By Lucas Vola – November 2 at 2:21 am
It took an overtime for the Saints to get rid of catchy Bears.
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Chicago Bears (5-3) – New Orleans Saints (5-2) : 23-26 a.p.
It wasn’t all perfect for New Orleans in this game, far from it, but at the end of a season, it’s those wins that matter. Overall the Saints deserve their success. They are the ones who find themselves in front at the very end of the match and are equalized. They are also the ones who find a way in a tense extension to approach close enough to the in-goal to allow Will Lutz to end the evening. They had the advantage most of the game.
But it will also be necessary to ask the question for Sean Payton and his men, how did they come to there. How could a Chicago team that seems so weak offensively end up with the winning ball in that famous overtime? In Chicago, Nick Foles (28/41, 272 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT) did not impress. He even went through long periods of absence. During this third quarter in particular where Chicago has not scored any points. But the Super Bowl MVP in 2018 also has a lot of resources and almost every time he has been able to wake up at the right time.
20 unanswered points
It is he who first allows his team to lead 13-3 in the first half. Two drives that lead to two field goals and especially two huge assists to register the first touchdown of the game. The first for Darnell Mooney (5 receptions, 69 yards and 1 TD) from 50 yards and the second to the end zone for Allen Robison (6 receptions, 87 yards and 1 TD) over 24 yards. At that time, Chicago is in confidence, in particular thanks to his defense. But New Orleans is gradually turning the tide.
The throw. The dive. The catch.@AllenRobinson pins the TD catch to his helmet! #DaBears
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Between the end of the first period and the start of the fourth quarter, the visitors will register 20 points without any response from the Bears. Carried by Alvin Kamara (12 races for 67 yards + 9 receptions for 96 yards) and Drew Brees (31/41, 280 yards and 2 TDs), New Orleans will score two field goals and two touchdowns in the air. The first by Jared Cook on a 16-yard pass and the second over 20 yards for Taysom Hill (23-13). Apathetic for nearly 20 minutes, put under pressure by the defense (5 sacks, 8 QB Hits), Chicago will wake up. Nick Foles and Cairo Santos will allow the locals to snatch the extension.
Within the additional 10 minutes, each team will have a chance. Without success. It was on his second and last drive that the New Orleans attack finally won. If the fashion has not really been there, Drew Brees and his family leave Illinois with a new success in their suitcases. Bodes well before going to face Tampa Bay in Florida next week.
Brees TD pass to Taysom Hill ????
Saints QBs taking over
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 1, 2020
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