Alshon Jeffery hauls in one of his six catches during Sunday’s 16-15 Wild Card playoff win against the Chicago Bears. Photo from philadelphiaeagles.com

EAGLES DEFEAT CHICAGO, 16-15, IN WILD CARD ROUND

* Philadelphia defeated Chicago, 16-15, in last night’s Wild Card game at Soldier Field, marking the team’s first road playoff win since 1/11/09 at N.Y. Giants (W, 23-11).

* It was also the closest margin of victory in Eagles postseason history (previously 3 points on 1/7/07 vs. N.Y. Giants – W, 23-20; 1/11/04 vs. Green Bay – W, 20-17 (OT)).

* Doug Pederson now owns the 2nd-most playoff wins (4) by a head coach in team history, trailing only Andy Reid (10, 1999-2012). Pederson has led the Eagles to a 33-19 record since 2016 (including playoffs), which marks the highest winning percentage (.635) in franchise history.

* Pederson improved to 13-6 in the months of December, January and February, which also marks the highest such winning percentage (.684) in Eagles history.

FOLES LEADS FOURTH-QUARTER COMEBACK

* Nick Foles commanded a 12-play, 60-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter that ended with a 2-yard TD pass to Golden Tate that gave the Eagles a 16-15 lead with 0:56 remaining. The drive marked Foles’ 2nd career fourth-quarter comeback and game-winning drive in the postseason (also 14-play, 75-yard drive that resulted in an 11-yard TD to Zach Ertz in Super Bowl LII).

* Foles has thrown multiple TDs in 3 consecutive playoff games, which is tied with Donovan McNabb (1/16/05-2/6/05) for the longest streak in Eagles postseason history. Overall, Foles has recorded 2+ passing TDs in 4 of his 5 career playoff games.

* Foles completed 8-of-11 (72.7%) attempts for 79 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs and a 122.9 passer rating on third and fourth down. Over his last 4 games (since Week 15), Foles has gone 38-of-46 (82.6%) for 431 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT and a 132.9 passer rating on third and fourth down.

TATE CATCHES GAME-WINNING TOUCHDOWN

* On fourth-and-2 from the CHI 2, Golden Tate caught the game-winning TD that gave the Eagles a 16-15 advantage with 0:56 remaining in the fourth quarter, marking the latest game-winning TD reception by an Eagle in the playoffs since at least 1991. It was also Tate’s 3rd career postseason TD and first since 1/4/15 at Dallas with Detroit (51-yard TD).

MORE FROM THE GAME

* Alshon Jeffery led the team with 6 receptions (postseason career high) for 82 yards (13.7 avg.). In 4 career playoff games with the Eagles (since 2017), Jeffery has combined for 301 yards and 3 TDs on 18 receptions (16.7 avg.), including 3 catches for 30+ yards.

* Philadelphia took a 10-6 lead in the third quarter when Nick Foles connected with Dallas Goedert on a 10-yard TD pass that followed a defensive pass interference call drawn by Jordan Matthews that netted 33 yards and moved the Eagles from the CHI 43 to the CHI 10. Goedert became the first NFL rookie TE to catch a go-ahead TD in a playoff game since Richard Rodgers with Green Bay on 1/11/15 vs. Dallas (13-yard TD from Aaron Rodgers that gave the Packers a 26-21 advantage in the fourth quarter).

* Philadelphia claimed an early 3-0 lead following a 10-play, 50-yard (5:28) opening possession that resulted in a 43-yard FG by Jake Elliott. Elliott has made 8 consecutive FG attempts in the playoffs, including 4 from 40+ yards. Since 2016, the Eagles are 22-3 (.880) when scoring first in games (including playoffs), winning each of their last 5 such games.

* The Eagles, who finished the regular season with the No. 1-ranked red zone defense (44.6%) in the NFL, held the Bears to 0-of-3 (0.0%) in the red zone. Philadelphia also limited Chicago to just 5-of-16 (31.3%) on third down, which was their best defensive mark in a road playoff game since 1/11/09 at N.Y. Giants (23.1%, 3-of-13).