Saints at a glance

[Toast88]

New Orleans Saints
5-1

Offense:
21.3 points per game (18th)
344 yards per game (22nd)
240 passing yards per game (15th)
104 rushing yards per game (19th)

Defense:
20.3 points per game allowed (11th)
340 yards per game given up (10th)
237 passing yards per game given up (12th)
102 rushing yards allowed per game (14th)

Key injuries:
QB Drew Brees (OUT)
RB Alvin Kamara (OUT)
TE Jared Cook (OUT)
WR Tre'Quan Smith (OUT)
DE Troy Hendrickson (OUT)
CB PJ Williams (SUSPENDED)

Key players:
WR Michael Thomas - 53 catches for 632 yards and 3 TDs
DE Cam Jordan - 5 sacks, 0 FFs, 24 tackles, 0 INTs
DE Marcus Davenport - 3 sacks, 1 FF, 20 tackles, 0 INTs
QB Teddy Bridgewater - 7 TDs, 2 INTs, 1,089 yards, 98.4 passer rating
OT Terron Armstead - 7th year tackle out of Arkansas Pine-Bluff. Will see him, with a few friends, try to slow down Khalil Mack.

How are people picking it?

Bears:
Trey Wingo, ESPN
Patrick Finley, Chicago Sun-Times
Jason Lieser, Chicago Sun-Times
Mark Potash, Chicago Sun-Times
Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune
Adam Hoge, WGN

Saints:
Mike Golic, ESPN
Pete Prisco, CBS Sports
Jason La Canfora, CBS Sports
Rick Morissey, Chicago Sun-Times
Rick Telander, Chicago Sun-Times
Greg Rosenthal, ESPN.com


Vegas: Bears by 3.5 points at most sports books. 3 in some, 4 in a few.

FiveThirtyEight: Bears 58 percent to win

 

[Anytime23]

Game cant get here soon enough. I really want to see what both lines have got and of course Mitch.

 

[Boilerdown85]

Bears are 0-5 after the bye. Last time Mitch came back from an injury he threw 3 ints. I think it’s gonna be a bloodbath

 

[JesusHalasChrist]

Neither team has had a tie game since 1972. That's what I'm going with. 5-5 tie.

 

[fx1718]

Bears are 0-5 after the bye. Last time Mitch came back from an injury he threw 3 ints. I think it’s gonna be a bloodbath

Cool story new alt.

 

[BringBackDitka54]

Key injuries:
QB Drew Brees (OUT)
RB Alvin Kamara (OUT)
TE Jared Cook (OUT)

 

[Noonthirtyjoe]

Bears want to prove something and are at home. I can't wait.

 

[DC]

I am having a hard time with this game. Bears are at home and rested. Saints are riddled with injuries but keep winning.

Saints 3
Bears 13

 

[SlickWilly]

Bears are 0-5 after the bye. Last time Mitch came back from an injury he threw 3 ints. I think it’s gonna be a bloodbath

Who gives a flying fuck what they are after the bye before last year? Different teams and coaching staffs.

 

[Britbuffguy]

Who gives a flying fuck what they are after the bye before last year? Different teams and coaching staffs.

Kind of how the Packers head coaches all lost to the Bears in their first game against them until this new dude. What happened in the past means jack and shit.

I picked the Saints, before I saw all these injuries, but the Bears have taken a lot of abuse for how they played vs Oakland, so I doubt they come out and do it again.

 

[WestCoastBearsFan]

Every key player the Saints are missing makes me a little more sure the bears will blow it. It makes too much sense

 

[Doubledown]

Smack Down..