New Orleans 31, Chicago 15
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, December 15, 2014
Where: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
44°
Head Official:
Carl Cheffers
Attendance:
60996
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Saints 31, Bears 15: Drew Brees threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns as visiting New Orleans seized first place in the weak NFC South.
Brees completed 29-of-36 passes without an interception and Mark Ingram ran for 59 yards and a late score for the Saints (6-8), who posted their third straight road victory to move one-half game ahead of Carolina and a full game in front of Atlanta for the division lead. Josh Hill made two catches - both for TDs - and Marques Colston had five receptions for 65 yards and a score as New Orleans outgained the Bears 443-278.
Jay Cutler was 17-of-31 for 194 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions for Chicago (5-9), which lost for the sixth time in eight contests. Marquess Wilson and Alshon Jeffery had TD receptions while Matt Forte rushed for 78 yards - 30 more than the Bears' total over their previous two outings.
The game was scoreless until Brees connected with Hill for an 8-yard touchdown on the first play of the second quarter. New Orleans doubled its lead with 32 seconds remaining in the opening half when Brees hit Colston for a 9-yard score.
The Saints all but put away the game with 8:35 left in the third quarter as Brees found Hill alone on the right side, and the tight end cruised into the end zone for a 7-yard TD. Shayne Graham made it 24-0 with a 25-yard field goal with 16 seconds to play in the period before the Bears got on the board with Cutler's 1-yard touchdown toss to Wilson 2:13 into the fourth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Brees has thrown 35 touchdown passes and only six interceptions while winning 10 of his last 12 starts on Monday Night Football. ... Cutler raised his interception total to a league-high 18, one more than Jacksonville rookie Blake Bortles. ... The Saints, who have lost four straight at home, host Atlanta on Sunday.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| New Orleans |
|
Chicago |
|
Mark Ingram
|
Player |
Matt Forte
|
|
17 |
Attempts |
16 |
|
59 |
Yards |
78 |
|
3.5 |
Avg Yards |
4.9 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
15 |
Long |
19 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| New Orleans
|
443 |
83 |
360 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
7.0 |
1 |
| Chicago
|
278 |
125 |
153 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Bears have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Saints have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .556 after a loss.
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