Kickoff: Sunday, Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. ET TV Channel: FOX
>Today's matchup between the Monsters of the Midway and the New Orleans Saints features two of the hotter teams in the NFL right now. Da Bears (only two games out of 1st place in the NFC North) have won two in a row after last week’s 17-3 victory over Carolina at home in which the defense suffocated the Panthers, holding them to just a field goal. There's no doubt that the Bears’ defense single-handedly won the game against Carolina. In back-to-back victories, the Bears defense didn't allow an offensive touchdown, forced six turnovers and accounted for three touchdowns, prompting tight end Zach Miller to declare from the other side that they're regaining their "Monsters of the Midway" identity.
>For the Saints to beat the Bears, they need to have considerable success running the ball. During the Saints' four-game winning streak, they have run the ball 32 times for 147.3 yards per game on average, scoring five rushing touchdowns. In the two losses, they ran the ball just nineteen times per game for 70.5 yards on average with no touchdowns.
>Chicago is capable of keeping the Saints’ running game under wraps. Only one opponent has piled up more than 150 rushing yards in seven games against the Bears. They have held three teams under 100 rushing yards.
>Bears' ground attack vs New Orleans "defense": The Saints have the 2nd-worst rush D in the NFL (4.9 ypc allowed). In their three victories, Da Bears have averaged 4.4 yards per carry and 173.7 rushing yards per game. In defeat, they have averaged 3.9 yards per carry and only 90.8 yards per game.
>For the Bears, it's their first time playing in a dome this season, and the team prepared by blasting music during practice. "I can't imagine it can be any louder than what we played in during practice this week," coach John Fox said.
>Chicago holds a slim 15-14 in head-to-head meetings with New Orleans
Logan Turner
Meantime, the Saints ran their winning streak to four in a row. With four straight wins and everyone else in the NFC losing during the past two weeks, the Saints slipped into the lead in the NFC South. Besides staying ahead of its divisional rivals, New Orleans has an eye on the rest of the NFC. The Saints trail the Eagles by one game and the Vikings and Rams by a half game in the race for the top seed in the playoffs. They need a win to keep pace.
Mason Ward
The Bears pass D is only allowing a 85.5 QB rating against. Only three NFC defenses are allowing less than a 83.0 QB rating against: Seattle (69.9), Steelers (70.9), LA Rams (75.6)
Brees has a 100.0 QB rating this season. "He's a great operator," Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said. "He dissects defenses — what you're in, what you're not in — as good as anybody, throws on rhythm a lot. There is a reason why he holds a lot of these records."
Samuel Rogers
>people are buying into the saints meme >all 4 saints "wins" were against bottom 16 offenses >brees looks old as fuck and is throwing shit tons of picks
Alexander Sullivan
Sack City: only 5 teams in the NFL have more sacks than Da Bears (21), two in the AFC and three in the NFC: Steelers (24), Panthers (24) and the LA Rams (23).
Brees has only been SACKED five times this season
Grayson Hill
les gooooooooooooo
Michael Gonzalez
Brees only has throw 4 INTs this season. Only quarterbacks with 200 attempts have throw less: Russell Wilson (3), Tom Brady (2)
Ton of picks this season would be Cam Newton (10), Big Ben (8), Joe Flacco (8), Andy Dalton (8), Carson Palmer (7)
Michael Reyes
Bears desu
Brayden Young
4 in two games is a sharp decline and he would've had a fifth if Kuechly remembered how to catch a football
Luke Hughes
...
Sebastian Sanders
Checked. Yfwdbwdso
Dominic Stewart
who /liketokisstitties/ here?
Connor Richardson
>kutcher and spielman who
Carter Ross
and lick tummies!
Justin Lopez
we D-Team now!
Adam Edwards
DA BUUUUURRRRRRRSSSSSS
Easton Bell
I wonder if Mitch will be allowed to throw more than 10 times.
Grayson Powell
gay
Christian Brown
Holy shit who are these numale announcers?
Thomas Torres
>happy the game wasn't on CBS >get the scrum-league Fox announcers just can't win
Angel Carter
...
Kayden Garcia
So Matthew McConaughey is just going to shill for anything nowadays huh?
Evan Myers
Acestream anyone?
Jason Carter
You'd think with Breesus Christ playing in his dome, Fox would actually get someone worth a damn.
Ethan Rivera
OOOOOOOOOOOH HERE WE FUCKING GO, BURRFAGS...GET RILED UP
A WIN IN THE CITY OF CAJUNFAGGOTS INCOMING
A .500 RECORD INCOMING
SUPERB OWL INCOMING
Leo Taylor
...
Lincoln Parker
...
Brayden Edwards
Well, that didn't take long.
Jaxson Bennett
h-ha they're just baiting them into a turnover r-right?
Xavier White
>have a touchdown >trip and fall for no reason >we will kick a field goal
it's guaranteed
Tyler Rodriguez
is this what aintsniggers find hot these days
Caleb Taylor
>point elbows >would not fug
Nathaniel Bell
>bears special teams
Alexander Peterson
She has lopsided tits.
Justin Gonzalez
>offsides >on a field goal your fucking retards
Caleb Moore
THANK YOU REFS YOU ARE OUR GREATEST ALLY this isn't an uncommon occurrence.
Aiden Brown
Well lads, 3-5 incoming
Aiden Rodriguez
Last week someone told me Fuller was playing at an elite level...
Mason Anderson
dude i love kamara. we had such a good draft this year
Ian Gray
sasuga burrs
Samuel Lopez
how does the special teams coach still have a job after all the fuck ups this year?
Cameron Cook
>this isn't an uncommon occurrence.
It is when it looks like they came off two different bodies.
Cameron Rodriguez
they don't look bad at all
David Adams
So saints fans are objectively the least attractive in the NFL right? No one else even comes close
Brody Davis
>cornerbacks can't tackle or lineup correctly Oh boy
Jackson Cook
You guys this Southwest commercial is brutal
Luis Thompson
WOOOOOO
BLACK AND GOLD SUPERBOWL
Austin Fisher
Louisiana is #1 in obesity
Connor Bell
Has a video of Ryan Pace ripping lines off of the desk in his office
Jonathan Young
>This is your avaerage aintsfag
Cooper Nguyen
why did you think we wore the paper bags
Kayden Taylor
TDs for Trubisky
Ryan Bennett
That dude has definitely intentionally killed a cat in his life
Brody Gonzalez
Dragon incoming
Juan Myers
>MARTHA WHERE'S MY GODDAMN BOURBON
Charles Bennett
Point proven
William Cook
>people pretending they wouldn't bang these solid 7s
Ryder Diaz
Based Unknown WhoDat
Jaxon Rodriguez
Even though they beat the Packers last week... FUCK THE BURRS! Go Saints!