PHILADELPHIA – When Walter Payton and Matt Suhey left Soldier Field on Nov. 10, 1985, after both rushing for more than 100 yards in the Chicago Bears’ 24-3 win over the Detroit Lions, they had no idea what would come next. It would be nearly 40 years before the franchise saw it happen again.

D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai ended that drought Friday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field, both eclipsing 100 yards as the Bears carved up the Eagles in a 24-15 win to improve to 9-3 and maintain their lead in the NFC North.

Monangai rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown while Swift ran for another 125 yards and a touchdown and their team rushed for 281 yards in the win. The performance also marked a negative milestone for the Eagles: the first time since Oct. 30, 2005, that they allowed two 100-yard rushers in the same game, when Denver Broncos running backs Mike Anderson (126 yards and a touchdown) and Tatum Bell (107 yards and two touchdowns) did it.

Swift, the former Eagle who made the Pro Bowl in 2023, said it was a “full circle moment” being able to come back to play his former team and come away with the win. He also credited the offensive line for opening up big holes for him to run through.

“There was one goal in mind once the offensive line opened up those holes,” Swift said. “Make one player miss and go score.”

Monangai and Swift both showed patience in the run game, using cutbacks to find holes on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage and to gain yards. Monangai said the Bears used what the Eagles did best against them.

“I know they’re explosive up front,” Monangai said. ” They’re aggressive, so you’ve got to be patient to allow them to clear where they’re going to go and then you read off that. It’s just part of the run game.”

At one point in the game when the Bears had 208 yards rushing, most of their success came from their inside zone running scheme between the tackles, with 134 yards coming on 17 carries (7.9 yards per carry) behind left guard Joe Thuney, center Drew Dalman and right guard Jonah Jackson, according to Pro Football Focus.

“We were just trusting our technique, executing our assignment and leaning on guys, putting weight on them,” Jackson told NJ Advance Media. “You know they like to pass rush and they are a very good pass-rushing unit. They also are a good run-stopping unit, but we had to trust what we had to do.”

Jackson said there was nothing special about this week’s approach to the running game.

“We go into every game wanting to run the ball and just shove it down their throat,” Jackson said. “Hopefully, we get 280 yards every time.”

Bears coach Ben Johnson praised the offense’s rushing performance, saying he felt confident in the way the running backs, offensive linemen and even tight ends and wide receivers were able to block while helping them win the time of possession battle.

“I can’t say enough about that running game,” Johnson said. “I don’t think we win that game if we’re not able to run the ball like we were. Both the backs being over 100 yards was just outstanding. You could feel decisiveness; you could feel them hitting it downhill. They turned on the gas and were lowering their shoulders, too, so that was so good to see. But it doesn’t happen without that offensive line … Those guys were huge for us and I’m really proud of them.”

The Bears’ next opponent, the Green Bay Packers, is one of eight teams in the league that is allowing opposing offenses to rush for 100 yards or less, allowing 98.3 yards per game. In their Thanksgiving win against the Lions, they allowed 119 yards, meaning the Bears could have some success against them.