Bears 17 @ Saints 24 Final - CBS

Scoring Plays:
1Q - CHI - Tyson Bagent to Cole Kmet 18 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | CHI 7, NO 0
1Q - NO - Derek Carr to Chris Olave 8 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | CHI 7, NO 7
End of Quarter Score: Chicago Bears 7, New Orleans Saints 7
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2Q - CHI - Tyson Bagent to Cole Kmet 9 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | CHI 14, NO 7
2Q - NO - Derek Carr to Taysom Hill 2 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | CHI 14, NO 14
End of Quarter Score: Chicago Bears 14, New Orleans Saints 14
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3Q - NO - Blake Grupe 55 yd FG GOOD | CHI 14, NO 17
3Q - CHI - Cairo Santos 31 yd FG GOOD | CHI 17, NO 17
End of Quarter Score: Chicago Bears 17, New Orleans Saints 17
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4Q - NO - Taysom Hill to Juwan Johnson 3 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | CHI 17, NO 24
Final Score: Chicago Bears 17, New Orleans Saints 24
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Hello Who Dats & Who Datettes and welcome to the week 9/game 9 thread

Was that an actual competent offense we saw last week in Indianapolis? That was actually nice to see. The only red zone trip that didn't end in a touchdown was the last one when we were worried more about running time off the clock than actually getting in the end zone, and even that drive ended in a field goal which actually just confirmed the win.

Now to see if we can start to make that into a trend with a Bears team that... at best... is struggling. Justin Fields is out and an undrafted rookie D2 QB is their starter. Yes they upgraded their defensive line at the trade deadline by getting and then extending Montez Sweat from the Washington not-the-Redskins. Can the Saints defense lock down the Bears offense and can the NOLA offense keep rolling and maybe... just maybe... take sole possession of 1st place in the NFC South today?

LET'S TRANQ THE BEARS AND GET BACK ABOVE .500!!!!!!!!!!

Injury Report:
CHI-
Nate Davis - Ankle - OUT
Terrell Smith - Illness - OUT
Jaquan Brisker - Concussion - OUT
Tremaine Edmunds - Knee - OUT
Justin Fields - Right Thumb - DOUBTFUL
Braxton Jones - Neck - QUESTIONABLE (in 21-day window to be activated after being designated to return from IR)

NO-
Ty Summers - Concussion/Hamstring - OUT
Malcolm Roach - Illness - QUESTIONABLE
Kendre Miller - Illness - QUESTIONABLE

Weather: Might be a bit warm for November outside with temperatures near 80... but it'll be nice and comfy inside the Caesar's Superdome

Uniforms: Back home means back in all black



Current Standings:
NFC North:
Lions 6-2
Vikings 4-4
Packers 2-5
Bears 2-6

NFC South:
Falcons 4-4
Saints 4-4
Buccaneers 3-4
Panthers 1-6

Betting Lines: Saints (-9.5), O/U 41.5

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Today's Officials:
Referee: #62 Ron Torbert


Umpire: #20 Barry Anderson (member of now-retired referee Jerome Boger's crew in 2022)
Down Judge: #21 Max Causey
Line Judge: #100 Maia Chaka (member of Clay Martin's crew in 2022)
Field Judge: #25 Ryan Dickson
Side Judge: #7 Keith Washington
Back Judge: #67 Tony Josselyn
Replay Official: Artenzia Young-Seigler (member of Brad Allen's crew in 2022)
Replay Assistant: Desiree Abrams (member of Land Clark's crew in 2022)

Inactive Lists:
CHI-
LB Tremaine Edmunds
QB Justin Fields
DB Terell Smith
OL Nate Davis
DB Jaquan Brisker
DL Dominique Robinson

NO-
TE Jimmy Graham
QB Jake Haener
WR Keith Kirkwood
DE Kyle Phillips
OG Nick Saldiveri
LB Ty Summers