Bears slide to 1-4 against Saints

by Zimpok | 4 years ago | 0 Comments

The Chicago Bears entered New Orleans coming off a tough loss against the Vikings the week prior. They started the game slow on offense, but their defense was able hold the Saints to two field goals in the first half, keeping the Bears in the game.

In the final two minutes of the half, the Bears offense exploded and culminated in a touchdown pass to Allen Robinson to take the lead heading into halftime.

The Bears run game was stagnant. Unable to get much going on the ground, Chicago relied on the arm of Montana to get them through the game. While he didn't throw a pick in the first half, during a productive first drive of the second half the Bears QB threw a pick six in which the Saints followed up with a 2-point conversion, tying the game. During the next drive Montana threw a pick in the red zone, and the Saints capitalized by driving down the field and scoring on a Kamara run, to take a 21-14 lead.

The Saints held the Bears in check for the rest of the game, grabbing a third pick as Montana threw a hail mary into the end zone on the Bears final play of the game.

With the Saints holding Montgomery to 40 rushing yards on the day when he had 125 rushing the week prior, the Bears' QB Montana wasn't able to limit his mistakes in the second half, ultimately leading to the Saints win.

The Bears hope to rebound against their division opponent in week 7. If they lose again against the Vikings, the Bears will fall to 1-5 and will have a steep hill to climb to get back into the playoff race.