Eagles Visit Bears on Monday Night as Keenum Makes First Start Since 2023

Case Keenum starts for Chicago as Philadelphia visits on Monday night; a +490 parlay pairs his interception prop with receiving-yard overs for DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks.

The NFL's third week concludes Monday night in Chicago, where the Bears welcome the Philadelphia Eagles. Chicago is listed as a 3.5-point home underdog and will play without quarterback Caleb Williams, giving 38-year-old Case Keenum the starting assignment. Tyson Bagent is on hand as an alternative should the veteran have a rough outing.

A same-game parlay at DraftKings Sportsbook combines three player props from this matchup and pays +490 if all land: Keenum over 0.5 interceptions (-133), DeVonta Smith over 71.5 receiving yards (-112) and Dontayvion Wicks over 40.5 receiving yards (-114). With the spread at only 3.5 points, the rationale holds that Philadelphia cannot rely solely on its ground game, which would keep both wideouts involved in the passing attack.

Keenum has not opened a game since Weeks 15 and 16 of the 2023 season, when he was with the Houston Texans. He was intercepted once on 36 pass attempts in a meeting with Tennessee and twice on 17 throws against Cleveland. Philadelphia's defense has yet to secure a pick this season, though the Eagles produced 12 interceptions across the 2025 regular season.

That 2023 campaign also saw Keenum register a 7.5% turnover-worthy-throw rate, tied for the top mark among 57 quarterbacks with a minimum of 50 dropbacks. The analysis points to the long layoff and the likelihood of clear-cut throwing downs if Chicago falls behind as reasons Philadelphia's secondary could capitalize on any mistakes.

Smith has been central to Philadelphia's offense through two contests. His numbers include a 93.6% snap share, a 92.0% route participation rate, a 29.0% target share, 18 targets, 13 receptions, 170 yards, a 51.1% air-yard share, a 38.5% first-read rate, 0.26 targets per route run and 2.46 yards per route run. After managing 53 yards in the opener, he collected 117 against Tennessee in Week 2.

Chicago's defense, through two weeks, has permitted 144.5 receiving yards per game, 15th most in the league, along with 9.03 yards per target, 13th most. The Bears also rank third in man-coverage usage at 43.3% against a 20.8% league average, and fifth in single-high coverage at 65.7% compared with a 50.2% average.

Those coverage looks have historically fed Smith's production. The 27-year-old has generated 0.25 targets per route run and 1.79 yards per route run on 305 man-coverage routes since 2024, plus 0.23 and 2.31 on 518 single-high routes. This season he sits at 0.30 targets per route run and 4.50 yards per route run across 10 man-coverage routes, along with 0.26 and 3.32 across 19 single-high routes.

Wicks, in two games since joining the Eagles, has delivered 73 and 74 receiving yards. His early usage features a 74.4% snap share, a 72.0% route participation rate, 10 targets, seven catches, 147 yards, a 29.4% air-yard share, a 23.1% first-read rate, 0.19 targets per route run and 2.72 yards per route run.

He has also produced against the coverages Chicago leans on most. Since 2024, Wicks owns 0.37 targets per route run and 1.86 yards per route run on 145 man-coverage routes, plus 0.28 and 1.83 on 265 single-high routes; this season the splits read 0.33 and 3.22 on nine man-coverage routes and 0.19 and 1.81 on 16 single-high routes. The piece, first published by Forbes, projects him to clear his 40.5-yard bar.