried the Bears to a 24-3 win over the Lions.

What to make of the QB performance: Chicago ran for 282 yards (second most this season) and was dominant on the ground early. When the Bears got away from that formula with a series of incompletions by Williams during a two-minute drive to end the first half, it felt as if it led to the offense sputtering in the final four minutes of the first half and first four of the second. Williams had eight off-target passes in the first half (tied for his most in either half of his career) and finished 17-of-36 for 154 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Williams’ completion percentage (47%) was the second lowest in a game in his career. — Courtney Cronin

Next game: at Green Bay Packers (4:25 p.m. ET, Fox)

Philadelphia Eagles (8-4)

It feels as if the Eagles have reached the most important moment in their season. A collapse against the Dallas Cowboys was followed by a discouraging home loss to the Bears in which the offense was familiarly listless for most of the game, and their defense looked suddenly vulnerable.

The boos that consistently rained down at Lincoln Financial Field spoke to the frustrations toward a team that is not playing to its talent.

The Eagles have some time to reflect and correct before next Monday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers. At 8-4, they’re still the favorites to win the NFC East, and they have a rather friendly closing schedule, with two games against the Washington Commanders and a matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders.

But things have felt a little shaky around this team for much of the season. Now is the time for the defending champs to show the ’25 squad has what it takes to make another run.

What to make of the QB performance: Hurts threw only his second interception of the season and lost a fumble on a third-quarter QB sneak. It marks his first multiturnover game since Week 10 of 2024. It was just Hurts’ second fumble on the tush push since the Eagles started using the play regularly in 2022. The other was in 2023 Week 8 against Washington.

Biggest hole in the game plan: The Eagles’ defense had a very difficult time against misdirection runs. Monangai and Swift routinely found cutback lanes that led to chunk gains.

Trend to watch: The Eagles have been poor at bouncing back from losses. This performance had similarities to their 38-20 loss to the New York Giants in Week 8, when Philadelphia looked flat on a short week after losing to the Denver Broncos. This organization has become accustomed to winning but still needs to rebound better from losses. — Tim McManus

Next game: at Los Angeles Chargers (Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN)

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Panthers reach 7 wins for first time since 2022 with upset victory over Rams

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November 30, 2025

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Panthers reach 7 wins for first time since 2022 with upset victory over Rams

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The Carolina Panthers created havoc for the Los Angeles Rams and received a boost from the sloppy weather as they defeated the best team in the NFC, 31-28.

Carolina notched its seventh win of the year. It’s the first time they have won at least seven games since the 2022 season when Matt Rhule, and eventually Steve Wilks, were at the helm. The Panthers also snapped the Rams’ six-game winning streak.

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young runs against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina (Rusty Jones/AP Photo)

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford entered the game as the NFL MVP favorite. It seemed like he was going to have a big game as he led the team down for a touchdown on the opening drive. At the time, it was his 28th touchdown pass without an interception, which broke an NFL record.

The good vibes didn’t last long as Stafford threw an interception on his next drive and later had a pick six to Panthers cornerback Mike Jackson. The Panthers’ defense then forced Stafford to fumble the ball on the Rams’ final drive, which sunk any hopes of them coming back to force overtime or win the game.

Panthers quarterback Bryce Young was 15-of-20 with 206 passing yards and three touchdown passes. He found rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan for a 43-yard go-ahead touchdown with 6:34 left in the game. It was McMillan’s only catch of the game.

Carolina Panthers safety Nick Scott celebrates after intercepting a pass against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jacob Kupferman/AP Photo)

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Carolina’s Jalen Coker had four catches for 74 yards and a touchdown. Running back Chuba Hubbard had two catches for 41 yards and a touchdown. He also added 83 yards on the ground on 17 carries.

Stafford finished 18-of-28 with 243 passing yards and two touchdown passes. Both touchdowns were to Davante Adams, who finished with four catches for 58 yards.

The Panthers’ (7-6) win kept them in contention for the NFC South lead. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a higher winning percentage after their win over the Arizona Cardinals, moving to 7-5.

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The Rams’ grip on the conference was loosened. The loss meant the Chicago Bears have the best record in the NFC. Chicago defeated the Philadelphia Eagles on Black Friday.

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Lane Kiffin chooses LSU following days of drama

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November 30, 2025

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Kiffin became a hovering theme of the latter part of the college football season as his future at Mississippi became uncertain.

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Women’s College Volleyball Bracketology: Top seedings, bracket watch and more

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Women’s College Volleyball Bracketology: Top seedings, bracket watch and more

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That’s a wrap on the regular season. All 31 automatic bids have been decided. Next up is the Selection Show on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN where the other 33 at-large teams along with the seeding will be revealed.

Volleyball seeds the top-eight teams in each region and the top four serve as first- and second-round hosts. The rest of the bracket is filled out to balance it competitively and geographically. The highest remaining seeds also host the regionals, and the 2025 Final Four is in Kansas City, Missouri, on Dec. 18 with the finals on Dec. 21.

Bracket watch

Pittsburgh’s win over Louisville, although much closer than the sweep would indicate, was still convincing enough to push the Panthers onto the top line as the final No. 1 seed. The other three top seeds — Nebraska, Kentucky and Texas — should be easy for the committee. The big discussion and decision-making will likely center around which teams slot as No. 2 seeds and which ones falls on the No. 3 line. That group includes teams such as Arizona State, Stanford, Louisville, Creighton, SMU, Wisconsin and Texas A&M with résumés that are so close; differentiating them won’t be easy.

The final spots for the right to host the first and second rounds will also take some time. Miami and USC seem to have played their way into the top 16 with good finishes to the regular season. Indiana slipped a bit down the stretch. The Hoosiers might just hold onto a spot in the top 16.

Top seedings

No. 1 seeds: Nebraska, Kentucky, Texas, Pittsburgh

No. 2 seeds: Arizona State, Texas A&M, Creighton, SMU

No. 3 seeds: Stanford, Wisconsin, Louisville, Purdue

No. 4 seeds: Miami, Minnesota, USC, Indiana

No. 5 seeds: Kansas, BYU, Baylor, Tennessee

No. 6 seeds: TCU, Kansas State, Colorado, Iowa State

No. 7 seeds: Penn State, UTEP, Western Kentucky, Northern Iowa

No. 8 seeds: Marquette, North Carolina, Florida, San Diego

Rest of the field (alphabetical): American, Arizona, Arkansas State, Campbell, UCLA, Cal Poly, Central Arkansas, Coppin State, Eastern Illinois, Fairfield, Florida A&M, Georgia Tech, High Point, Long Island, Loyola-Chicago, Maryland-Baltimore County, Northern Colorado, Princeton, Rice, St. Thomas, South Dakota State, South Florida, Stephen F. Austin, Toledo, Tulsa, Utah State, Utah Valley, Villanova, Western Kentucky, Wofford, Wright State, Xavier

(The rest of the field teams wouldn’t be seeded)

Bubble watch

The biggest change on the bubble in the season’s final weekend was Arizona playing itself into the field with two wins. The Wildcats beat Cincinnati in four sets Saturday in a match that became a de facto play-in game. The Bearcats’ two losses over the past three days were backbreaking. Oregon picked up a pair of wins, but beating Rutgers and Maryland weren’t enough to elevate the Ducks, who lack a significant nonconference victory and didn’t play the nonconference schedule of South Florida.