CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears bounced back in decisive fashion on Monday night, routing the Philadelphia Eagles 27-7 in Chicago to improve to 2-1 on the season. It was a thorough beating, with Chicago's passing attack overwhelming Philadelphia while a heavy blitz kept Jalen Hurts guessing on passing downs, a performance reflected across Pro Football Network's Impact Scoring model.
Offensively, the line led the way. Darnell Wright posted an 85.7 grade, ranking 1st of 71 offensive tackles, marking the second straight week he has finished with the highest PFN OL Impact grade among tackles and remaining the top-graded lineman in the league regardless of position. Garrett Bradbury earned an 83.5 (3rd of 32 centers), Jonah Jackson a 77.3 (21st of 60 guards) and Braxton Jones a 76.3 (35th of 71 tackles). At the skill positions, Kalif Raymond graded 80.2 (11th of 67 wide receivers), Colston Loveland 77.0 (11th of 37 tight ends), Luther Burden III 76.1 (28th of 67 wide receivers), D'Andre Swift 75.1 (29th of 44 running backs) and Kyle Monangai 70.7 (37th of 44 running backs). Keenum was efficient with his workload, ranking No. 12 in the NFL with 0.18 EPA per dropback and completing 70.6% of his passes with a +2.8 completion percentage over expected, an indication Ben Johnson schemed easier assignments.
On defense, Dillon Thieneman delivered the standout performance with a 96.1 grade, 2nd of 73 safeties, and now ranks as the second-best safety in the NFL by PFN SAF Impact grading to start the year. Against Philadelphia he allowed a targeted passer rating of just 2.8 in coverage, with his key interception of Andy Dalton in the end zone playing a major factor in the win. Along the front, Dayo Odeyingbo graded 76.8 (21st of 92 EDGEs), Austin Booker 75.2 (29th of 92 EDGEs), Montez Sweat 74.1 (31st of 92 EDGEs) and Neville Gallimore 53.9 (94th of 97 defensive tackles). In the secondary, Malik Muhammad graded 72.4 (62nd of 92 cornerbacks) while Jaylon Johnson posted a 67.5 (81st of 92 cornerbacks) and remains an analytical liability, though Devin Bush and T.J. Edwards both graded above average in coverage at linebacker.
Special teams was quiet analytically. Cairo Santos made both of his field goals from 29 and 48 yards and did not miss an extra point, but the lack of difficulty on the attempts limited his impact from a grading perspective.