PHILADELPHIA — Two weeks ago, the Eagles had confidence that their defense could save them during bad offensive performances and give the offense enough time to fix their issues before the playoffs, but that trust could waver soon.

In the Eagles’ 24-15 loss on Sunday to the Chicago Bears at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia’s offensive struggles continued, and the defense was a far cry from the unit that allowed just seven points to the Green Bay Packers in Week 10 and nine points to the Detroit Lions in Week 11.

The cracks on defense surfaced last week when the team gave up 24 unanswered points in their Week 12 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, but things got even worse against Chicago.

The Eagles allowed 130 rushing yards and a touchdown to seventh-round rookie Kyle Monangai , and

See Full Page