November 28, 2025
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Starting CB Tyrique Stevenson is out with a hip injury, but the Bears have good depth at corner.
The Philadelphia Eagles have had good injury luck for most of the season, but they now have some concerns along their offensive line and in their secondary. Their Week 13 opponent, the Chicago Bears, are razor thin at linebacker.
Here are the Eagles' and Bears' inactives, report, with analysis.
The Eagles will have every starter available in this matchup, except for Lane Johnson on offense, and Andrew Mukuba on defense.
The Eagles elevated S Andre' Sam and EDGE Patrick Johnson from the practice squad for this matchup. Sam Howell will be the emergency quarterback.
• RT Lane Johnson: Lane Johnson has had a tough 2025 season. He left the Week 3 Rams game with a neck injury, the Week 4 Buccaneers game with a shoulder injury, the Week 10 Packers game with an ankle injury, and most recently, the Week 11 Lions game with his Lisfranc injury. Despite his injury setbacks, Johnson was still playing at an elite level.
Whenever Johnson has had to come out of games this season, he has been replaced by Fred Johnson, who has played as reasonably well as anyone could have hoped for in Lane Johnson's absence. However, it's worth noting that the Eagles play a lot more conservatively on offense when Johnson is out of the lineup.
The Eagles did not place Johnson on IR, indicating that they believe there's a chance he will only miss three or fewer games.
• EDGE Josh Uche: With better depth on the edge, Uche is down.
• RS/WR Xavier Gipson: Gipson landed on the injury report after he foolishly fielded a punt at the Eagles' 2 yard line against the Cowboys, and then fumbled immediately thereafter. The Eagles called up Britain Covey from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.
• iDL Ty Robinson: The Eagles will have just four active interior defensive linemen, though Brandon Graham can play inside on some occasions as well.
• RB A.J. Dillon: Dillon is the RB4 behind Saquon Barkley, Tank Bigsby, and Will Shipley.
• CB Mac McWilliams: McWilliams has become a regular on the inactive list this season.
• S Andrew Mukuba (IR, eligible to come off of IR after Week 16): Mukuba has had an up and down rookie season, but was beginning to earn the trust of defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. On the season, Mukuba has 46 tackles and 2 INTs. He'll be replaced in the lineup by Sydney Brown, who the Cowboys attacked Week 12.
• S Marcus Epps (IR, eligible to come off of IR after Week 13): Epps appeared in eight games for the Eagles before he landed on IR with an undisclosed injury. He absence is particularly noteworthy because of Mukuba's injury
• WR Johnny Wilson (IR, knee/ankle, out for the season): Wilson is a massive receiver at 6'6, 228 who carved out a dirty work role as a physical blocker his rookie season in 2024, though sometimes he was a little too aggressive, as he committed four penalties (3 holding, 1 OPI). He wasn't much of a threat as a receiver, catching only 5 passes for 38 yards and a TD. He played a little over 400 snaps, and actually started four games.
• EDGE Ogbo Okoronkwo (IR, triceps, eligible to come off of IR at any time, season could be over): Okoronko was signed to provide edge depth. He played in just one game (4 snaps), before tearing his triceps.
• EDGE Azeez Ojulari (IR, triceps, eligible to come off of IR after Week 13): Ojulari was the presumed third EDGE defender in the pecking order when he signed with the Eagles as a free agent, but he is now no better than the EDGE7.
• FB Ben VanSumeren (IR, knee, out for the season): VanSumeren was poised to take on a bigger role in the Eagles' offense in 2025 as a full-time fullback, but he tore his patellar tendon on the opening kickoff of the season. His season is over.
• LS Charley Hughlett (IR, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Hughlett throws the ball through his legs. The Eagles signed Cal Adomitis to throw the ball through his legs in place of Hughlett, and he has played well, even contributing as a tackler on the punt coverage unit.
• iOL Willie Lampkin (IR, Eagles opened up 21-day practice window on 11/6): Lampkin is an extreme oddity, in that he is a 5'11 offensive lineman who only weighs 290 pounds. He looks like a player you'd create in Madden just for fun. However, coming out of North Carolina he received glowing reviews for his play on the field, and he played well in the preseason after signing with the Rams as an undrafted rookie free agent. The Rams waived Lampkin with an injury designation. The Eagles then claimed him and placed him on their IR.
The Eagles activated Lampkin's 21-day practice window, which expired on November 27. He won't play this season.
• OT Myles Hinton (IR, Eagles opened up 21-day practice window on 11/19): Hinton is a sixth-round rookie who was up and down in training camp. The Eagles placed him on IR with a back injury, and he has not been on the active roster all season. The Eagles activated his 21-day practice window on November 19.
• OT Cameron Williams (IR, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Williams struggled in training camp, and landed on IR. This is effectively be a redshirt season for him.
Case Keenum is the emergency quarterback. The Bears' inactives:
• LBs T.J. Edwards, Noah Sewell, and Ruben Hyppolite II: The Bears will be without their LB1 (Tremaine Edmunds, IR), LB2 (Edwards, ruled out), LB3 (Sewell, ruled out), and LB5 (Hyppolite, ruled out). The Bears will likely start LB4 D'Marco Jackson and LB6 Amen Ogbongbemiga. Not ideal.
• CB Tyrique Stevenson: Stevenson (of Bears-Commanders Hail Mary infamy) has also mostly played well this season, but he is out with a hip injury. The timing on this injury isn't the worst thing for the Bears, as Pro Bowl outside corner Jaylon Johnson and talented slot corner Kyler Gordon was both activated off of IR this week, and backup Nahshon Wright has a share of the league lead in INTs.
• DL Dominique Robinson: Rotational D-lineman, 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks this season.
• WR Jahdae Walker: The Bears' lone healthy scratch.
• LB Tremaine Edmunds (IR, eligible to come off of IR after Week 15): As noted above.
• DE Dayo Odeyingbo (IR, season over): Odeyingbo has started in 8 games for the Bears this season. He has 21 tackles and 1 sack. He tore his Achilles Week 9 against the Bengals, and his season is over. Second-year pro Austin Booker has since filled in as the starter opposing Montez Sweat.
• OT Braxton Jones (IR, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Jones has been the Bears' starting LT since he was a rookie in 2022. However, he was benched after Week 4 in favor of 2024 UDFA Theo Benedet. Jones has since been relegated to special teams duties, and he landed on IR with a knee injury.
• CB Terell Smith (IR, season over): Smith was a 2023 fifth-round pick, who played 377 snaps in 2023, and 207 in 2024 as a reserve outside corner. Smith tore his patellar tendon during a preseason game, and his season is over.
• DT Shemar Turner (IR, season over): Turner is a second-round rookie who has played in five games this season as a rotational D-lineman. 6 tackles, 0 sacks. He tore an ACL Week 8 against the Ravens, and his season is over.
• OT Kiran Amegadjie (IR, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Amegadjie was a 2024 third-round pick. He played 126 snaps as a rookie, but has not yet played in 2025. Amegadjie landed on IR in September with an elbow injury.
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