The NFL season is an evolving state of affairs, and week 13 finds your 8-3 Chicago Bears as the #3 seed in the NFC Playoff race with a visit to the City of Brotherly Love on Black Friday to face the defending Super Bowl champs and #2 seed Philadelphia Eagles.

In this weekly series, I’ll be featuring one player from each team on each side of the ball who I believe to be integral to their respective team’s success. It’s not always about the quarterback or superstar defensive players like Myles Garrett and T.J. Watt. Importance is all relative, and while the “star” players are obviously important each week, this series will also highlight some of the other guys.

Because let’s face it, often, the unsung players are just as critical to the team’s success.

Here are the players that I will be

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