Philadelphia Eagles running back and AP Offensive Player of the year Saquon Barkley limps into Friday's game against the Chicago Bears (8-3) barely on track for 1,000 yards rushing this season. 

He has only 684 yards this season and a 3.7 yards-per-carry average. Forget six rushing TDs of 60-plus yards - he's had eight games this season where he's rushed for 60 or fewer yards.

Barkley - who insisted this week he is healthy - hasn't faced the Bears since 2022 when he ran for 146 yards while playing for the Giants.

The Bears hung on to beat Pittsburgh 31-28 on Sunday with Chicago’s old nemesis Aaron Rodgers sidelined by a broken left wrist, after rallying in the final two minutes the previous three weeks. With their eighth win in nine games, they maintained a slim lead in the NFC North over Green Bay (7-3-1) and Detroit (7-4).

The Bears have won two games by one point each and have six total wins by a touchdown or less.

For the Bears, the problem is quarterback Caleb Williams, who has completed 59.2% of his passes on the season, after coach Ben Johnson called 70% their goal. Yet, the Bears rank first in the NFL in turnover margin (plus-16) and second in rushing offense (142.3 yards per game), and leading those categories wins teams a lot of games - and the Bears have done plenty of winning, even if BetMGM Sportsbook has them at 66-1 to win the Super Bowl.

Game time in Philadelphia on Friday is 2 pm Central time.