It’s going to be a defensive battle with the Bears having the edge was the narrative heading into yesterday afternoon’s Week 7 challenge for the New Orleans Saints. On the road against the third best defense in the league and with four starting offensive skill position players out with injury, it was considered the Bears’ game to lose.
But the New Orleans Saints came into Soldier Field with gigantic chip on their collective shoulder and dared the Bears to knock it off. Through the first half they tried. But the flood gates opened on the Chicago defense in the third and early fourth quarters until, up 36-10, New Orleans went into prevent mode and gave up a quick 15.