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Bears 27, Eagles 7: Case Keenum leads upset win without Caleb Williams

The Chicago Bears rolled to a statement 27-7 win over the previously unbeaten Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, powered by a vintage Case Keenum performance with Caleb Williams sidelined. Keenum, pressed into the start amid Chicago's qu…

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The Chicago Bears rolled to a statement 27-7 win over the previously unbeaten Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, powered by a vintage Case Keenum performance with Caleb Williams sidelined.

Keenum, pressed into the start amid Chicago's quarterback shuffle with Williams ruled out and Tyson Bagent just cleared from the concussion protocol, was sharp from the opening drive. He finished with 247 yards and three total touchdowns — two through the air and one on the ground — throwing touchdown passes to Luther Burden III and Kalif Raymond, then adding a 1-yard sneak of his own in the fourth quarter.

The Eagles' defense, expected to be among the league's best, had no answer for the 38-year-old. Keenum got the ball out quickly and efficiently, keeping Philadelphia's front off-balance and moving the chains all night, as the Bears controlled the game from start to finish.

Philadelphia's night unraveled in part around a costly sequence in the second quarter. Jalen Hurts took a hit, headed to the medical tent for a concussion evaluation, and was replaced by Andy Dalton, who promptly threw a red-zone interception to Dillon Thieneman, squandering a prime scoring chance. Hurts was cleared to return — and scored the Eagles' only touchdown on a 1-yard run at the end of the half — but the momentum and those lost points were never recaptured.

The Eagles outgained themselves into frustration, adding another turnover on a Tank Bigsby fumble recovered by the Bears and a fourth-quarter interception by T.J. Edwards. Hurts finished with just 153 yards passing, and Philadelphia's offense never built any sustained rhythm, while the Bears leaned on D'Andre Swift's 84 rushing yards to salt the game away.

The win moves Chicago to 2-1, and Keenum's night was a reminder of what the veteran can still do when called upon. For the Eagles, the loss ends an unbeaten start and leaves questions about an offense that sputtered badly without its usual explosiveness.

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