(Source: Butch Dill)
By Jordan Fiegel | WWL
The scoreboard showed only a 12 point gap, but the New Orleans Saints' win over the Chicago Bears was not as close as the 21-9 score may suggest, thanks in large part to the last second, meaningless touchdown Chicago scored.
It was still close at halftime, though, with New Orleans leading 7-3 and the Bears threatening to score a couple times. But the Saints defense had come to play.
“Yesterday, you won it with your defense,” WWL NFL analyst Mike Detillier said. “You couldn't ask that defense to do anything better than what they did yesterday. You gave up less than 240 yards of total offense. The Bears were 1-10 on third down conversions. They didn't get the running game going, and that's how the Bears have won.”
Chicago gained just 239 yards, their second-lowest total of the season; and they did not convert a third down until the final, garbage-time drive. They had rushed for over 100 yards in over half their games this season; they managed only 48 yards on the ground on Sunday, exactly half of what they rushed for in the regular season meeting. ...
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