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For the third consecutive season, the NFL will play a game on Black Friday.
The Chicago Bears take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday at 15 ET at Lincoln Financial Field in a matchup between two 8-3 teams. Amazon Prime Video will exclusively stream the broadcast, but fans will not need a subscription to watch the game.
Broadcasting legend Al Michaels will be the play-by-play announcer, Kirk Herbstreit will be the analyst, while Kaylee Hartung will be the sideline reporter.
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(Left) Caleb Williams (18) of the Chicago Bears looks on against the Minnesota Vikings in the second quarter at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 16, 2025. (Right) Jalen Hurts (1) of the Philadelphia Eagles is in action against the Detroit Lions at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, 20, Pennsylvania, November 20. (David Berding/Getty Images; Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The first ever Black Friday game was between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets, a game the Dolphins won 34-13. Last year’s game on Black Friday was between the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders, which the Chiefs won 19-17, becoming the first team to clinch a playoff spot in 2024.
The Bears enter the high-stakes NFC matchup having won their last four games. Ben Johnson, in his first season as head coach, has helped quarterback Caleb Williams develop into a solid quarterback in his second year in the NFL.
In 11 games this season, the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft has completed 59.2% of his passes for 2,568 yards with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions while rushing for 293 yards and three touchdowns.
In the Bears’ most recent win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12, a game they won 31-28, Williams completed 19-of-35 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions.
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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Chicago, Illinois, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (Nam Huh/AP Photo)
The Eagles, on the other hand, are coming off a brutal loss as they blew a 21-0 lead to the Dallas Cowboys as the offense sputtered after going big early.
Running back Saquon Barkley, coming off a historically good season, has not been the same player this season. In the Eagles’ loss to the Cowboys, Barkley ran for just 22 yards on 10 carries and had a costly fumble.
The 28-year-old rushed for 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns last season in 16 games, averaging an astonishing 125.3 yards per carry. game with 5.8 yards per attempt. This season, Barkley doesn’t even rush half as much and has a lot of yards per carry. match (62.2).
In 11 games, Barkley has 185 carries for 684 yards and four touchdowns.
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While the Eagles’ offense as a whole has yet to click under first-year offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo, the defense has been outstanding.
Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio’s unit has allowed the eight fewest points per game this season (20.5) and has held the team in many games. Bears have scored the eighth most points per game this season (3/26), making for an exciting matchup between the two NFC contenders.
With both teams atop the NFC, this game has playoff implications when it comes to seeding.
