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By Mike Detillier / Sports Correspondent

In the 2019 season, we have seen the best coaching job done by New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and his staff since the 2006 season.

In Payton’s first season, the Saints went through a complete overhaul, going from 3-13 in 2005 to 10-6 in 2006. They made it to the NFC Championship Game versus the Chicago Bears in Payton’s first season with the Saints.

Now in 2019, the Saints have won four straight games with defense, special teams, and Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback since Brees went down to a thumb injury versus the Los Angeles Rams.

In two of the last three weeks, the Saints have won with “small-ball” football. You get nothing extra during the season for style points, but in the Payton era in New Orleans, he has mostly won with offense, Brees and a high powered offensive attack.

Now they are winning with a relentless flock to the ball defense, a terrific special teams unit and just enough offense with few turnovers. That will be the gameplan on Sunday in a game that looks similar to the 12-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys and the 13-6 victory last Sunday over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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By John Sigler | Saints Wire

The New Orleans Saints promoted tight end Dan Arnold to their active roster on Saturday in anticipation of their Week 7 kickoff with the Chicago Bears, as first reported by Mike Triplett of ESPN. In a corresponding move, they waived veteran tight end Brian Parker, who was signed earlier this week as a free agent.

Arnold’s promotion isn’t surprising given the status of starting tight end Jared Cook, who was preemptively ruled out against the Bears with an ankle injury. With Cook and running back Alvin Kamara (who is battling knee and ankle issues) on the sidelines, the Saints will be without two of their top three leaders in receptions this season.

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By Andrew Seligman / The Associated Press

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The New Orleans Saints kept their sights set on a Super Bowl even after Drew Brees went down with an injury.

While their star quarterback continues to recover following thumb surgery, the NFC South leaders will try to remain unbeaten without him.

The Saints look to improve to 5-0 with Teddy Bridgewater as their starter in Brees’ place when they visit Khalil Mack and the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

“It just shows this is a team that’s determined to win and do whatever it takes,” Bridgewater said.

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John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.com

The evidence suggests that whatever form the game between the New Orleans Saints (5-1) and Chicago Bears (3-2) assumes Sunday at Soldier Field, that the Saints will be ready for it.

That has been true of each victory during New Orleans’ four-game winning streak, and it has been educating to watch. When class is in session against the Bears, here are a few items on the syllabus that could help the Saints emerge victorious:

1. Defensively, the Saints have managed to choke off opposing offenses for the better part of the last four games. Other than a leaky fourth quarter against Seattle (New Orleans led 27-7 after three quarters) and a generous touchdown drive allowed to Tampa Bay while it held a 14-point lead in the fourth, the defense has been lights out. In the last three games, the Saints have given up 13.3 points and 245 yards per game, and there’s a chance that the Saints defense will shine again in this one....

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