After a signature win on Black Friday over the Eagles, the Bears can improve their playoff positioning even more with some key results in Sunday's NFL games.

The Bears felt every last ounce of satisfaction from Friday's convincing upset of the defending champion Eagles. Now what?

The Chicago Bears have been one of the surprise teams in the NFL this season, and they continued their ascent on "Black Friday" with a 24-15 win on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles. This victory pushes Caleb Williams and Co. to 9-3 on the season, which helps them leapfrog the now 8-4 Eagles for the No. 2 seed in the NFC.

The Philadelphia Eagles hosted the Chicago Bears in the NFL Black Friday game in 2025. USA TODAY Sports provided live updates, highlights and more.

Before that, the Bears defeated the Cleveland Rams on Friday, Sept. 15, 1939, under the lights at Soldier Field in the season opener. It was a rare night game in Chicago for the Bears, who typically played at Wrigley Field, which had no lights back then.

It will be fascinating to see how Allen uses them going forward, particularly with his entire starting linebacker corps having missed the last two games.

Former Eagles players returned to Philadelphia with the Chicago Bears and played pivotal roles in the Bears' 24-15 win.

2024: The Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus — the first time the organization fired its coach midseason in 105 seasons. It happened a day after the team dropped its sixth consecutive game — a 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. The team hired Ben Johnson, Detroit’s offensive coordinator, in January 2025.