The holidays are upon us, and the next gift is a battle of NFC heavyweights in the NFL's third annual Black Friday contest. Except the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles , who will square off at Lincoln Financial Field, are in much different places.

Few expected Chicago to be 8-3 after Thanksgiving, even with an anticipated boost under the direction of new coach Ben Johnson. In fact, plenty of Bears players are probably just as surprised about the team's standing, considering how many of Windy City's victories have come as a result of last-minute heroics.

The Eagles are also 8-3, which isn't a surprising record for the reigning Super Bowl champions. But that record might also be a bit deceiving: While Vic Fangio's defense has remained stingy, allowing barely 20 points per game

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