Game 16 - at Chicago//

Away Team Helmet vs Home Team Helmet
Saints @ Bears
Sunday, December 30, 2007
12:00 PM CT
Soldier Field; Chicago, Ill.


Scoreboard 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Saints 0 17 0 8 25
Bears 10 14 7 2 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

Fred Miller 69 T Ankle Probable
Tommie Harris 91 DT Knee Probable
Darwin Walker 99 DT Elbow Probable
Muhsin Muhammad 87 WR Ankle Probable
Lance Briggs 55 LB Hip Questionable
Bernard Berrian 80 WR Knee Probable
Rex Grossman 8 QB Knee Questionable
New Orleans Saints
Reggie Bush 25 RB Knee Out
Aaron Stecker 27 RB Toe Questionable


Inactive Players

Rex Grossman (3rd QB) 8 QB
Josh Gattis 43 S
Fontel Mines 89 TE
Darrell McClover 58 LB
Mike Hass 83 WR
Darwin Walker 99 DT
Josh Beekman 67 G/C
Brandon Rideau 84 WR
New Orleans Saints
Robert Meachem 17 WR
Tyler Palko (3rd QB) 3 QB
Andy Alleman 65 G
Reggie Bush 25 RB
Jay Bellamy 20 S
Jermon Bushrod 74 T
Matt McCoy 59 LB
Orien Harris 92 DT

 

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