CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears had the Philadelphia Eagles right where they wanted them Sunday night — until they didn’t.
The home team had built a hard-fought 15-10 lead in a defensive battle royale at delirious Soldier Field with 4:48 left in the game. The Bears needed only for their elite defense to do what it had done most of the regular season and for 55 minutes more in the wild-card game: make a stop.