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CHICAGO (AP) -- Only two weeks ago, Doug Pederson was in danger of losing his job. Now he's the first Philadelphia Eagles quarterback to win on the road in 20 games. Pederson, playing like Brett Favre, another quarterback Eagles coach Andy Reid tutored in Green Bay, had career highs in completions (16), yards passing (207) and longest pass (57 yards) by halftime Sunday, and the Eagles hung on for the 20-16 victory over the Chicago Bears.
Pederson also threw a 3-yard TD pass to Luther Broughton, and Norm Johnson kicked field goals of 28 and 27 yards in the first half. Pederson finished 22-of-38 for 228 yards. Duce Staley rushed for 101 yards on 23 carries. "I would like to say maybe we're coming over that hump a little bit," Pederson said. "We just have to keep that momentum going." And the Bears, who had fans talking playoffs after upsetting the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome last weekend, have to find it again. The defense was ineffective in the first half, and the offense looked just as out of synch. The biggest problem was the absence of Matthews, who has a pulled hamstring. Though McNown played at least one series in each of the first five games, he looked like the rookie he is in his first start. He threw two interceptions in the first half, with the first setting up a Philadelphia field goal. He was 9-of-18 for 67 yards in the first half, and also was sacked once. "He really came into a situation that's extremely tough," said Reid, whose plan to develop his own rookie quarterback, Donovan McNabb, was similar to Bears coach Dick Jauron's plan for McNown. "I thought he handled it very well," Reid added. "He kept his composure very well and he did some things he can build on." McNown looked sharper in the second half, finding Marcus Robinson for the 80-yard score on his second play of the third quarter. But he couldn't find the end zone again, getting sacked for a loss at the Eagles 31 and throwing an incompletion on fourth-and-3. "We know who he is and what he's going to be," Jauron said. "Overall, he played a good game. He made mistakes, but he wasn't alone." | ALSO SEE NFL Scoreboard Philadelphia Clubhouse Chicago Clubhouse Week 6 wrap-ups
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