Five things to watch in Black Friday matchup between Eagles and Bears

The sting of that Dallas loss has subsided, and Nick Sirianni's team will turn its attention to one of the NFL's up-and-coming teams. The NFC North Division-leading Chicago Bears (8-3) travel to Philadelphia to battle the Eagles (8-3) in Prime Video's third-annual Black Friday Game. Prime Video's crew of Al Michaels (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Kaylee Hartung (sideline) will have the call, as Jeff Joniak (play-by-play), Tom Thayer (analyst), and Jason McKie (sideline) will broadcast on the Bears Radio Network airwaves.

With kickoff fast approaching, we're looking at five things to watch in this epic matchup.

Caleb Williams is legit.

After an up-and-down rookie season, the former Southern Cal star has settled in with Ben Johnson. In their comeback win last week, Caleb Williams registered his fourth career game with at least three passing TDs and zero INTs, the most by any QB drafted over the previous two seasons in the NFL and tied for the third-most by any Bears QB in franchise history. Williams’ 20 career games without an INT are the second-most by any QB over the last two seasons.

Eagles are battle-tested

Philadelphia has one of the most demanding schedules in the NFL, and Nick Sirianni's team has played well in key situations. Leading the NFC East standings at 8-3, Philadelphia is 3-0 against seeded NFC teams this season (L.A. Rams, Tampa Bay, Green Bay).

Vic Fangio/Eagles defense must force mistakes.

The Ben Johnson effect is real. Chicago enters Week 13 with the No. 1 turnover differential in the NFL, registering a +16 mark, benefitting from a league-leading 24 takeaways and 16 INTs. Chicago's +16 differential is the best for the franchise through the first 11 games of a single season since 1985 (+18). Former Eagles defensive back Kevin Byard III and Nahshon Wright share the NFL lead with five INTs each. Byard's 34 INTs since entering the league in 2016 are the most by any player. The Bears became the NFL’s first defense to have multiple players with at least five INTs through their team’s first 11 games since 2008 (Packers), and this year’s mark with Byard and Wright became the first pair of Bears defenders to do so since 1990. This season, Chicago has totaled four wins with the final score differential within three points, tied for the second-most in the NFL.

The Eagles' defense will be tested.

Chicago is sixth in total offense (369.6), 2nd in rushing offense (142.3), 12th in passing offense (227.4), and eighth in points per game (26.3). Philadelphia’s defense is tied for the 4th-fewest passing TDs (11) allowed in the NFL this year, trailing only Denver (9), Houston (10), and L.A. Chargers (10). The Eagles are also the only NFL team that has notsurrendered a passing TD on third or fourth down this season. Philadelphia ranks 1st in the NFL with a 57.3% opponent completion percentage. That includes a league-best 48.7% completion percentage allowed on third and fourth downs, and the 2nd-lowest completion percentage allowed in the red zone (41.5%) (Pittsburgh, 41.3%).

DeVonta Smith injury status

Smith has yet to practice this week with a chest and shoulder injury. If he can't play, Chicago could focus their attention on A.J. Brown. Smith ranks 10th among NFL WRs with 754 receiving yards, including the 4th-most receiving yards (596) in the league since Week 5, behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba (911), George Pickens (754), and Ja’Marr Chase (597). He ranks 2nd in third-down receiving yards (302).

This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Eagles vs. Bears: Five things to watch in Week 13