NFL Wild Card Weekend: X-factors for each game

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) looks to throw the football to Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz (86) down field during the NFC Championship Game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles on January 21, 2018 at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 38-7. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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LAKE FOREST, IL – MAY 11: Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy looks on during the Bears Rookie Minicamp on May 11, 2018 at Halas Hall, in Lake Forest, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a great story. They have a young coach with a great football mind. The Bears boast a really good defense. Only problem is the defending champs are in town. Matt Nagy is our x-factor for this game. It will be up to him to keep his young team in check at home against a team that’s coming off a Super Bowl campaign. The Eagles have Nick Foles back under center just like last season and we all know how that went.

Nagy has the job of not only keeping the talented Foles in check but also keeping his young signal caller from making too many mistakes. Sure, Mitch Trubisky has been great this season but we have also seen him struggle. This is a big time game and nobody knows that better than the Eagles. Nagy will have to coach the best game of his young career to escape the surging champs.

The Bears offense will need their head coach to keep their minds straight when Trubisky makes a mental error. It will happen as it does to all young quarterbacks playing in their first playoff game. The Eagles have nothing to lose or to prove. The Bears have everything to prove. The pressure is on them in this one. We will see if they can handle the pressure of being in the playoffs.

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