Key Bears Defenders Out Against Eagles in Pivotal Matchup

By Jenn McGrawShareNewsweek is a Trust Project member

Three key Chicago Bears defenders were ruled out for their Black Friday game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Among them are Noah Sewell, Ruben Hyppolite II and former Eagle T.J. Edwards.

So far this season, the trio of linebackers have 47 combined tackles among them, with Sewell leading the three with 31 tackles. Hyppolite II has four tackles and Edwards has 12.

While all three will be out, the Bears offense has not faltered. The team won six of its last seven games, holding opponents to an average of 26.5 points this season. On the opposite side of the ball, the Eagles have averaged 23.4 points per game.

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Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson (foot) and Xavier Gipson (shoulder) will not participate in the game against the Bears, which makes the Eagles' job a little bit harder.

So far this season, Philadelphia has shown flashes of dominance like last year, but struggles against two NFC East rivals and the Broncos have uplifted some hope from fans.

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This season, the Eagles and Bears shared an unofficial alliance where the Eagles beat the rest of the Bears' NFC North rivals, and vice versa for the Eagles' NFC East rivals.

This alliance obviously comes to an end on Black Friday, but watching another team beat three of your division rivals to give you a boost through the season never hurts. The Eagles take on the Bears on Black Friday at 3 p.m. ET.

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