The New Orleans Saints defeated the Chicago Bears 21-9, but had it not been for a garbage time touchdown drive, the Saints defense would have once again held their opponent to three or less points. The victory means that New Orleans will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Divisional Round game next Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Hosting the Buccaneers means that we as fans will once again get this season’s third iteration of the Brees-Brady bowl, something that Brees himself said last night seemed “inevitable.”
But, before one can even think about next Sunday’s game, let’s get some takeaways from the Chicago matchup that could be of help against Tampa Bay.