The New Orleans Saints emerged victorious over the Chicago Bears with a 24-17 win, largely due to five crucial takeaways. Despite the Bears outgaining the Saints 349-179 in total yardage, their performance was undermined by two turnovers, six penalties amounting to 46 yards, and a missed field goal. The Bears opened with a touchdown by Cole Kmet, but the Saints responded with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr to Chris Olave. The game was tied until Taysom Hill, who also led the Saints in rushing with 52 yards, threw a touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson, cementing the Saints' victory.
Five takeaways help Saints defeat Bears https://t.co/gnOauDsGdn https://t.co/85BoUa2ZCW
Saints improve to 5-4 with win over Bears. https://t.co/XbQo8gBChM
Saints win 24-17. They force five turnovers and Taysom Hill had another monster all-around day. He led the Saints in rushing with 52 yards and also caught four passes for 13 yards and threw a TD pass.
The #Saints improve to 5-4 with the home victory! 👏 https://t.co/Q3GoAkisUv
Saints are living dangerously here. Questionable decision-making and poor execution keep this a one-score game with Bears taking the field with 2:26 to play.
Saints kicker Blake Grupe missed the 47-yard FG attempt off the left upright. Second time he's missed in a potential game-winning/game-clinching situation this year. Saints defense needs to come up with another stop, up 27-24 with 2:26 remaining.
The Saints get their first penalty of the game with 9:41 to go. The Bears have been flagged 6 times for 46 yards.
Taysom Hill to Juwan Johnson TD 🎯 https://t.co/tAADU3t3p1
Saints use DT/FB Khalen Saunders as a decoy, running a route into the end zone (or maybe he was actually the first read and well-covered). Either way, Taysom Hill finds TE Juwan Johnson wide open in the back of the end zone instead.
Great play design by Saints, create a diversion with defensive lineman running flat route and commanding attention and then Taysom Hill looks back to wide-open TE in end zone. Saints keep attacking, take 24-17 lead over #Bears.
The Saints wasted no time on that drive, going 47 plays in 5 plays. Taysom Hill had a 13-yard run and the touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson. Saints 24, Bears 17
TAYSOM HILL!!!!!
Taysom Hill throws a TD pass to Juwan Johnson to give the Saints a 24-17 lead. He also has a receiving touchdown. The Saints still have 11:05 left to get him a rushing TD....
God, I love me some Taysom Hill.
taysom hill HOF
First punt of the day coming for the Bears after the first 3-and-out by the Saints defense.
The Saints have 45 yards in the third quarter — 31 of them on the Alvin Kamara screen — on 12 plays. Two punts and a field goal (after the fumble recovery). Let's see if the Bears offense can put together another long scoring drive.
Another curious decision by the Saints, punting on 4th-and-5 from Chicago's 39-yard line. Would've been a 57-yard FG attempt or a chance to go for it. Guess they didn't want to risk giving the Bears a short field the way this defense has played.
Taysom Hill is the first player to record 10+ career passing, rushing and receiving TD's since Frank Gifford in 1964. 🤯 https://t.co/3HxVbmKFvm
The Bears have outgained the Saints 349-179 in total yardage, but are just tied at 17 right now because of two turnovers, five penalties and a missed field goal.
Another long drive, this time the Bears get points. D'Onta Foreman's 22-yard run and Tyson Bagent's third-down throws made the difference. 13 plays, 62 yards in 8:16. Cairo Santos puts it through the uprights. Bears 17, Saints 17
Bears haven't punted yet in this game. Their drives have ended in two TDs, a missed FG and two turnovers.
Nice job by the Bears' defense to hold the Saints to a field goal. Stops by Billings and Johnson for short yardage, and then Montez Sweat got the pass defensed on third down. Saints 17, Bears 14
Blake Grupe makes the 55-yard FG after the Saints' offense gained just 2 yards on a 3-and-out. Gives Saints the 17-14 lead. Doesn't really feel like they should be winning, but turnovers make a big difference.
Chris Olave with a drop on third-and-short after his strong first half. Saints go 3-and-out to start the second half.
Taysom Hill recorded his 10th career Reception Touchdown. Hill is the 5th player in NFL history to have at least 10 Pass TD, 10 Rec TD and 10 Rush TD in their career and he’s the first since Frank Gifford in 1964. The previous 4 players to do it are all Hall of Famers. https://t.co/n9Bj0Q4QR7
The Bears entered today with 9 drives of 12+ plays this season and they scored on all of them, per @Stathead (5 TD, 4 FG). Cairo Santos' missed FG is their first 12+ play drive without points since last November.
The Saints are now 5-for-6 on third down today, including 3-for-3 on that drive. The Bears have 0 QB hits. Derek Carr: 12-of-14 for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns Bears 14, Saints 14 A high-scoring affair between two of the league's best offenses!
A third-down completion in the middle of the field to TE Juwan Johnson for the Saints -- something else they've been missing this year.
Derek Carr ➕Chris Olave 🟰 SIX The #Saints and #Bears are all knotted up. https://t.co/L94wMpo3nr
Derek Carr finds Chris Olave for the TD 🚀 (via @NFL) https://t.co/Kg8z5bXQFo
It's been a red zone apocalypse for Saints this year, but Derek Carr connects on third-down touchdown strike to Chris Olave, who is actually alive and making plays today.
Saints make #Bears pay for Bagent mistake. Carr anticipates Olave's break and puts ball right where it needed to be for game-tying TD. It's 7-7. Nice catch.
Chris Olave turned on a dime away from Kyler Gordon, and Derek Carr put it on him for the score, taking advantage of the interception. 0 QB hits for the Bears. Bears 7, Saints 7
Saints take advantage of the INT. Carr hits Chris Olave for an 8-yard TD strike. We're tied at 7.
An Olave TD. A successful red-zone conversion. A successful 3rd-and-8 conversion. ... That play was a lot of what the Saints' offense has been missing this year.
Nice grab by Cole Kmet https://t.co/mVIxLyd2Xm
Exciting opening series for #Bears, who score when Cole Kmet makes outstanding catch on ball Bagent threw up for grabs to let him make a play. Bagent's poise best thing about drive, running O with confidence, making quick, right decisions. Run game complemented nicely. It's 7-0.
Oh my what an incredible TD grab by #Bears TE Cole Kmet over Tyrann Mathieu. Impressive. https://t.co/q55Yj5CFp8
What a catch by Cole Kmet over Tyrann Mathieu. Bears with an emphatic opening drive, going 75 yards in 9 plays. Tyson Bagent was 3-of-4 for 47 yards. D'Onta Foreman had 23 yards on four carries. Bears 7, Saints 0
Bears strike first, getting 6-6 Cole Kmet matched up one on one with 5-9 Tyrann Mathieu in the end zone. No contest. 18-yard TD connection. Bears lead 7-0 early.
Bears opening the game with three consecutive passes out of an up-tempo offense. Already in Saints territory.