Divisional Round: Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears (Soldier Field), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sat January 19, 2002 at 4:37pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Philadelphia Eagles traveling to Chicago Bears at Soldier Field, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Soldier Field shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Philadelphia Eagles versus Chicago Bears in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Philadelphia Eagles-Chicago Bears cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-3 | W1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 7-9 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 6-10 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 11-5 | W2 |
| New England Patriots | 11-5 | W6 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 6-10 | W1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 10-6 | L3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 8-8 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6-10 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5-11 | L9 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 14-2 | W6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 12-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | L4 |
| Carolina Panthers | 1-15 | L15 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 13-3 | W4 |
| Green Bay Packers | 12-4 | W3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-11 | L4 |
| Detroit Lions | 2-14 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11-5 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 8-8 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7-9 | -- |
| New York Giants | 7-9 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-11 | L1 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 613203333 |
| Chicago Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 07141919 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | David Akers 34 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Eagles | David Akers 23 yard field goal | 6-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bears | Ahmad Merritt 47 yard rush ( Paul Edinger kick) | 6-7 |
| Eagles | Cecil Martin 13 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick) | 13-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bears | Jerry Azumah 39 yard interception return ( Paul Edinger kick) | 13-14 |
| Eagles | Duce Staley 6 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick) | 20-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bears | Paul Edinger 38 yard field goal | 20-17 |
| Eagles | David Akers 40 yard field goal | 23-17 |
| Eagles | David Akers 46 yard field goal | 26-17 |
| Eagles | Donovan McNabb 5 yard rush ( David Akers kick) | 33-17 |
| Bears | Safety, | 33-19 |
Philadelphia Eagles defeated Chicago Bears 33-19 at Soldier Field in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Bears: Safety,. Top line of the day: Donovan McNabb: 262 pass yards on 26-of-40, 2 TD, 1 INT. Philadelphia Eagles move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Philadelphia Eagles walked out of Soldier Field as the team that survived a Divisional Round Chicago Bears will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 33-19. The final scoring play came from Bears: Safety,. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Philadelphia Eagles move on to a conference championship.
Philadelphia Eagles 33, Chicago Bears 19. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 66944. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 5 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Donovan McNabb: 262 pass yards on 26-of-40, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Duce Staley: 66 rush yards on 18 carries
- James Thrash: 5 catches for 73 yards
Divisional Round, played at Soldier Field. Final: Philadelphia Eagles 33, Chicago Bears 19, with Philadelphia Eagles taking the result by 14. **First quarter**
- Eagles: David Akers 34 yard field goal
- Eagles: David Akers 23 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Bears: Ahmad Merritt 47 yard rush ( Paul Edinger kick)
- Eagles: Cecil Martin 13 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick)
Third quarter
- Bears: Jerry Azumah 39 yard interception return ( Paul Edinger kick)
- Eagles: Duce Staley 6 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick)
Fourth quarter
- Bears: Paul Edinger 38 yard field goal
- Eagles: David Akers 40 yard field goal
- Eagles: David Akers 46 yard field goal
- Eagles: Donovan McNabb 5 yard rush ( David Akers kick)
- Bears: Safety,
Top performers
- Donovan McNabb: 262 pass yards on 26-of-40, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Duce Staley: 66 rush yards on 18 carries
- James Thrash: 5 catches for 73 yards
| Eagles | Bears | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 19 | 10 |
| Total Yards | 336 | 184 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 26/40 | 11/22 |
| Pass yards | 262 | 89 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 3 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 13 | 16 |
| Net pass yards | 249 | 73 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 31 | 23 |
| Rush yards | 87 | 111 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 6 | 1 |
| Penalty yards | 60 | 5 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | |||||
| Donovan McNabb | 26/40 | 262 | 2 | 1 | |
| CHI | |||||
| Shane Matthews | 8/17 | 66 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim Miller | 3/5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Duce Staley | 18 | 66 | 0 | 13 |
| Donovan McNabb | 8 | 37 | 1 | 14 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Reader | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Sean Landeta | 1 | -20 | 0 | -20 |
| CHI | ||||
| Ahmad Merritt | 1 | 47 | 1 | 47 |
| Anthony Thomas | 15 | 36 | 0 | 6 |
| Dez White | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| James Allen | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Leon Johnson | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Shane Matthews | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| James Thrash | 5 | 73 | 0 | 43 |
| Duce Staley | 7 | 54 | 1 | 14 |
| Jeff Thomason | 2 | 39 | 0 | 30 |
| Chad Lewis | 3 | 32 | 0 | 14 |
| Todd Pinkston | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| Cecil Martin | 3 | 18 | 1 | 13 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| CHI | ||||
| Dez White | 4 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| David Terrell | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| Marty Booker | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| Anthony Thomas | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| James Allen | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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