Getty The Bears will host the Eagles on Sunday.
The Philadelphia Eagles (9-7) will visit the NFC North-winning Chicago Bears (12-4) in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday.
The game is scheduled to start at 4:40 p.m. ET and will be broadcast nationally on NBC. If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can still watch a live stream of the game (or DVR it) on your computer, phone, or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
NBC (live in 31 NFL markets) is included in FuboTV’s main package, which includes 75-plus total channels and is largely tailored towards sports fans. You can sign up for a free seven-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a handy “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand up to three days after it airs even if you forgot to record it.
In addition to their extensive Netflix-like streaming library, Hulu now also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including NBC (live in 31 NFL markets). You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
NBC (live in 12 NFL markets) is included in the “Sling Blue” channel package. You can sign up for a free seven-day trial, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your tablet or streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
Watch on Your Phone: NFL Mobile
Streaming of in-market and prime-time games can be watched on phones via the NFL Mobile app.
DAZN is a cable-free, live-sports streaming service. Its offerings depend on your country, but those who are in Canada can watch every NFL game, including the playoffs, and NFL Network live and on-demand via DAZN.
You can sign up for a free one-month trial of DAZN right hereYou can watch the game on your computer via DAZN.com, or on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Xbox One, or other compatible streaming device via the DAZN app.
If You’re Outside the United States & Mexico
If you’re not in the United States, surrounding territories, or Mexico, you can watch NFL games live via NFL Game Pass International. The cost of the package depends on which country you’re in.
Once signed up, you can watch games on your computer via the NFL Game Pass website, or on your phone, tablet, or streaming device via the NFL Mobile app, which can be downloaded for free on a handful of different devices.
Eagles vs Bears Preview
For the second straight year, the Eagles enter the playoffs led by second-string quarterback Nick Foles.
If they’re to repeat as Super Bowl champs, they’ll have to get past the league’s best defense. Chicago’s D finished the year first in turnovers and interceptions, and surrendered the fewest rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, first downs, and points. They were also third in total yards against.
“They’re an extremely talented defense,” Foles said on Wednesday, according to the team’s official website. “I’m really impressed with what I see, what I see from their front, from their secondary, from their linebackers. They do a great job with vision. The reason they have a lot of turnovers, obviously, is the pressure they can cause up front, which causes a little havoc, quarterbacks holding onto the ball. And then their secondary understands concepts. They can tell when receivers are running different routes, what else is coming behind it so they’re able to have vision on it and cut it. They have really good ball skills. That’s something that you don’t always see.
“So I’ve been very impressed while I’m watching film of what they do. The key to that is really going out there, executing, and being aware of when they have vision, what they’re doing, and ultimately playing fast and not worrying about making mistakes.”
Foles started the team’s first two games of the season as Carson Wentz recovered from an ACL injury. But the team shut their first-string quarterback down with an ailing back after a Week 14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. In five starts, Foles went 4-1, completing 72.3 percent of his passes for 1,413 yards, seven touchdowns, and four interceptions.
Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky is making his playoff debut. In his second season, he completed 66.6 percent of his throws for 3,223 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions across 14 games. He added 421 yards and three more scores with his legs.
“We’re very excited,” Trubisky said on Wednesday, according to ESPN. “We’re just going to treat it like the other games that we have throughout our season. Obviously we know everything’s going to be turned up a notch, but we will be, too. We’re going to go in there well prepared, play our tails off, stick together as a family like we have all year and continue to stick to the things that have gotten us to this point. That’s what I’m sticking to. And we’ll go out there and play as hard as we can.”