The New Orleans Saints notched another “ugly win” under their belt as they defeated the Chicago Bears 26-23 on Sunday afternoon. The Saints now boast a 5-2 record heading into their Sunday Night Football matchup with the Tom Brady-led, 6-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
With three of New Orleans’ top wide receivers out last Sunday, this game came down to the defense, especially the front line making big plays and Alvin Kamara continuing his tear to eke out the win.
Still, there are a ton of takeaways, so let’s get to it - here are our biggest takeaways from Sunday afternoon’s game:
Drew Brees did just enough to get the job done
It seems that every week Brees is either a part of our takeaways, overreactions, or in many cases, both.