New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

New Orleans Saints defeat Chicago Bears 30 - 13

Quarterback Drew Brees leads New Orleans Saints to Victory in the Superdome

New Orleans Saint's defense comes up big as the Saints running game & passing attack roll

September 18, 2011 - NEW ORLEANS Superdome, Louisiana. The New Orleans Saints defeat the Chicago Bears 30-13 as Quarterback Drew Brees leads New Orleans Saints to Victory in the New Orleans Superdome. The New Orleans Saint's defense performs outstandingly as the Saints running game & passing attack roll over the Chicago Bears.

The Keys of the Game
It's a given that the New Orleans Saint's offense is going to play well and make some big plays, but the real keys of the game are:
      The New Orleans Saint's defense needs to come up big.
      The New Orleans Saint's offense needs to get the running game going.

The New Orleans Saints Injury Report
      Not playing against the Chicago Bears: Marques Colston, Garrett Hartley
      Questionable: Tracy Porter, Tom Johnson
      Inactive: Joique Bell, Korey Hall, Matt Tennant
      Active: Lance Moore, Adrian Arrington, Rod Harper, Lance Moore

The New Orleans Saints play strong and defeat the Chicago Bears 30 - 13.

Sep 18, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Bears 7 3 3 0 13 Saints 3 13 7 7 30

      1st Quarter
Bears   TD   D.Sanzenbacher 8 yd pass from Jay Cutler (Robby Gould kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yds in 5:29)
  Saints  FG   John Kasay 31 yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards in 6:32)

      2nd Quarter
  Saints  TD   Devery Henderson 79 yd pass from Drew Brees (J.Kasay kick good) (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yd, 1:26)
  Saints  FG   John Kasay 29 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards in 5:33)
  Saints  FG   John Kasay 53 yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards in 2:11)
Bears   FG   Robby Gould 42 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards in 2:09)

      3rd Quarter
Bears   FG   Robby Gould 38 yd Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards in 1:45)
  Saints  TD   Robert Meachem 4 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick good) (Drive: 5 plays, 29 yd, 2:29)

      4th Quarter
  Saints  TD   Darren Sproles 12 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick good) (Drive: 14 plays, 87 yd, 8:01)

New Orleans Saints defeat the Chicago Bears 30-13 in the New Orleans Superdome

New Orleans Saints lose in Over-Time to Chicago Bears 24 - 27

New Orleans Saints falter in Chicago; Chicago Bears defeat Saints again

New Orleans Saint's defense, running game & passing attack all come up short: Saints lose to Bears

December 11, 2008 - CHICAGO, Illinois. With this 24 - 27 over-time loss against the Chicago Bears, the New Orleans Saints are out of the play-off picture for the 2008 NFL season. Quarterback Drew Brees still has a shot at breaking Dan Marino’s all-time single-season record for passing yards set in 1984. In order to break Dan Marino's record, Drew Brees needs 753 passing yards in the last two games of the season. That's an average of over 376 yards per game for these last 2 games.

Dec 30, 2007 1 2 3 4 OT Final Saints 0 7 7 10 0 24 Bears 7 14 0 3 3 27

Chicago Bears defeat New Orleans Saints 25 - 33

New Orleans Saints falter in Chicago; Chicago Bears defeat Saints again

New Orleans Saint's defense, running game & passing attack all come up short: Saints lose to Bears

December 30, 2007 - CHICAGO, Illinois. New Orleans Saints lose to the Chicago Bears 25 - 33. The turn-over battle was even at 3 - 3.

Dec 30, 2007 1 2 3 4 Final Saints 0 17 0 8 25 Bears 10 14 7 2 33

Chicago Bears defeat New Orleans Saints 39 - 14

Chicago Bears head to Super Bowl XLI as New Orleans Saints falter in Chicago

New Orleans Saint's defense, running game & passing attack all come up short: Saints lose to Bears

January 21, 2007 - CHICAGO, Illinois. The Chicago Bears defeat the New Orleans Saints 39-14 as the Saints falter in the three major parts of the game: New Orleans defense, running game & passing attack all come up short.

The Chicago Bears romped past the New Orleans Saints in true Bears fashion, with big plays on defense and a steady dose of the running game in the snow and sleet of Soldier Field. The Chicago Bears running back Thomas Jones was truely outstanding and the Chicago Bears defense, with All-Pro linebacker Brian Urlacher, was very steady.

The Chicago Bears (15-3) will play Indianapolis Colts (15-4) in Miami, Florida for Super Bowl XLI.

For a moment, in the third quarter, the New Orleans Saints looked very good. Reggie Bush caught an electrifying 88-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees and dashed to the end zone to pulled the Saints within two points, 16-14. Rookie Running Back Reggie Bush beat Chris Harris off the line, ignoring the slippery surface, Reggie extended for Brees' looping pass. Then Reggie Bush sped down the left sideline and, at midfield, used one of those Heisman jukes to pass Danieal Manning. As Reggie Bush neared the end zone, Reggie turned and pointed tauntingly at the hopelessly trailing Linebacker Briean Urlacher before somersaulting into the end zone. But from there, Urlacher and the Bears' defense took over. The Chicago Bears, who led the league with 44 takeaways, forced four New Orleans Saints turnovers. Urlacher said, "This is why we play the game, to get to the Super Bowl and win. This overshadows everything."

The Chicago Bears offense was good enough to win big. Rex Grossman made no mistakes and was 11 for 26 for 144 yards. Thomas Jones rushed for 123 yards and scored two touchdowns.

The sloppy footing was an issue through-out the game, particularly once the cold rain, followed by snow and sleet, began falling. Areas of the Soldier Fields turf were gashed by halftime as runners, receivers and returners kept on slipping. Marques Colston had several slips and several more dropped passes in the game, but caught 5 passes for 63 yards with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees.

Drew Brees' safety occured when he threw the ball away, under pressure in the New Orleans Saints end zone and still in the pocket. It was a bitter conclusion to the New Orleans Saints remarkable turnaround from the 2005 nomadic 3-13 season in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina's destruction to this 11-7 winning season. As the city of New Orleans rebuilds, the New Orleans Saints team has provided hope where there was none before. This was the New Orleans Saints first trip this far into the playoffs for the 40-year-old franchise, previously known as the Aints, whose fans wore paper bags on their heads because the New Orleans Saints team was so terrible.

Jan 21, 2007 1 2 3 4 Final Saints 0 7 7 0 14 Bears 3 13 2 21 39

      1st Quarter
Bears   FG   Robby Gould 19 yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 35 yards in 4:44)

      2nd Quarter
Bears   FG   Robby Gould 19 yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards in 1:53)
Bears   FG   Robby Gould 19 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards in 3:25)
Bears   TD   Thomas Jones 2 yd run (Robby Gould kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yds in 3:55)
  Saints  TD   Marques Colston 13 yd pass from Drew Brees (J.Carney kick good) (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yd, 1:10)

      3rd Quarter
  Saints  TD   Reggie Bush 88 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick good) (Drive: 2 plays, 93 yd, 0:53)
Bears   Safety   Penalty on D.Brees enforced in end zone for a Safety

      4th Quarter
Bears   TD   B.Berrian 33 yd pass from Rex Grossman (Robby Gould kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yds in 2:24)
Bears   TD   C.Benson 12 yd run (Robby Gould kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yds in 2:04)
Bears   TD   Thomas Jones 15 yd run (Robby Gould kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yds in 3:02)