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Saints @ Bears
Sunday, December 30, 2007
12:00 PM CT
Soldier Field; Chicago, Ill.
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| Scoreboard |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
| Saints |
0 |
17 |
0 |
8 |
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25 |
| Bears |
10 |
14 |
7 |
2 |
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33 |
By The Number
95 - Marques Colston's fifth catch of the afternoon gave him 95 on the season to set a franchise record for catches in a season.
11 - Colston tied Joe Horn's team record, set in 2004, with 11 TD catches on the year.
419 - Drew Brees set an NFL record in the second quarter with his 419th completed pass of the season.
100/100 - Pierre Thomas became the first player in Saints history with 100+ yards rushing and 100+ yards receiving in the same game.
Key Play
Robbie Gould's 39-yard field goal gave Chicago an early 3-0 lead.
Kyle Orton threw a 19-yard TD pass to Mark Bradley to make the score 10-0 in the Bears' favor.
Drew Brees lofted a 3-yard TD to Marques Colston, cutting the lead to 10-7.
Bears RB Adrian Peterson threw an option pass 9 yards to Bernard Berrian to make it 17-7.
Colston's 2nd TD catch of the 2nd quarter brought the Saints within 3 at 17-14.
Orton answered with a 55-yard TD bomb to Devin Hester, giving Chicago a 24-14 lead.
Martin Gramatica booted a 48-yard FG at the close of the 1st half to make the score 24-17.
Hester brought back a punt 64 yards for a score to extend the Bears lead to 31-17.
The Bears increased the margin to 33-17 when the Saints were called for holding in their own end zone, resulting in a safety.
Pierre Thomas caught an 11-yard TD pass from Brees and made it 33-25 with the two-point conversion run.
Injury Report
Inactive Players
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