Week 7, 2023

played in Chicago, IL

61 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	6	3	3	-	15
Chicago Bears	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 CHI - Darrin Mathews 42 field goal
1Q: 06:33 NOS - J.R. Marston 41 field goal
2Q: 14:50 NOS - J.R. Marston 29 field goal
2Q: 08:48 NOS - J.R. Marston 47 field goal
3Q: 11:21 NOS - J.R. Marston 31 field goal
3Q: 00:26 CHI - Jim Stargell 26 pass from Shane Huffman (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 06:53 NOS - J.R. Marston 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 CHI - Darrin Mathews 42 field goal
1Q: 06:33 NOS - J.R. Marston 41 field goal
2Q: 14:50 NOS - J.R. Marston 29 field goal
2Q: 08:48 NOS - J.R. Marston 47 field goal
3Q: 11:21 NOS - J.R. Marston 31 field goal
3Q: 00:26 CHI - Jim Stargell 26 pass from Shane Huffman (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 06:53 NOS - J.R. Marston 36 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CHI
Record 5-1-1 3-3
First Downs 14 13
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 292 255
- Offensive Plays 63 54
- Yards per Play 4.63 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 112 84
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 3.86 3.23
Net Passing Yards 180 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 13 - 0 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.29 6.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/39 3/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 5/153
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:07 27:53

Team Statistics	NOS	CHI
Record	5-1-1	3-3
First Downs	14	13
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	292	255
- Offensive Plays	63	54
- Yards per Play	4.63	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	112	84
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	3.86	3.23
Net Passing Yards	180	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 13 - 0	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.29	6.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/39	3/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	5/153
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:07	27:53

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:37	3:09	OWN 47	6	29	Field Goal
1	4:52	5:10	OWN 20	10	68	Field Goal
2	13:31	1:24	50	3	2	Punt
2	11:02	2:19	OWN 35	5	35	Field Goal
2	3:13	2:42	OWN 5	6	26	Punt
3	15:00	3:45	OWN 40	7	46	Field Goal
3	9:24	0:46	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
3	6:12	2:06	OWN 4	4	9	Punt
3	0:14	3:24	OWN 26	6	17	Punt
4	10:24	3:38	OPP 47	6	28	Field Goal
4	4:45	1:14	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 45	4	18	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:23	OWN 39	8	36	Field Goal
1	6:28	1:36	OWN 38	4	10	Punt
2	14:42	1:11	OWN 43	2	2	Interception
2	12:07	1:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	8:43	5:30	OWN 24	7	29	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 23	2	13	Half
3	11:15	1:51	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	8:38	2:26	OWN 3	4	53	Punt
3	4:06	3:52	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	11:50	1:26	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
4	6:46	2:01	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
4	3:31	2:23	OWN 34	7	21	Downs

Game MVP: J.R. Marston, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	15	71	4.73	14	2
Joel Garrison	9	39	4.33	11	2
Gerald Meeber	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Harvey Prestbye	2	4	2.00	2	0
Leo Sweeney	1	1	1.00	1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	16	55	3.44	13	2
Orlando Shepherd	7	14	2.00	8	0
Shane Huffman	3	15	5.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	29	13	211	5/31	0	31	0	69.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	27	17	176	1/5	1	44	1	78.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Shane Love	5	11	68	13.60	21	27
WR Phillip Newman	3	8	70	23.33	10	31
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	4	29	14.50	8	22
RB Joel Garrison	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	12	12.00	1	12
WR Martin Robertson	1	3	29	29.00	23	29

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Max McDonald	6	8	83	13.83	15	44	0
FB Gilbert Garner	5	5	31	6.20	1	14	0
TE Jim Stargell	4	4	46	11.50	24	26	1
WR Anthony Elliott	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	2	10	10.00	8	10	0
WR Ronnie Calhoun	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Shane Harvey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Orlando Shepherd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Duane Sterritt	1	13	13.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gerald Meeber	1	1	0
Bryant Hickman	0	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Anthony Elliott	1	2	0
Gilbert Garner	1	0	0
Harold Russell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	6	296	49.3	45.3	52	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	7	331	47.3	36.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	5/5	2/2	0/0	47	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Mathews	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	39	13.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Nalen	3	4	1.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	57	28.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	4	123	30.8	0
Ronnie Calhoun	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Johnny Rasmussen	5	0	0.5	16	21
S Duane Sterritt	4	2	0.0	25	26
CB Howie Lord	4	1	0.0	17	19
ILB Earl Moulton	4	0	0.0	16	10
CB David Evans	3	2	0.0	19	22
ILB Sean Ackerman	3	1	0.0	7	4
DE Nate Serban	3	1	0.0	17	22
DE Cary Clinton	2	2	0.5	9	6
S Bryant Hickman	2	1	0.0	19	17
S Jorge Cloude	2	1	0.0	14	24
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	0	0.0	14	21
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Willie Rexin	1	3	0.0	11	8
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0.0	12	7
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	8	3
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0.0	10	7
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0.0	14	20

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gus Kaplan	6	2	0.0	21	25
ILB Wes Elder	6	1	0.0	11	17
DE Arnold Blake	5	1	1.5	20	28
OLB Lance Price	4	0	1.0	21	23
ILB Orlando Faison	4	2	0.0	28	32
OLB Edgar Dunn	3	1	0.5	19	15
CB Jeremy Wolff	3	2	0.0	25	31
S Louis Leyh	2	2	1.0	20	29
CB Kerry Wheeler	2	1	0.0	19	28
DT Donovan Ricker	2	0	0.0	23	17
CB Phillip Halbert	2	0	0.0	12	24
DT Harold Russell	1	1	1.0	26	32
S Lonnie Brinkley	1	2	0.0	10	14
CB Tom Clancy	1	0	0.0	10	6
TE Jim Stargell	1	0	---	---	---
S Austin Scott	1	0	0.0	10	13
OLB Reuben Bramlett	1	0	0.0	11	7
OLB Henry Oliver	1	0	0.0	15	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.5	1	21
DE Cary Clinton	0.5	0	6
DE Nate Serban	0.0	1	22

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Arnold Blake	1.5	1	1	2	28
OLB Lance Price	1.0	0	1	1	23
DT Harold Russell	1.0	0	1	0	32
S Louis Leyh	1.0	0	0	0	29
OLB Edgar Dunn	0.5	0	0	0	15
S Gus Kaplan	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Lawrence Price	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Evans	3	0	0	22
CB Howie Lord	3	0	0	19
S Bryant Hickman	2	0	0	17
CB Bob Heath	1	1	0	13
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0	7
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0	21
OLB Willie Rexin	1	0	0	8
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0	7
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0	21
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0	2
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0	24
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0	6
S Duane Sterritt	0	1	1	26

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Wes Elder	2	1	17
CB Jeremy Wolff	2	1	31
S Gus Kaplan	2	0	25
CB Kerry Wheeler	2	0	28
ILB Orlando Faison	1	1	32
CB Phillip Halbert	1	1	24
S Lonnie Brinkley	1	0	14
S Austin Scott	1	0	13
S Louis Leyh	1	0	29
OLB Henry Oliver	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Finley	2	9	29	0	28
Curtis Olivarez	2	7	28	0	32
Mitch Crutchfield	2	2	9	1	4
Neil Delgado	1	4	26	0	29
Cedric Flournoy	1	2	12	0	13
Harvey Prestbye	1	1	13	0	4
Larry Andersen	0	2	18	3	23
D.J. Matthews	0	0	3	1	5

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Peters	2	6	0	18	0	23
Bart Kramer	2	5	0	25	1	26
Billy Eliot	1	5	1	20	0	19
Marcus Farrell	1	2	0	24	0	24
Jared Emmons	1	1	0	17	0	23
Daniel Baker	0	1	1	12	0	15
Jim Stargell	0	1	0	16	0	13
Allen Esposito	0	1	0	9	0	5
Toby Banks	0	1	0	6	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	2	27
Harvey Prestbye	2	19
Otis Wallis	1	26
Martin Robertson	1	15
Marlon Finley	1	11
Sean Ackerman	1	10
Leo Sweeney	0	21
Bob Heath	0	16
Mitchell Emmons	0	16
Tyrus Humphrey	0	14
J.R. Marston	0	11
D.J. Matthews	0	11
Rickey Bridges	0	11
Mitch Crutchfield	0	11
Larry Andersen	0	8
Mel Galiardo	0	8
Brent Robbins	0	8
Timothy Hiller	0	7
Earl Moulton	0	6
Darrell Shepherd	0	6
Cedric Flournoy	0	6
Gerald Meeber	0	5
Bobby Irwin	0	4
Cary Clinton	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
Bryant Hickman	0	3
Shane Love	0	3
Johnny Rasmussen	0	3
Nate Serban	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	1
David Evans	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Howie Lord	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Orlando Shepherd	3	22
Daniel Baker	1	16
Bart Kramer	1	8
Reuben Bramlett	0	18
Gilbert Garner	0	17
Shane Harvey	0	16
Tom Clancy	0	15
Jim Stargell	0	13
Ronnie Calhoun	0	13
Lonnie Brinkley	0	11
Jeremy Wolff	0	11
Harold Russell	0	11
Austin Scott	0	10
Lance Price	0	10
Jeremy Kirk	0	10
Donovan Ricker	0	9
Kennedy Finneran	0	8
Ron Brown	0	8
Joseph Klug	0	8
Allen Esposito	0	8
Toby Banks	0	8
Terrance Nalen	0	7
Gus Kaplan	0	6
Max McDonald	0	6
Wes Elder	0	5
Orlando Faison	0	5
Phillip Halbert	0	5
Louis Leyh	0	5
Arnold Blake	0	4
Darrin Mathews	0	4
Jorge Gordon	0	3
Edgar Dunn	0	3
Henry Oliver	0	3
Kerry Wheeler	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	66	6.0
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	5	19	3.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	29	13	5	4	1	5	5	3	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	27	17	2	2	3	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	94	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	31	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	81	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	80	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shane Love	11	5	0	68	1	26
WR Phillip Newman	8	3	1	70	2	31
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	2	0	29	1	18
WR Martin Robertson	3	1	0	29	1	14
RB Joel Garrison	2	1	0	3	0	15
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	0	12	0	24

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max McDonald	8	6	0	83	1	27
WR Anthony Elliott	5	1	2	6	0	26
FB Gilbert Garner	5	5	0	31	0	12
TE Jim Stargell	4	4	0	46	1	13
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	1	1	10	0	20
WR Ronnie Calhoun	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Shane Harvey	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Orlando Shepherd	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Garrison	1	3	3.00	4.33
Bobby Irwin	1	1	1.00	4.73

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	3	0	0	0.00	7.28

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	7.25
WR Martin Robertson	1	9.67
WR Shane Love	1	6.18

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	2	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Huffman	1	0
Jeremy Kirk	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	11	3	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	4	0	0
WR Shane Love	3	2	2
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	0	0
WR Martin Robertson	2	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max McDonald	4	3	1
FB Gilbert Garner	2	2	2
WR Anthony Elliott	1	0	0
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	1
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	0	0
WR Shane Harvey	1	0	0

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

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