Sloppy offense ends the Saints season in 39-14 loss to the Bears in Chicago
The Saints lost 3 fumbles and threw an interception and that did them in today. The Saints offense couldn’t sustain drives and turned the ball over alot setting up short fields for the Bears offense. Drew Brees was the main culprit as he was responsible for three of the turnovers. His numbers looked solid throwing the ball as he completed 27 of 49 passes for 354 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception. Brees had problems all day long with the pressure that the Bears defense was putting on him as he fumbled twice (losing 1 of them). The Saints never got their running game going as Reggie Bush (4 carries, 19 yards) and Deuce McAllister (6 carries, 18 yards) didn’t get much of a chance against the Bears defense. Marques Colston had a decent game with 5 catches for 63 yards and a TD, but he also lost a fumble that led to a FG by the Bears. Reggie Bush was the real hero in the passing game as he caught 7 passes for 132 yards with 1 TD grab. The TD grab was an electric 88 yard TD pass that was all Reggie Bush!
The defense played a decent game for awhile, but the offense couldn’t control the clock (24:45 time of possession) so the defense was on the field too long. Another problem was the Bears were often set up with short fields because of the offense or special teams putting the ball on the ground. Linebacker Scott Fujita (10 tackles) and safety Jay Bellamy (9 tackles) led the way on the defense for the Saints. The Saints just couldn’t stop the Bears running game as they carried the football 46 times for 196 yards (4.3 ypc). The Saints did do a good job on pass defense except on one drive. With the score 18-14, Rex Grossman hit all 4 of his pass attempts for 78 yards on a TD drive! On the final play of the drive, CB Fred Thomas was torched yet again (he should be checked into a burn unit) for a TD catch by Bernard Berrian. For the game the Bears just completed 11 of 26 passes for 144 net yards passing.
The Saints had a great season but this was quite a harsh way for it to end as they looked like they didn’t belong on the same field with the Chicago Bears.
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