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Defense brought the heat on QB Justin Fields

CHICAGO – The task came with its parameters: Pressure Bears quarterback Justin Fields, but don’t allow him to break the pocket and gulp up huge chunks of yards with his legs. Sounds easy, maybe, but if you’re a defensive lineman and you have the mindset of charging up the field, well, then it really is a tough assignment.

“We went after him,” defensive end Josh Sweat said. “No sense sitting back and letting him throw the ball. We trusted that we could get to him and we did.”

The Eagles handled it well on Sunday in the 25-20 win over the Bears, registering six sacks, including five in the first half. Linebacker Haason Reddick and end Josh Sweat had two each in the first two quarters as the defense limited Chicago to six points despite the Bears forcing two Eagles turnovers – one that resulted in Chicago starting an offensive possession at the Philadelphia 25-yard line.

It was an impressive defensive performance against an outmanned Bears offense that offered Fields running away from the heat of the Philadelphia pass rush – Javon Hargrave greeted Fields with his second sack of the game to end Chicago’s first offensive drive of the second half with the Eagles staked to a 17-6 advantage – and little else.

“It was tough trying to keep him in the pocket today. He made a lot of plays with his feet,” Hargrave said of Fields, who had 15 carries for 95 yards, including a dazzling 39-yarder when he escaped Reddick and put the Bears in scoring position in the first half. “You’ve got to make sure you don’t get too high in your rushes and you don’t want to leave your lane. We communicated well today. We knew he was going to make some plays. He’s just that good. But we made some plays, too.”

And the game also illustrated an Eagles pass rush that is light-years away from where it was a year ago when Philadelphia ranked 31st in the NFL with 29 quarterback sacks in 17 games. Philadelphia made upgrading the pass rush a priority in the offseason – the Eagles lead the NFL with 55 quarterback sacks after 14 games – so it made every bit of sense that Reddick was the primary target in free agency. He’s been everything the Eagles hoped he would be as a pass rusher (he has 12 quarterback sacks, his third straight season with 10-plus sacks), a tough guy against the run, and a linebacker who has done well dropping back in coverage.

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