The 8-3 Chicago Bears will play the 8-3 Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in a Week 13 matchup. Here’s what you need to know before kickoff (2 p.m., Prime Video).

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A national audience will tune into Friday’s showdown, curious to see if the Bears’ 8-3 start stands up to the defending champions’ 8-3 record.

But the Bears aren’t viewing it as a litmus test of their legitimacy.

“We don’t put that type of energy, that type of effort, that type of pressure on any other game,” quarterback Caleb Williams said. “We go into each game (with the) focus on being 1-0. You don’t look over there (and) compare yourself to their record, their team, their coaches, t

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