Week 3, 2028

played in Chicago, IL

45 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	21	0	0	-	21
Chicago Bears	0	10	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:12 NOS - Kasey Sanders 8 run (Artie Schwartz extra point)
2Q: 09:26 CHI - Erik Zimmerman 3 run (Scottie Thornton extra point)
2Q: 05:13 NOS - Leon Blades 7 pass from Kasey Sanders (Artie Schwartz extra point)
2Q: 02:38 CHI - Scottie Thornton 53 field goal
2Q: 00:42 NOS - Lenny Coffey 7 pass from Kasey Sanders (Artie Schwartz extra point)
3Q: 07:58 CHI - Scottie Thornton 39 field goal
4Q: 13:10 CHI - Scottie Thornton 39 field goal
4Q: 07:28 CHI - Scottie Thornton 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:12 NOS - Kasey Sanders 8 run (Artie Schwartz extra point)
2Q: 09:26 CHI - Erik Zimmerman 3 run (Scottie Thornton extra point)
2Q: 05:13 NOS - Leon Blades 7 pass from Kasey Sanders (Artie Schwartz extra point)
2Q: 02:38 CHI - Scottie Thornton 53 field goal
2Q: 00:42 NOS - Lenny Coffey 7 pass from Kasey Sanders (Artie Schwartz extra point)
3Q: 07:58 CHI - Scottie Thornton 39 field goal
4Q: 13:10 CHI - Scottie Thornton 39 field goal
4Q: 07:28 CHI - Scottie Thornton 39 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CHI
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 328 310
- Offensive Plays 59 58
- Yards per Play 5.56 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 79 142
- Rushing Attempts 23 40
- Yards per Rush 3.43 3.55
Net Passing Yards 249 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 17 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.92 9.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/17 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/131 4/139
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:35 34:25

Team Statistics	NOS	CHI
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	328	310
- Offensive Plays	59	58
- Yards per Play	5.56	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	79	142
- Rushing Attempts	23	40
- Yards per Rush	3.43	3.55
Net Passing Yards	249	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	17 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.92	9.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/17	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/131	4/139
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:35	34:25

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OWN 36	5	17	Punt
1	6:27	3:08	OWN 34	6	21	Punt
1	0:35	2:35	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
2	9:16	4:09	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	2:32	2:00	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
3	13:14	1:56	OWN 29	5	26	Fumble
3	7:51	2:55	OWN 27	5	30	Punt
3	1:59	1:33	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
4	13:05	0:47	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	7:21	2:33	OWN 39	6	23	Punt
4	3:02	1:11	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 16	2	-3	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	5:13	OWN 6	8	67	Missed FG
1	3:19	2:44	OWN 1	5	11	Punt
2	13:00	3:44	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	5:07	2:35	OWN 48	4	16	Field Goal
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 41	1	-11	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
3	11:18	3:27	OWN 45	6	33	Field Goal
3	4:56	2:57	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	0:26	2:21	OWN 41	5	37	Field Goal
4	12:18	4:57	OWN 34	8	44	Field Goal
4	4:48	1:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	1:51	1:00	OWN 7	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Kasey Sanders, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ivory Dorset	16	59	3.69	10	1	0
Kasey Sanders	4	15	3.75	10	1	1
Patrick Montgomery	3	5	1.67	2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Erik Zimmerman	15	43	2.87	18	1	1
Reggie Ray	13	63	4.85	22	2	0
Kirk Galindo	7	22	3.14	11	1	0
Brett McKnight	3	8	2.67	6	0	0
D.J. Shaw	2	6	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kasey Sanders	35	19	255	1/6	2	38	0	96.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett McKnight	17	11	176	1/8	0	37	0	99.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lenny Coffey	8	10	136	17.00	76	38	1
WR Leon Blades	3	7	31	10.33	15	21	1
FB David Peterson	2	2	12	6.00	9	7	0
WR Roman Gentry	2	3	35	17.50	1	24	0
RB Ivory Dorset	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Cordell Bradford	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Oscar Cote	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Conrad Turner	1	6	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Patrick Montgomery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR David Bixby	5	7	90	18.00	22	37
WR Stephen Riley	2	2	21	10.50	1	16
TE R.J. Goodwin	1	2	15	15.00	1	15
WR Scottie Westerfield	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
RB Erik Zimmerman	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Ricardo Sweeney	1	1	35	35.00	19	35
WR Carl Reeck	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Ivory Dorset	1	0
Bill Reeck	0	2
Gus Batson	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brett McKnight	1	0	0
Kirk Galindo	1	0	0
Erik Zimmerman	1	0	0
D.J. Shaw	0	1	0
Richie Anthony	0	1	0
Nick Ridgeway	0	1	0
Melvin Oliver	0	1	0
Nathaniel Vicedo	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dusty Shaw	7	284	40.6	34.9	44	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nate Lund	4	167	41.8	34.5	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Schwartz	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scottie Thornton	4/5	1/2	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conrad Turner	3	29	9.7	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Slutzker	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jasonn Dawkins	6	131	21.8	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Leblond	2	68	34.0	0
David Bixby	2	71	35.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Markus Coffman	8	2	0.0	35	15
OLB Bill Reeck	7	0	0.0	23	13
S A.J. McKenzie	5	5	0.0	35	16
OLB Gus Batson	4	0	1.0	31	13
DE Jumbo Carlson	4	0	0.0	26	12
S Leslie Arntt	4	0	0.0	29	17
ILB Butch Andersen	3	1	0.0	15	4
CB Brett Battistone	3	0	0.0	34	16
DE Ricardo Watts	3	0	0.0	27	7
CB Cornell Tower	3	0	0.0	28	12
CB Chandler Dent	2	2	0.0	27	14
ILB Alan Stokes	2	0	0.0	17	4
DE Kamron Quinn	1	0	0.0	13	11
S Kelvin Hutton	1	0	0.0	15	5
DT Troy Farmer	0	1	0.0	14	5
CB Jasonn Dawkins	0	1	0.0	12	8

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Casey Fulcher	6	1	0.0	21	34
ILB Jermaine Henry	5	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Nathaniel Vicedo	4	1	0.0	16	21
DE Harvey Fried	3	0	0.5	15	28
DT Bobby Caldwell	3	2	0.0	17	19
OLB Emmitt Mayes	3	2	0.0	11	22
DT Edward Wedge	2	2	0.0	10	14
S Shawn Slutzker	2	1	0.0	11	28
OLB Rex Hetherington	2	1	0.0	9	12
OLB David Bell	2	0	0.0	9	14
DE Nick Ridgeway	1	3	0.5	17	21
S Corey Drew	1	1	0.0	14	10
CB Duane Backus	1	0	0.0	21	23
CB Dustin Vosicky	1	0	0.0	12	19
DE Lamont Numbers	1	0	0.0	12	20
CB Ricardo Marsh	1	0	0.0	7	20
ILB Rusty Westbrook	0	1	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Gus Batson	1.0	0	0	13
DE Jumbo Carlson	0.0	1	0	12
DT Troy Farmer	0.0	0	1	5
DE Ricardo Watts	0.0	0	1	7

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nick Ridgeway	0.5	1	0	21
DE Harvey Fried	0.5	0	0	28
DT Colin Thomason	0.0	2	0	20
DT Bobby Caldwell	0.0	1	0	19
DT Edward Wedge	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bill Reeck	2	0	13
ILB Butch Andersen	1	0	4
DE Jumbo Carlson	1	0	12
OLB Gus Batson	1	0	13
DE Kamron Quinn	1	0	11
CB Brett Battistone	1	0	16
S Leslie Arntt	1	0	17
ILB Markus Coffman	1	0	15
ILB Alan Stokes	1	0	4
S Kelvin Hutton	1	0	5
CB Cornell Tower	0	2	12
S A.J. McKenzie	0	1	16

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Casey Fulcher	4	0	34
ILB Jermaine Henry	4	0	15
OLB Emmitt Mayes	3	0	22
CB Duane Backus	2	1	23
CB Ricardo Marsh	2	0	20
OLB David Bell	1	1	14
CB Dustin Vosicky	1	1	19
OLB Rex Hetherington	1	1	12
DT Bobby Caldwell	1	0	19
S Shawn Slutzker	0	1	28
CB Rich Morris	0	1	23
S Corey Drew	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Ellis	2	3	18	0	28
Deron Sierra	2	3	10	0	9
Winston Regan	2	2	22	0	36
Charles Allin	1	2	19	0	29
Bernard Sterne	1	2	13	0	17
Jackie Grimm	0	4	17	1	27
Victor Owens	0	2	14	0	33
Randy Hoover	0	1	2	0	0

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richie Anthony	3	8	1	23	0	8
Rondell Hoy	1	7	0	22	0	6
D.J. Shaw	1	4	1	32	0	13
Louie Sigsbee	1	3	0	16	0	7
Erik Ehrlich	1	3	0	17	0	10
Dave Shields	0	4	0	18	0	12
Shane Carter	0	2	0	19	1	10
Blake Tiedeman	0	2	0	20	0	11
Ricardo Sweeney	0	2	0	23	0	5
Derrick Fleming	0	1	0	21	0	8
Melvin Oliver	0	1	0	20	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chandler Dent	2	22
Austin Washington	1	21
Dana Luxmore	1	17
Randy Hoover	1	16
Jasonn Dawkins	0	14
Conrad Turner	0	13
Markus Coffman	0	12
Randal Pantoja	0	12
Kelvin Hutton	0	12
David Peterson	0	11
Oscar Cote	0	11
Lenny Coffey	0	10
Alan Stokes	0	8
Victor Owens	0	7
Dusty Shaw	0	7
Deron Sierra	0	7
Bernard Sterne	0	7
Larry Dakis	0	7
Charles Allin	0	6
Ricardo Watts	0	6
Winfred Frimel	0	6
Jumbo Carlson	0	5
Patrick Montgomery	0	5
Rozz Gonzalez	0	5
Gus Batson	0	4
A.J. McKenzie	0	4
Shawn Harada	0	4
Brett Battistone	0	4
Leslie Arntt	0	4
Artie Schwartz	0	4
Bill Reeck	0	4
Butch Andersen	0	3
Kamron Quinn	0	2
Cornell Tower	0	2
Butch Oroumieh	0	2
Troy Farmer	0	1
Lance Ellis	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Ricardo Sweeney	3	18
David Bixby	2	12
Ricardo Marsh	1	23
Corey Drew	1	13
D.J. Shaw	1	9
Duane Backus	1	1
Kirk Galindo	0	19
Rex Hetherington	0	18
Erik Zimmerman	0	17
Doug Leblond	0	16
Stephen Riley	0	15
R.J. Goodwin	0	13
Melvin Oliver	0	9
Dave Shields	0	9
Louie Sigsbee	0	9
Shane Carter	0	9
Nate Lund	0	9
Rusty Westbrook	0	9
Shawn Slutzker	0	8
Lamont Numbers	0	7
Scottie Thornton	0	6
Reggie Ray	0	5
Brandon Baker	0	5
Erik Ehrlich	0	5
Blake Tiedeman	0	4
Carl Reeck	0	4
Jermaine Henry	0	3
Nick Ridgeway	0	3
Donald Perkins	0	3
Nathaniel Vicedo	0	2
Casey Fulcher	0	1
David Bell	0	1
Harvey Fried	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	23	2.6
Middle	9	49	5.4
Right	3	10	3.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	24	2.4
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	17	73	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kasey Sanders	35	19	5	2	3	7	4	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett McKnight	17	11	3	0	0	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	92	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	50	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	71	7.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	26	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	88	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lenny Coffey	10	8	0	136	2	28
WR Leon Blades	7	3	1	31	1	31
WR Conrad Turner	6	1	0	10	0	9
WR Roman Gentry	3	2	0	35	1	22
RB Ivory Dorset	2	1	0	3	0	26
FB David Peterson	2	2	0	12	0	19
TE Cordell Bradford	2	1	1	21	1	17
WR Oscar Cote	2	1	0	7	0	10
RB Patrick Montgomery	1	0	1	0	0	10

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Bixby	7	5	90	2	10
WR Scottie Westerfield	3	1	5	0	10
TE R.J. Goodwin	2	1	15	0	13
WR Stephen Riley	2	2	21	0	11
WR Carl Reeck	1	0	0	0	10
RB Erik Zimmerman	1	1	10	0	6
TE Ricardo Sweeney	1	1	35	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kasey Sanders	3	5	1.67	3.75
Ivory Dorset	1	7	7.00	3.69

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Ray	3	12	4.00	4.85
Erik Zimmerman	2	5	2.50	2.87
Kirk Galindo	1	4	4.00	3.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kasey Sanders	2	2	14	7.00	7.29

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett McKnight	1	0	0	0.00	10.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lenny Coffey	1	1	7	7.00	13.60
WR Leon Blades	1	1	7	7.00	4.43

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Bixby	1	0	0	0.00	12.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Montgomery	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Reggie Ray	7	2
Erik Zimmerman	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kasey Sanders	12	7	6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett McKnight	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lenny Coffey	4	3	3
WR Leon Blades	4	1	1
TE Cordell Bradford	1	1	1
WR Roman Gentry	1	1	0
WR Oscar Cote	1	0	0
WR Conrad Turner	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Bixby	2	1	0
WR Scottie Westerfield	1	0	0
TE Ricardo Sweeney	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,500 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (20,700)
End Zone 13,100 (14,900)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (13,200)
Club Seats 6,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,500 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (20,700)
End Zone	13,100 (14,900)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (13,200)
Club Seats	6,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)