Eagles don’t play around in rout

Philadelphia Eagles' LeSean McCoy, right, is tackled by Chicago Bears' Chris Conte during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Philadelphia Eagles' LeSean McCoy, right, is tackled by Chicago Bears' Chris Conte during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

PHILADELPHIA - With little on the line until next week, Chip Kelly didn’t rest his starters until they finished whipping the Chicago Bears.

Nick Foles threw two touchdown passes, LeSean McCoy ran for two scores and the Philadelphia Eagles routed the Bears 54-11 Sunday night in a matchup of first place teams with opposite stakes.

Chicago’s loss sets up two winner-take-all games for NFC division crowns next week.

The Bears (8-7) came in needing a victory to clinch the NFC North and secure the No. 3 seed while Philadelphia was just trying to stay healthy. But the Eagles (9-6) played like the team trying to lock up a playoff berth.

Now, the Bears must tie or beat the Packers (7-7-1) at home next week to win the North.

The Eagles (9-6) have to tie or beat the Cowboys (8-7) in Dallas next Sunday night to win the NFC East and complete a worst-to-first season under their rookie coach. Once Dallas rallied to beat Washington earlier in the day, the Eagles knew they were only playing for a No. 3 seed even if they win the division.

Still, Kelly played all his guys.

Foles was 21 of 25 for 230 yards, and set a franchise record with a completion percentage of 84.0. In only 9 starts, Foles has 25 touchdown passes and 2 interceptions. He was replaced by Michael Vick midway through the fourth quarter.

By that time, fans were chanting: “We want Dallas !”

McCoy, trying to become the first Eagles player to lead the NFL in rushing since Hall of Famer Steve Van Buren in 1949, ran for 133 yards and leads Kansas City’s Jamaal Charles by 189 going into the last game.

Bryce Brown had 115 yards rushing, including a 65-yard touchdown run.

BENGALS 42, VIKINGS 14 Vincent Rey returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown as host Cincinnati clinched the AFC North. Andy Dalton threw four touchdown passes. The Bengals (10-5) remained perfect at home and secured an unprecedented third consecutive playoff appearance when Miami lost at Buffalo. Then the Bengals won the division when the Ravens fell to the Patriots.

CARDINALS 17, SEAHAWKS 10 Carson Palmer overcame four interceptions to throw a 31-yard touchdown to Michael Floyd with 2:13 left. The visiting Cardinals kept their postseason hopes going while snapping the Seahawks’14-game home victory streak. Arizona (10-5) had to win after Carolina beat New Orleans. And the Cardinals did thanks to a stingy defense that flustered Russell Wilson into one of his worst days as a pro, delaying any celebration of an NFC West championship. The Seahawks can still clinch the NFC West with a victory over St. Louis next Sunday.

PATRIOTS 41, RAVENS 7 Logan Ryan had two interceptions, LeGarrette Blount scored twice and the visiting Patriots ended the Ravens’ four-game winning streak. The previous time these two teams met, the AFC title hung in the balance and Baltimore used a strong second half to pull out a 28-13 victory. In this one, New England took a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter and never let up behind a defense that forced four turnovers and had four sacks. It was Baltimore’s most lopsided loss since a 37-0 defeat at Pittsburgh in 1997. Things went so bad for the Ravens that Justin Tucker’s run of 33 consecutive field goals ended when he went wide left on a 37-yarder.

STEELERS 38, PACKERS 31 Le’Veon Bell ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 1:28 left, then visiting Pittsburgh withstood Green Bay’s last throw into the end zone and dealt the Packers’ playoff hopes a blow. It’s a long shot, but the Steelers (7-8) are still mathematically in the hunt for an AFC wild-card spot. They need a lot of help. Bell’s TD came soon after scrambling Packers quarterback Matt Flynn fumbled while being tackled by Troy Polamalu. The Steelers recovered at the Packers 17 and scored five plays later.

BILLS 19, DOLPHINS 0 The visiting Dolphins had a three-game winning streak snapped and are in jeopardy of missing the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season. With the loss, Miami (8-7) needs help from other teams. Miami hosts the New York Jets next weekend. The Dolphins’ loss clinched the AFC East for New England.

CHARGERS 26, RAIDERS 13 The host Chargers beat hapless Oakland by overcoming three turnovers while benefiting from 2 turnovers and 12 penalties for 73 yards by the Raiders. Philip Rivers threw a go-ahead, 4-yard touchdown pass to rookie Keenan Allen and Ryan Mathews ran for 99 yards and one touchdown, setting a career high with 1,111 yards. Nick Novak kicked four field goals for San Diego.

GIANTS 23, LIONS 20, OT Josh Brown’s 45-yard field goal on the third drive of overtime lifted the visiting Giants and knocked the Lions (7-8) from postseason consideration. They lost for the fifth time in six games, blowing fourth-quarter leads in each setback that might seal Jim Schwartz’s fate. The embattled coach chose to play for overtime by running out the clock with 23 seconds and two timeouts left from the Detroit 25. RAMS 23, BUCCANEERS 13 Robert Quinn got three of host St. Louis’ seven sacks and set a franchise season record. Quinn leads the NFL with 18 sacks. He broke Kevin Carter’s franchise record of 17 in 1999.

JETS 24, BROWNS 13 Geno Smith threw two touchdown passes to David Nelson and ran for another score. Smith had his first game with at least two touchdown passes since October, with no turnovers or sacks.

TITANS 20, JAGUARS 16 Nate Washington scored on a 30-yard reception in the fourth quarter and visiting Tennessee got a much-needed defensive stop late to end a three-game losing streak.

SUNDAY’S GAMES St. Louis 23, Tampa Bay 13 Indianapolis 23, Kansas City 7 Denver 37, Houston 13 Buffalo 19, Miami 0 Carolina 17, New Orleans 13 Dallas 24, Washington 23 NY Jets 24, Cleveland 13 Cincinnati 42, Minnesota 14 Tennessee 20, Jacksonville 16 Arizona 17, Seattle 10 NY Giants 23, Detroit 20, OT San Diego 26, Oakland 13 Pittsburgh 38, Green Bay 31 New England 41, Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 54, Chicago 11 TODAY’S GAME - All times Central Atlanta at San Francisco, 7:40 p.m.

SUNDAY, DEC. 29 Houston at Tennessee, noon Detroit at Minnesota, noon Carolina at Atlanta, noon Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon Washington at NY Giants, noon Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon Jacksonville at Indianapolis, noon NY Jets at Miami, noon Denver at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Chicago, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 3:25 p.m. Buffalo at New England, 3:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

End of regular season

Sports, Pages 19 on 12/23/2013

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