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

CHIvsNO

Bears offensevsSaints defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Bears, 7 for Saints. 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

Third downs favor Bears

Bears convert 44% of third downs (7th). Saints allow 51% (30th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Saints are worst against deep left throws, allowing +1.21 EPA per attempt. Bears send 4% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Field goals, not touchdowns

Bears score a touchdown on 53% of red zone trips (24th). Saints allow 60% (14th).

04
Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Bears gain 5.5 yards per play (15th). Saints give up 6.0 (28th), with the league at 5.4.

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 · Bears offense against the Saints defenseDepth charts
Saints defense · 3-4 DBears offense · 3WR 1TE79Benedet62Thuney67Bradbury73Jackson58Wright84Loveland18Williams4Swift15Odunze14Raymond10Burden91Broughton93Shepherd94Jordan96Granderson99Young20Werner55Elliss22Emerson1McKinstry7Sanker21Reid23Blackmon

Bears offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBCaleb Williams#18 · 88/124 · 1020 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT
  • RBD'Andre Swift#4 · 116 car · 476 yds · 7 TD · 22 rec
  • WRRome Odunze#15 · 24 rec · 381 yds · 0 TD · 38 tgt
  • WRLuther Burden III#10 · 35 rec · 491 yds · 2 TD · 47 tgt
  • WRKalif Raymond#14 · 26 rec · 244 yds · 1 TD · 31 tgt
  • TEColston Loveland#84 · 26 rec · 244 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgt
  • LTTheo Benedet#79
  • LGJoe Thuney#62
  • CGarrett Bradbury#67
  • RGJonah Jackson#73
  • RTDarnell Wright#58

Saints defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEVernon Broughton#91 · 14 tackles
  • NTNathan Shepherd#93 · 12 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • LDECameron Jordan#94 · 13 tackles
  • WLBCarl Granderson#96 · 25 tackles · 5.5 sacks
  • SLBChase Young#99 · 14 tackles · 7 sacks · 3 PD
  • RILBPete Werner#20 · 53 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • LILBKaden Elliss#55 · 29 tackles · 1 PD
  • RCBMartin Emerson Jr.#22 · 18 tackles · 2 INT · 4 PD
  • LCBKool-Aid McKinstry#1 · 23 tackles · 6 PD
  • NBJonas Sanker#7 · 44 tackles · 1 PD
  • SSJustin Reid#21 · 37 tackles
  • FSJulian Blackmon#23 · 36 tackles · 2 INT · 2 PD

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 · CHI offense against NO defense
StatCHI CHI offFavors CHI · Favors NONO NO def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.05#10
+0.08#27+0.00
Success rate
47%#8
49%#3144%
Yards per play
5.5#15
6.0#285.4
Explosive play rate
10%#10
11%#289%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.11#12
+0.09#23+0.03
Sack rate
7%#20
7%#117%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.06#15
+0.04#31-0.08
Yards per carry
4.3#11
4.8#304.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
44%#7
51%#3041%
Red zone TD rate
53%#24
60%#1461%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
167#8
144#16147
TE yards per game
52#19
68#2755
TE targets per game
8.7#7
8.9#287.6
RB receiving yards per game
36#11
38#2432
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Bears: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+1.534% of throws
-0.034% of throws
+0.018% of throws
Short
+0.0924% of throws
+0.4224% of throws
+0.1136% of throws

Saints: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+1.2117 throws
+0.5010 throws
+0.2516 throws
Short
+0.0476 throws
+0.2538 throws
+0.0967 throws

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