Wild Card Playoff Games, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	3	0	0	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	7	10	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 NOS - Phillip Newman 4 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 01:24 CHI - Gary McCarthy 34 field goal
2Q: 07:06 NOS - J.R. Marston 42 field goal
2Q: 00:22 NOS - Leo Sweeney 5 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 04:44 NOS - J.R. Marston 37 field goal
4Q: 11:58 NOS - Charles Cortez 12 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 NOS - Phillip Newman 4 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 01:24 CHI - Gary McCarthy 34 field goal
2Q: 07:06 NOS - J.R. Marston 42 field goal
2Q: 00:22 NOS - Leo Sweeney 5 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 04:44 NOS - J.R. Marston 37 field goal
4Q: 11:58 NOS - Charles Cortez 12 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)

Team Statistics CHI NOS
Record 12-5 9-8
First Downs 11 24
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 283 452
- Offensive Plays 51 67
- Yards per Play 5.55 6.75
Net Rushing Yards 129 198
- Rushing Attempts 22 39
- Yards per Rush 5.86 5.08
Net Passing Yards 154 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 28 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 167 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.31 9.07
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 4/24
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 4/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 23
Time of Possession 26:52 33:08

Team Statistics	CHI	NOS
Record	12-5	9-8
First Downs	11	24
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	283	452
- Offensive Plays	51	67
- Yards per Play	5.55	6.75
Net Rushing Yards	129	198
- Rushing Attempts	22	39
- Yards per Rush	5.86	5.08
Net Passing Yards	154	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	28 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	167	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.31	9.07
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	4/24
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	4/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 23
Time of Possession	26:52	33:08

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:34	3:10	OWN 27	6	37	Downs
1	5:15	3:58	OWN 49	6	34	Field Goal
2	13:26	1:48	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
2	9:41	1:11	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
2	7:00	4:55	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	11:15	1:55	50	4	43	Fumble
3	4:38	3:23	OWN 11	6	38	Punt
4	11:51	5:03	OWN 20	11	72	Fumble

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:26	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	6:24	1:09	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
1	1:17	2:51	OWN 29	6	13	Punt
2	11:38	1:57	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	8:30	1:30	OPP 43	4	18	Field Goal
2	2:05	1:53	OWN 10	8	90	Touchdown
3	12:42	1:27	OWN 15	3	-1	Punt
3	9:20	4:42	OWN 7	9	73	Field Goal
3	1:15	4:24	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
4	6:48	6:48	OWN 22	11	64	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	13	101	7.77	31	3
Shane Huffman	6	26	4.33	8	0
Russell Burke	3	2	0.67	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	10	59	5.90	25	2	0
Joel Garrison	10	80	8.00	29	3	0
Bobby Irwin	8	25	3.13	9	0	0
Johnny Tyler	3	6	2.00	3	0	0
Alan Poole	3	16	5.33	10	1	0
Leo Sweeney	3	3	1.00	5	0	1
Phillip Newman	2	9	4.50	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	26	17	167	3/13	0	35	0	83.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	28	17	254	0/0	1	40	0	102.4

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Max McDonald	5	8	75	15.00	37	31
RB Jeremy Kirk	4	6	44	11.00	36	35
WR Anthony Elliott	3	5	19	6.33	0	7
FB Joseph Hickman	3	3	22	7.33	11	16
TE Jim Stargell	2	2	7	3.50	0	4
WR Patrick Hastings	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lyle	4	4	38	9.50	14	14	0
WR Nolan Walters	4	4	68	17.00	31	32	0
TE Graham King	2	4	19	9.50	0	15	0
TE Charles Cortez	2	4	36	18.00	0	24	1
WR Phillip Newman	2	3	27	13.50	1	15	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	63	31.50	24	40	0
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Irving Robasky	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Leo Sweeney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
Jim Stargell	1	0
Shane Huffman	1	0
Jeremy Kirk	1	0
Joseph Hickman	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Orlando Murray	1	1
Duane Burgess	1	0
Nate Serban	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	5	232	46.4	44.2	54	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	4	165	41.3	37.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl McCormick	1	15	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hanson	4	11	2.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Calhoun	3	49	16.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wes Elder	9	3	0.0	36	27
S Gus Kaplan	8	4	0.0	37	22
S Louis Leyh	8	4	0.0	30	22
CB Kerry Wheeler	6	1	0.0	32	23
CB Jeremy Wolff	5	2	0.0	30	19
DT Jonathan Goeas	3	1	0.0	31	21
ILB Orlando Faison	3	1	0.0	19	14
OLB Vernon Douglas	3	0	0.0	29	16
DE Lawrence Price	2	0	0.0	26	25
CB Alvin Meier	1	1	0.0	24	18
DT Donovan Ricker	1	1	0.0	27	16
ILB Sean Ackerman	1	1	0.0	11	9
S Richard Kerner	1	0	0.0	13	11
C Joey Franklin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jon Riley	1	0	0.0	17	19
OLB Reuben Bramlett	1	0	0.0	10	3
S Jackie Slater	0	2	0.0	15	10
DE Kerry Troutt	0	1	0.0	28	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	9	1	0.0	19	28
OLB Willie Rexin	4	2	0.0	14	14
DE Nate Serban	3	0	1.0	15	18
S Jake Harry	3	0	0.0	12	22
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Duane Burgess	2	2	0.0	20	27
DT Junior Reeves	2	2	0.0	10	12
S Bryant Hickman	2	0	0.0	13	17
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	2	0	0.0	3	2
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0.0	7	17
ILB Dan Kerouac	2	0	0.0	12	23
DE Orlando Murray	1	0	1.0	13	18
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	1.0	5	4
DT Oliver Coffey	1	1	0.0	16	24
ILB Corey Logan	1	1	0.0	11	8
CB Timothy Hiller	1	1	0.0	21	26
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	0	0.0	11	13
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0.0	16	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jonathan Goeas	1	0	21
DE Lawrence Price	0	1	25
S Louis Leyh	0	1	22

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamar Bailey	1.0	0	1	0	4
DE Orlando Murray	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Nate Serban	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Sammy Kolodzik	0.0	1	1	0	13
OLB Duane Burgess	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Louis Leyh	5	0	22
CB Kerry Wheeler	5	0	23
ILB Wes Elder	1	2	27
CB Alvin Meier	1	1	18
OLB Jon Riley	1	1	19
ILB Orlando Faison	1	1	14
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	16
ILB Sean Ackerman	1	0	9
CB Jeremy Wolff	1	0	19
S Gus Kaplan	0	1	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	5	0	28
S Jake Harry	2	0	22
OLB Duane Burgess	2	0	27
S Bryant Hickman	2	0	17
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	14
ILB Dan Kerouac	1	1	23
CB Bob Heath	1	0	17
DE Nate Serban	1	0	18
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Eliot	2	2	0	19	1	25
Howard Bishop	1	3	1	20	0	21
Courtney Henson	1	3	0	21	1	27
Joey Franklin	1	3	0	22	0	28
Joseph Hickman	1	2	0	11	0	14
Reggie Booker	0	2	0	18	0	27
Buddy Peters	0	1	0	3	0	4
Bart Kramer	0	0	0	2	1	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Larry Andersen	3	6	26	21
Wesley Hickman	3	4	28	19
Leon Schroeder	2	9	37	22
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	7	32	24
Neil Delgado	1	5	33	25
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	1	7	6
Charles Cortez	1	1	27	14
Johnny Tyler	1	1	18	11
Travis Tusch	0	2	7	5
D.J. Matthews	0	1	6	3

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Howe	2	13
Jamie Olvera	1	13
Jackie Slater	1	11
Casey England	1	10
Russell Burke	0	18
Carl McCormick	0	14
Alvin Meier	0	11
Reuben Bramlett	0	11
Jeremy Wolff	0	10
Patrick Hastings	0	9
Ronnie Calhoun	0	8
Sean Ackerman	0	7
Joseph Hickman	0	7
Orlando Faison	0	7
Joey Franklin	0	6
Marcus Farrell	0	6
Buddy Peters	0	6
Lawrence Price	0	6
Shannon Rockwood	0	6
Donovan Ricker	0	5
Jim Stargell	0	5
Ron Brown	0	5
Howard Bishop	0	4
Gary McCarthy	0	3
Vernon Douglas	0	3
Gus Kaplan	0	3
Jon Riley	0	2
Bart Kramer	0	2
Johnny Sanford	0	1
Jonathan Goeas	0	1
Max McDonald	0	1
Wes Elder	0	1
Kerry Troutt	0	1
Terry Burdge	0	1
Louis Leyh	0	1
Jeremy Kirk	0	1
Brett Osbourne	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Graham King	1	13
Rickey Bridges	1	11
Sammie Rutter	1	9
D.J. Matthews	1	4
Joel Garrison	0	19
Roderick Hanson	0	13
Leo Sweeney	0	11
Wally Kaczmarek	0	11
Timothy Hiller	0	11
Dwayne Gelbart	0	10
Willie Rexin	0	10
Corey Logan	0	9
Orlando Murray	0	8
J.R. Marston	0	8
Bobby Irwin	0	8
Bryant Hickman	0	7
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Jake Harry	0	6
Devin Medlock	0	6
Deron Lyle	0	6
Travis Tusch	0	5
Charles Cortez	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	4
Darrell Shepherd	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Johnny Tyler	0	2
Duane Burgess	0	2
J.R. Fraaije	0	2
Irving Robasky	0	1
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Nate Serban	0	1
Dan Kerouac	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	12	86	7.2
Right	4	12	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	69	6.3
Middle	19	76	4.0
Right	9	53	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	26	17	2	2	1	1	3	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	28	17	5	0	2	6	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	66	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	49	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	52	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	63	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	53	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	102	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max McDonald	8	5	0	75	1	29
RB Jeremy Kirk	6	4	0	44	1	20
WR Anthony Elliott	5	3	1	19	0	28
FB Joseph Hickman	3	3	0	22	0	14
TE Jim Stargell	2	2	0	7	0	23
WR Patrick Hastings	2	0	0	0	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	4	0	1	0	0	10
TE Graham King	4	2	0	19	0	10
TE Charles Cortez	4	2	0	36	1	14
WR Deron Lyle	4	4	0	38	0	9
WR Nolan Walters	4	4	0	68	2	16
WR Phillip Newman	3	2	1	27	0	16
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	0	63	2	12
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	1	0	3	0	12
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	24
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	1	6	6.00	7.77

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	2	4	2.00	3.13
Johnny Tyler	1	3	3.00	2.00
Leo Sweeney	1	5	5.00	1.00
Phillip Newman	1	4	4.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	2	2	10	5.00	6.42

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	2	21	7.00	9.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Elliott	1	1	7	7.00	3.80
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	3	3.00	3.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Charles Cortez	2	1	12	6.00	9.00
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	9	9.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Huffman	2	0
Russell Burke	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Garrison	3	3
Bobby Irwin	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	7	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max McDonald	3	2	1
RB Jeremy Kirk	3	3	2
FB Joseph Hickman	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	0	0
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
TE Graham King	1	1	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	1
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)