Week 7, 2017

played in Chicago, IL

69 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	10	0	3	-	16
Chicago Bears	3	17	10	6	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 CHI - Gary McCarthy 51 field goal
1Q: 02:23 NOS - Artie Farias 31 field goal
2Q: 13:53 CHI - Cornelius Liszkiewicz 21 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 11:02 NOS - Kent Austin 26 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 06:10 CHI - Max Pugh 15 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 02:14 NOS - Artie Farias 29 field goal
2Q: 00:06 CHI - Gary McCarthy 28 field goal
3Q: 08:53 CHI - Jim Stargell 7 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 00:43 CHI - Gary McCarthy 18 field goal
4Q: 12:27 NOS - Artie Farias 27 field goal
4Q: 05:30 CHI - Gary McCarthy 39 field goal
4Q: 02:54 CHI - Gary McCarthy 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 CHI - Gary McCarthy 51 field goal
1Q: 02:23 NOS - Artie Farias 31 field goal
2Q: 13:53 CHI - Cornelius Liszkiewicz 21 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 11:02 NOS - Kent Austin 26 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 06:10 CHI - Max Pugh 15 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 02:14 NOS - Artie Farias 29 field goal
2Q: 00:06 CHI - Gary McCarthy 28 field goal
3Q: 08:53 CHI - Jim Stargell 7 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 00:43 CHI - Gary McCarthy 18 field goal
4Q: 12:27 NOS - Artie Farias 27 field goal
4Q: 05:30 CHI - Gary McCarthy 39 field goal
4Q: 02:54 CHI - Gary McCarthy 44 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CHI
Record 6-1 3-3
First Downs 19 27
- by Rushing 2 14
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 374 403
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 6.56 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 34 249
- Rushing Attempts 8 49
- Yards per Rush 4.25 5.08
Net Passing Yards 340 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 23 - 2 19 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 353 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.94 8.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 4.6
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 4/114
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 40
Time of Possession 22:17 37:43

Team Statistics	NOS	CHI
Record	6-1	3-3
First Downs	19	27
- by Rushing	2	14
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	374	403
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	6.56	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	34	249
- Rushing Attempts	8	49
- Yards per Rush	4.25	5.08
Net Passing Yards	340	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 23 - 2	19 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	353	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.94	8.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	4.6
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	4/114
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 40
Time of Possession	22:17	37:43

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	27	Interception
1	10:48	0:58	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	8:06	5:48	OWN 22	11	64	Field Goal
2	13:40	2:52	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
2	6:01	3:52	OWN 22	9	66	Field Goal
3	8:45	1:07	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	0:35	3:14	OWN 20	8	70	Field Goal
4	5:23	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	2:48	2:48	OWN 20	13	64	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	2:43	OWN 48	6	27	Fumble
1	9:50	1:44	OPP 48	4	14	Field Goal
1	2:18	3:38	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	10:48	4:47	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	2:09	2:09	OWN 28	6	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:15	OWN 48	12	52	Touchdown
3	7:38	7:03	OWN 41	11	58	Field Goal
4	12:21	6:58	OWN 20	11	58	Field Goal
4	5:14	2:26	OPP 34	3	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: Sammie Holmes, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joel Garrison	6	25	4.17	17	1	0
Winfred Niklos	2	9	4.50	8	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Max Pugh	25	127	5.08	25	5	1
Dustin Giles	17	60	3.53	12	2	0
Sammie Holmes	7	62	8.86	16	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	47	23	353	2/13	1	34	2	63.5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	19	15	154	0/0	2	21	0	135.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	7	14	157	22.43	9	34	0
TE Graham King	3	5	35	11.67	12	16	0
WR Kent Austin	3	8	61	20.33	1	26	1
RB Winfred Niklos	3	4	23	7.67	0	9	0
WR Deron Lyle	3	6	52	17.33	9	24	0
WR Curtis Weber	2	5	21	10.50	5	14	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Charles Cortez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Joel Garrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Elliott	6	8	54	9.00	33	15	0
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	2	35	17.50	3	21	1
RB Dustin Giles	2	2	12	6.00	0	10	0
TE Jim Stargell	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	1
WR Ronnie Calhoun	2	2	27	13.50	7	21	0
RB Max Pugh	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Matt Ware	1	0	0.00	0
S Cory Webster	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Oliver Coffey	0	1	0	0
Jason Mireles	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Max Pugh	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	2	80	40.0	33.0	44	0

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	3/3	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	5/5	2/2	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremy Wolff	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	3	61	20.3	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Giles	3	97	32.3	0
Spanky Thompson	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	7	1	0.0	45	18
ILB Gary Thompson	7	0	0.0	47	18
CB Tommy Cranwell	6	0	0.0	34	11
DE Jason Mireles	5	3	0.0	45	18
CB Terry Peterson	5	3	0.0	45	17
CB Sammie Rutter	5	1	0.0	42	18
S Norm Nichols	4	1	0.0	36	14
DT Oliver Coffey	4	1	0.0	29	12
DT A.J. Coffey	3	2	0.0	45	17
S Tyrone Weber	3	1	0.0	15	6
DE Sammy Kolodzik	3	0	0.0	35	14
S Austin Koch	2	2	0.0	34	13
S Norm Gardner	2	0	0.0	17	6
DE Harris Herron	1	2	0.0	14	5
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	2	0.0	21	6
ILB Duane Burgess	1	1	0.0	2	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	0	0.0	12	5
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	4	1
CB Daniel Bellas	0	1	0.0	4	2
OLB Roderick Keeley	0	1	0.0	1	3

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bernie Jamison	6	1	0.0	8	47
S Gus Kaplan	4	0	0.0	7	47
S Quinn Vilnit	4	0	0.0	6	38
S Cory Webster	4	0	0.0	4	35
ILB Lonnie Robinson	3	0	0.0	6	30
DE Derrick Fox	2	0	2.0	8	46
DT Jonathan Goeas	2	1	0.0	7	45
CB Jeremy Wolff	2	0	0.0	5	48
CB Terrell Mathis	1	3	0.0	4	20
S Matt Ware	1	1	0.0	2	18
OLB Wes Elder	1	1	0.0	2	22
DE Graham Burchfield	1	0	0.0	0	3
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0.0	6	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	1	0	5
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	0	5
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	1
DT Oliver Coffey	0	2	12

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Fox	2.0	4	3	46
DE Arnold Blake	0.0	4	4	47
DT Jonathan Goeas	0.0	2	0	45
DT Kenneth Lents	0.0	1	0	27
S Quinn Vilnit	0.0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
S Austin Koch	3	13
CB Sammie Rutter	2	18
S Tyrone Weber	2	6
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	5
DT A.J. Coffey	1	17
S Norm Nichols	1	14
DT Oliver Coffey	1	12
OLB Jared Ballard	1	18
OLB Norm Sapia	1	1
S Norm Gardner	1	6
CB Tommy Cranwell	1	11

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bernie Jamison	5	2	0	47
S Quinn Vilnit	4	0	0	38
S Cory Webster	3	3	1	35
S Gus Kaplan	3	1	0	47
ILB Lonnie Robinson	2	0	0	30
CB Jeremy Wolff	1	2	0	48
S Matt Ware	1	0	1	18
CB Terrell Mathis	1	0	0	20
DE Graham Burchfield	1	0	0	3
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0	28
OLB Wes Elder	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Freeman	1	2	7	0	43
Donald Matthews	1	1	5	0	38
Leon Schroeder	0	3	8	0	48
Tony Brumley	0	1	3	0	24
Marlon Prill	0	1	6	0	35
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	0	2	1	28
Larry Andersen	0	0	7	1	25

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Reggie Booker	3	10	1	41	14
Bobby Hamilton	3	5	0	13	3
Dave Jacke	2	6	0	48	17
Joey Franklin	2	5	1	49	19
Howard Bishop	2	5	0	38	16
Buddy Peters	2	5	0	37	18
Amos Fisk	1	3	0	16	7
Dave Finch	1	1	0	3	1
Jamie Olvera	1	1	0	35	10
Jim Stargell	0	2	0	46	15

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Norm Sapia	2	13
Tommy Cranwell	1	16
Deron Lyle	1	12
Winfred Niklos	1	7
Tony Brumley	1	6
Arnie Pearson	0	18
Graham King	0	18
Austin Koch	0	17
Nathan Wannamaker	0	16
Daniel Bellas	0	15
Johnny Tyler	0	12
Norm Gardner	0	9
Artie Farias	0	8
Roderick Keeley	0	7
Sammie Rutter	0	6
Jason Mireles	0	5
Donald Matthews	0	5
Norm Nichols	0	5
Wesley Hickman	0	5
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	5
Jared Ballard	0	5
Henry Freeman	0	5
Terry Peterson	0	5
Gary Thompson	0	5
A.J. Coffey	0	4
Larry Andersen	0	4
Sammy Kolodzik	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Bobby McMichael	0	3
Donovan Mussatti	0	2
Artie Souza	0	2
Curtis Weber	0	1
Harris Herron	0	1
Tyrone Curtis	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1
Leon Schroeder	0	1
Tyrone Weber	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Spanky Thompson	2	17
Hunter Nolen	1	12
Dustin Giles	0	20
Jamie Olvera	0	17
Billy Joe Taninecz	0	17
Jeremy Wolff	0	16
Quinn Vilnit	0	15
Gary McCarthy	0	13
Ronnie Calhoun	0	13
Tony Burke	0	13
Wes Elder	0	13
Vinny Bryant	0	10
Terrell Mathis	0	6
Amos Fisk	0	5
Dave Finch	0	5
Joey Franklin	0	5
Bobby Hamilton	0	5
O.J. Brown	0	5
Howard Bishop	0	4
Jim Stargell	0	4
Gus Kaplan	0	4
Max McDonald	0	4
Derrick Fox	0	3
Jonathan Goeas	0	3
Bernie Jamison	0	3
Arnold Blake	0	3
Matt Ware	0	2
Kent Greene	0	2
Pat Nied	0	2
Kenneth Lents	0	2
Lonnie Robinson	0	2
Ricardo Compton	0	2
Cory Webster	0	2
Kerry Troutt	0	2
Stan Wells	0	1
Buddy Peters	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	25	12.5
Middle	3	4	1.3
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	93	5.5
Middle	23	93	4.0
Right	9	63	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	47	23	8	0	2	8	12	7	2

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	19	15	2	1	0	0	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	26	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	9	122	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	17	7	189	11.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	84	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	47	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	14	7	0	157	4	40
WR Kent Austin	8	3	0	61	2	40
WR Deron Lyle	6	3	0	52	2	18
WR Curtis Weber	5	2	1	21	0	33
TE Graham King	5	3	0	35	0	12
RB Winfred Niklos	4	3	1	23	0	31
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	0	4	0	24
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Joel Garrison	1	0	0	0	0	17

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Elliott	8	6	54	0	18
TE Jim Stargell	3	2	16	0	15
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	2	35	1	11
RB Dustin Giles	2	2	12	0	10
RB Max Pugh	2	1	10	0	8
WR Ronnie Calhoun	2	2	27	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Garrison	1	3	3.00	4.17

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Max Pugh	6	19	3.17	5.08
Sammie Holmes	2	15	7.50	8.86
Dustin Giles	2	2	1.00	3.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	7	2	14	2.00	7.51

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	3	3	15	5.00	8.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	2	0	0	0.00	11.21
WR Kent Austin	2	0	0	0.00	7.63
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	8	4.00	5.75
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	6	6.00	8.67

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Elliott	1	1	6	6.00	6.75
RB Dustin Giles	1	1	2	2.00	6.00
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	7	7.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Dustin Giles	3	1
Sammie Holmes	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	5	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	8	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	3	2	2
WR Kent Austin	3	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Elliott	4	3	3
RB Dustin Giles	1	1	0
RB Max Pugh	1	1	1
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	1
WR Ronnie Calhoun	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,500 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (20,700)
End Zone 14,600 (14,900)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,200)
Club Seats 7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,500 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (20,700)
End Zone	14,600 (14,900)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,200)
Club Seats	7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)