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Chicago Bears (8-8) at New Orleans Saints (12-4)
Sunday, Jan. 10th @ 3:40pm (CST)
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New Orleans Saints lead series 17-15-0
Alvin Kamara vs. Bears linebackers
Last week we saw just how bad Josh Woods was in coverage in replacing Roquan Smith who left the game in the first half. It's likely Smith is out again which means either Woods, Joel Iyiegbuniwe and potentially Manti Te'o could be in-line to start opposite of Danny Trevathan. The Saints are going to try to get this mismatch as much as possible and that's bad news for the Bears. Kamara could eat this defense alive on crossing routes and it could be a long day for the starting linebackers.
Bears edge rusher vs. Saints OT's
It's time for Robert Quinn and Khalil Mack to make an impact. The Bears pass rush has really struggled this season and now Sunday's game could depend on them. The Bears are going to line up against Terron Armstad and Ryan Ramczyk two good tackles that will be a big challenge for Mack and Quinn. But in a big game like this, it's time for them to step up.
Mitch Trubisky vs. Saints Secondary
The Saints secondary has been really damn good as of late and now they get a quarterback in Mitch Trubisky who struggles to throw down the field. This could be a disaster of a matchup for the Bears on Sunday and I'd love for Trubisky to prove me wrong. With Darnell Mooney ailing, the Saints can turn their attention to Allen Robinson who will likely see a lot of Marshon Lattimore in this one. Let's not forget about Javon Wims and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson who got into it the last time these two teams met.
The Bears have lost SIX straight games to the Saints with their last win coming in 2008. But they also haven't won in the city of New Orleans since 1991
Stats for the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints as they completed the 2020 season
| Bears | Saints |
Total First Downs | 335 | 367 |
1st Downs (Rush-Pass-By Penalty) | 93 - 218 - 24 | 147 - 199 - 21 |
3rd Down Conversions | 71/205 | 93/208 |
4th Down Conversions | 17/28 | 11/16 |
Total Offensive Yds | 5302 | 6023 |
Offense (Plays-Avg Yds) | 1043 - 5.1 | 1045 - 5.8 |
Total Rushing Yds | 1647 | 2265 |
Rushing (Plays-Avg Yards) | 393 - 4.2 | 494 - 4.6 |
Total Passing Yds | 3655 | 3758 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg) | 402 - 614 - 16 - 6.4 | 370 - 522 - 8 - 7.6 |
Sacks | 35 | 45 |
Field Goals | 30/32 | 23/28 |
Touchdowns | 40 | 59 |
(Rush-Pass-Ret-Def) | 12 - 26 - 1 - 1 | 30 - 28 - 0 - 1 |
Time of possession | 30:28 | 32:10 |
Turnover Ratio | -4 | +9 |
PASSING
"Maserati Mitch"
ATT | COMP | YDS | CP% | YPA | TD | INT | LONG | SACK | RATE |
297 | 199 | 2055 | 67.0 | 6.9 | 16 | 8 | 53 | 18 | 93.5 |
RECEIVING
Allen Robinson
RECEPTIONS | YARDS | YDS PER REC | LONG | TD |
102 | 1250 | 12.3 | 42 | 6 |
RUSHING
David Montgomery
ATTEMPTS | YARDS | YDS PER ATT | LONG | TD |
247 | 1070 | 4.3 | 80 | 8 |
TACKLES
Roquan Smith
COMBINED | SOLO | ASST | TFL | QB HITS |
139 | 98 | 41 | 18 | 6 |
INTERCEPTIONS
Roquan Smith
INTS | YARDS | TDS | LONG | PASS DEFLECT |
2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
SACKS
Khalil Mack
PLAYER | SACKS |
Khalil Mack | 9 |
Bilal Nichols | 5 |
Mario Edwards | 4 |
Roquan Smith | 4 |
Akiem Hicks | 3.5 |
Barkevious Mingo | 2.5 |
Brent Urban | 2.5 |
Robert Quinn | 2 |
James Vaughters | 1.5 |
Danny Trevathan | 1 |
TOTAL TEAM SACKS | 35 |
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PFT | 14 | 
PFT's final regular-season 2020 NFL power rankings - ProFootballTalk1. Bills (last week No. 1; 13-3): The Dolphins desperately needed to win, and the Bills still hung 56 points on them. 2. Chiefs (No. 2; 14-2): The Ravens could be coming to town in an effort to disrupt an AFC Championship date with the Bills. 3. Packers (No. 3; 13-3): The road to Tampa [more]
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USA Today | 15 | 
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ESPN | 15 | 
Week 17 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus New Year's resolutions for each teamBruce Arians wants to bring the Bucs a playoff win, Deshaun Watson could use a lot of help and Adam Thielen needs the ball more in big situations.
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CBS | 13 | 
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