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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 11 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Soldier Field

NOvsCHI

Saints offensevsBears defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Saints, 7 for Bears. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

NO offenseCHI offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Red zone touchdowns

Saints score a touchdown on 74% of red zone trips (2nd). Bears allow 69% (25th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Bears are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.50 EPA per attempt. Saints send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Ground game stalls

Saints average 3.2 yards per carry (31st). Bears allow 4.2 (19th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Saints create explosive plays on 7% of snaps (30th). Bears give them up at 11% (26th).

Players to watch

NO Saints

6Tyler ShoughQB · 183/273 · 1721 yds · 13 TD · 6 INTEPA per dropback +0.02 · 20th41Alvin KamaraRB · 41 car · 125 yds · 3 TD · 22 recEPA per touch -0.1012Chris OlaveWR · 49 rec · 636 yds · 2 TD · 71 tgtEPA per target +0.53 · 18th14Devaughn VeleWR · 33 rec · 348 yds · 3 TD · 48 tgtEPA per target +0.46 · 25th99Chase YoungStrongside Linebacker · 14 tackles · 7 sacks · 3 PD7 sacks · T-3rd in the NFL96Carl GrandersonWeakside Linebacker · 25 tackles · 5.5 sacks5.5 sacks · T-9th in the NFL

CHI Bears

18Caleb WilliamsQB · 88/124 · 1020 yds · 5 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.31 · 2nd4D'Andre SwiftRB · 116 car · 476 yds · 7 TD · 22 recEPA per touch -0.02 · 24th10Luther Burden IIIWR · 35 rec · 491 yds · 2 TD · 47 tgtEPA per target +0.3184Colston LovelandTE · 26 rec · 244 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgtEPA per target -0.0499Jeffery SimmonsRight Defensive Tackle · 38 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-22nd in the NFL31Dillon ThienemanStrong Safety · 46 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 5 PD1 INT
The series · Saints and Bears since 1999, and this season's records17 meetings

The Saints lead the series 11–6 since 1999. Oct 19, 2025, at Soldier Field: the Bears won 26–14. Caleb Williams started at quarterback for the Bears and Spencer Rattler for the Saints; Ben Johnson and Kellen Moore coached.

Saints at home5–1the Saints' record
In Chicago6–5the Saints' record
Most pointsSaints 36 · Bears 392019 · 2006
Biggest winSaints by 21 · Bears by 252000 · 2006
Playoffs1–1the Saints' record

The last 5

2025 · Wk 7NO 14 at CHI 26
2023 · Wk 9CHI 17 at NO 24
2020 · Wk 18 · playoffsCHI 9 at NO 21
2020 · Wk 8 · OTNO 26 at CHI 23
2019 · Wk 7NO 36 at CHI 25

2026 records

SaintsBears
Overall2–55–2
Division0–10–2
Conference1–33–2
Other conference1–22–0
Home0–43–1
Away2–12–1
Last 5LLLWLWWLWW
StreakLost 1Won 2
Points a game23.1 – 27.725.7 – 20.4

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Saints' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Saints offense against the Bears defenseDepth charts
Bears defense · 4-3 DSaints offense · 3WR 1TE72Richards76Edwards78McCoy51Ruiz75Fuaga83Johnson6Shough41Kamara12Olave18Lance14Vele97Lynch99Simmons50Jarrett98Sweat12Bush53Edwards48Jackson29Stevenson1Johnson6Gordon31Thieneman21Lewis

Saints offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBTyler Shough#6 · 183/273 · 1721 yds · 13 TD · 6 INT
  • RBAlvin Kamara#41 · 41 car · 125 yds · 3 TD · 22 rec
  • WRChris Olave#12 · 49 rec · 636 yds · 2 TD · 71 tgt
  • WRDevaughn Vele#14 · 33 rec · 348 yds · 3 TD · 48 tgt
  • WRBryce Lance#18 · 9 rec · 78 yds · 1 TD · 22 tgt
  • TEJuwan Johnson#83 · 26 rec · 255 yds · 3 TD · 37 tgt
  • LTAsim Richards#72
  • LGDavid Edwards#76
  • CErik McCoy#78
  • RGCesar Ruiz#51
  • RTTaliese Fuaga#75

Bears defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEJames Lynch#97 · 16 tackles · 1 PD
  • RDTJeffery Simmons#99 · 38 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD
  • LDTGrady Jarrett#50 · 12 tackles
  • LDEMontez Sweat#98 · 7 tackles · 2 sacks
  • WLBDevin Bush#12 · 38 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • MLBT.J. Edwards#53 · 15 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • SLBD'Marco Jackson#48 · 21 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • RCBTyrique Stevenson#29 · 23 tackles · 3 PD
  • LCBJaylon Johnson#1 · 19 tackles · 2 PD
  • NBKyler Gordon#6 · 7 tackles · 4 sacks
  • SSDillon Thieneman#31 · 46 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • FSCam Lewis#21 · 27 tackles

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · NO offense against CHI defense
StatNO NO offFavors NO · Favors CHICHI CHI def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.04#22
-0.01#15+0.00
Success rate
42%#23
41%#744%
Yards per play
4.9#29
6.3#325.4
Explosive play rate
7%#30
11%#269%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.01#19
+0.01#15+0.03
Sack rate
5%#10
9%#27%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.16#26
-0.08#15-0.08
Yards per carry
3.2#31
4.2#194.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
43%#10
26%#141%
Red zone TD rate
74%#2
69%#2561%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
162#9
149#19147
TE yards per game
51#20
57#2155
TE targets per game
8.3#10
6.6#77.6
RB receiving yards per game
33#13
35#2132
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Saints: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.137% of throws
+0.893% of throws
+1.026% of throws
Short
+0.1935% of throws
+0.0510% of throws
-0.0340% of throws

Bears: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.5016 throws
+1.408 throws
+0.4815 throws
Short
-0.0958 throws
+0.2333 throws
+0.0863 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.