The Nick Foles magic continues.

Foles led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 16-15 victory over the Chicago Bears in Sunday's NFC Wild Card Game at Soldier Field, keeping the defending champions alive for at least another week even in Carson Wentz's absence in the most dramatic fashion. He found Golden Tate for a touchdown on 4th-and-goal with less than a minute remaining, putting the visitors ahead for good.

It looked as if the Bears would still come away with a win when Mitchell Trubisky, who was 26-of-43 for 303 yards and a touchdown, directed them into field-goal range, but Cody Parkey missed the potential game-winner off the upright and crossbar.

Bears Front Office Gets What It Deserves for Hanging On to Parkey

Ask any Bears fan, they will tell you. Parkey was a major concern all season, and it's only fitting he cost the team a playoff game to end what was a promising campaign.

While he made a head-turning 91.3 percent of his field goals last season for the Miami Dolphins, he dropped to 76.7 percent in 2018. He also missed three extra points and drew the ire of Chicago when he clanked four kicks off the uprights in a November win over the Detroit Lions, making it all the more appropriate he drilled one again Sunday.

It was such a story that it made headlines when he thought it was a good idea to practice at Soldier Field in the elements by Lake Michigan rather than the Bears practice facility well outside downtown Chicago.

In a league that rarely ever hesitates to move on from kickers during high-profile struggles, the Bears stuck with theirs even though it was clear by late November this was a playoff team that would be performing in pressure-packed situations. It came back to bite them at the most inopportune time and cost them the season.

Making it all the more difficult for Chicago fans to swallow is the fact that the front office moved on from franchise legend Robbie Gould prior to the 2016 season.

Gould connected on 85.4 percent of his field goals and 99.0 percent of his extra points from 2005 through 2015 while playing for the Bears, and Jeff Dickerson of ESPN.com noted he "used to routinely travel to Soldier Field during the regular season to practice kicking in the Chicago lakefront's unpredictable winds."

He is still kicking for the San Francisco 49ers and drilled 97.1 percent of his field goals during the 2018 campaign.

Gould likely would have made the game-winning field goal Sunday. Parkey did not.

Trubisky Fails to Erase Bears Fans Worries With Play vs. Eagles

The Bears made a statement when they traded up to select Trubisky with the No. 2 pick in the 2017 draft—this is our quarterback of the future.

While he deserves credit for helping lead them to an NFC North crown in his second season, it has been the same story with him throughout much of the campaign. He flashes his incredible potential at times with his ability to make plays with his legs or hit receivers downfield, but critical mistakes and poor decision-making hold him and the overall offense back and put plenty of pressure on the stout defense.

It was more of the familiar scene Sunday.

On one hand, he made three monster throws during a fourth-quarter touchdown drive while facing a one-point deficit, including the score to Allen Robinson. He also moved the Bears into field-goal range on the final drive and would be playing in the next round because of it if his kicker came through.

However, there were plenty of concerning developments as well, especially when he was unable to build more than a 6-3 lead by halftime despite Chicago's defense picking Foles off twice and holding Philadelphia's litany of weapons in check. That put far too much pressure on Khalil Mack and Co., and the defense was unable to make the clutch play at the end with the Eagles facing fourth down.

Trubisky was consistently late on throws, failed to keep a deep sideline pass to Robinson inbounds, gave up on pockets too early and was unable to get much going on the ground with the Eagles spying him. He was also unable to convert red-zone drives into touchdowns, as Parkey was forced into action on three field goals of 36 yards or less.

His final line would have been much worse had the Eagles not dropped an interception in the end zone and had another overturned because the defender was out of bounds before establishing control.

Trubisky was excellent for extended stretches in the fourth quarter, but a franchise quarterback would have had the game won by then given the performance of Chicago's defense. He didn't, providing justification for those who hesitate to believe he will be the long-term answer in the Windy City.

Golden Tate Trade Suddenly a Genius Move After Huge Game

When the Eagles traded for Tate in October, it was supposed to make their offense unstoppable.

They were adding a proven veteran to a pass-catching corps that included Alshon Jeffery, Zach Ertz and Nelson Agholor, among others, and appeared ready to take off. However, Tate had just 278 receiving yards and one touchdown catch in eight games with the defending champions, which was a far cry from the back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns he posted in 2016 and 2017 for the Detroit Lions.

It was fair to wonder whether the Eagles had lost the trade despite giving up just a third-round draft pick, but there are no longer questions like that after Sunday's performance.

Tate made the biggest catch of Philadelphia's entire season, streaking to the corner of the end zone on an out route while Foles rolled his way out of the pocket. It came in front of a raucous crowd on fourth down and brought his final tallies to five catches for 46 yards and the score.

He also made a fantastic 28-yard reception through traffic to set Philadelphia up at Chicago's 22-yard line in the first half, absorbing a hard hit and hanging on to the ball. While Foles ultimately threw an interception on the drive, it was clear Tate was going to be a reliable target throughout the evening.

He was just that, setting up the Eagles with another weapon heading into their showdown with the top-seeded New Orleans Saints.

Having so many options at the quarterback's disposal down the stretch and come playoff time was surely what the Eagles front office had in mind when it made the move to acquire Tate, and it finally paid off on a marquee stage.

What's Next?

The Eagles turn their attention toward next Sunday's NFC Divisional Round showdown at New Orleans. Philadelphia lost at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome 48-7 in Week 11, although that was with Wentz under center instead of Foles.