PHILADELPHIA — The Tush Push proved to be a pivotal swing. But not for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Late in the third quarter Friday, Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright stripped the ball from Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts as he tried to push his way through the pile. Wright recovered the fumble for a timely takeaway with the Eagles having driven to the Bears 11-yard line and poised to take their first lead.

On the ensuing possession, coach Ben Johnson went with what was working: He leaned on his running game. The Bears ran nine times in the next 12 plays and scored on a 4-yard run by rookie running back Kyle Monangai.

That score early in the fourth quarter put the Bears up by eight points and took the air out of the home crowd at Lincoln Financial Field. The Bears held on for a 24-15 victory, their ninth win in 10 games, that kept them in first place in the NFC North at 9-3.

It was a historic day for the Bears rushing attack. Monangai and fellow running back D’Andre Swift became the first pair of Bears teammates to rush for 100 yards each since Walter Payton and Matt Suhey on Nov. 10, 1985.

Monangai finished with 130 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, while Swift went for 125 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Johnson’s offensive line — playing with rookie Ozzy Trapilo at left tackle for the second week in a row — created hole after hole. As a team, the Bears totaled 281 yards on the ground and averaged 6 yards per carry.

Midway through the first quarter, the offensive line put together possibly its best possession of the season, at least in terms of the running game. The Bears ran right through the Eagles front, with Johnson calling runs on seven of 11 plays during a 78-yard touchdown drive. Monangai ripped off a 17-yard run on the drive, and Swift made a nifty cutback to pick up 23 yards.

Swift capped the drive with a 3-yard touchdown that put the Bears ahead 7-0. They led 10-3 at halftime.

That possession set the tone for the Bears, although quarterback Caleb Williams couldn’t find the same success through the air. Williams finished 17-of-36 passing for 154 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Defensively, the Bears had cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon back for the first time in weeks. The Eagles offense looked discombobulated at times, picking up just two first downs in the first half.

Hurts connected with A.J. Brown for two second-half touchdowns and finished 19-of-34 passing for 230 yards with one interception.

Brown scored his second touchdown with a little more than three minutes remaining, but the Eagles failed to score on the 2-point try and it remained a two-possession game.

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