Bears avoid embarrassment, get past lowly Saints 26-14 as defense gets 4 takeaways

Bears head coach Ben Johnson talks to the referees during the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025.One of the basic and necessary steps the Bears must take in their quest to become a legitimately good team is to establish a baseline. There need to be some minimum standards for a franchise that seemingly hasn’t had any in a while.

They avoided embarrassment Sunday by beating the aimless Saints 26-14 at Soldier Field, and that’s about it. It was sloppy throughout and got dicey in the third quarter, but at least they didn’t blow it at home against one of the worst teams in the NFL.

For years, they’ve been liable to lose to just about anybody,…