The Wild Card Round matchup pairs the Chicago Bears against the Philadelphia Eagles on 1979-12-23 at Unknown. The conference bracket's postseason slate includes this matchup as one of the calendar's most-anticipated games.
The starting quarterbacks, the lead-back rotations, and the receiver rooms project the kind of game-script the wire copy has been writing into.[1][2]
The Wild Card Round game between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles is the kind of postseason matchup where the conference's projected leaders carry their regular-season pacing into the bracket. The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity both staffs have been pointing toward.
The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the home team's offensive line. The bracket continues for the winner.
Around the conference the Wild Card Round bracket produces the kind of matchups the wire copy has been writing into across the postseason slate. The Chicago Bears versus Philadelphia Eagles game is one of the calendar's most-anticipated postseason windows.
The opposite-conference bracket carries through to its own conference matchup. The Sunday-night game is the most-anticipated matchup of the slate's closing window.
Across the regular season both the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles tracked the kind of pace that anchored their conference seeding into the Wild Card Round. The starting quarterbacks' passing lines came through. The lead backs' rushing workloads were the staffs' projected calls. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the front rotations' pass-rush production.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 12-4 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9-7 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 10-6 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 9-7 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | W3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7-9 | L3 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 12-4 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 10-6 | L2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 9-7 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 9-7 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-14 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 10-6 | W3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-6 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-9 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5-11 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 2-14 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 11-5 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11-5 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 10-6 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | L3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5-11 | L1 |
Chicago Bears None, Philadelphia Eagles None
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| Chicago Bears | 000017 | ||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 000027 |
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The Philadelphia Eagles won the Wild Card Round game on 1979-12-23 against the Chicago Bears 0-0. . . . For the other side . . The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff was projecting Friday. The 49ers stay on track for the divisional standings expected coming into the calendar's back half.[1][2]
The Philadelphia Eagles took the Wild Card Round game over the Chicago Bears on 1979-12-23. . . .
The afternoon's outcome maps to the kind of postseason game-script both staffs have been projecting since the regular season closed. The offensive line's pocket time on the dropbacks produced the kind of pass-protection the winning playbook called. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway that defined the closing two quarters. The Wild Card Round's afternoon ends with the projected outcome.
The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the wire copy has been writing into. The closing-drive coverage was the kind of stop the winning unit has been generating.
Philadelphia Eagles 0, Chicago Bears 0. The Wild Card Round's box score reads: . . . On the other side: . . The closing-quarter game-script stayed in line with the projected outcome.
The Philadelphia Eagles's Wild Card Round game against the Chicago Bears on 1979-12-23 ended with the kind of game-script the wire copy has been writing into. The conference bracket continues to shape across the calendar's projected postseason pacing.
How it unfolded
. . . The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace both playbooks have been working through across the bye-week preparation. On the defensive side , and .
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in postseason play, decided the closing two quarters. The winning front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the calendar's back half.
By the numbers
. The lead-back rotation: . Receiver room: .
Personnel watch
The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort both staffs have been projecting. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in postseason play, anchors the bye-week preparation. The receiver room's distribution carried the offensive production.
What it means
The Wild Card Round's outcome maps to the projected postseason pacing. The next-round bracket continues. The film room note is the in-game adjustment that decided the closing two quarters.
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