Week 7, 2026

played in Chicago, IL

52 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	10	0	27	-	44
Chicago Bears	6	3	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 CHI - Johnnie Beckley 7 pass from Claude Wyatt (Derrick Witt extra point failed)
1Q: 07:07 NOS - Nolan Walters 3 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Phillip Newman 31 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 10:24 NOS - Burt McCalla 35 field goal
2Q: 08:34 CHI - Derrick Witt 23 field goal
4Q: 14:46 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
4Q: 13:11 NOS - Jose Barfield 35 interception return (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 09:08 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 04:26 NOS - Duane Sterritt 68 interception return (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Burt McCalla 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 CHI - Johnnie Beckley 7 pass from Claude Wyatt (Derrick Witt extra point failed)
1Q: 07:07 NOS - Nolan Walters 3 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Phillip Newman 31 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 10:24 NOS - Burt McCalla 35 field goal
2Q: 08:34 CHI - Derrick Witt 23 field goal
4Q: 14:46 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
4Q: 13:11 NOS - Jose Barfield 35 interception return (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 09:08 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 04:26 NOS - Duane Sterritt 68 interception return (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Burt McCalla 19 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CHI
Record 6-1 2-4
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 391 307
- Offensive Plays 53 70
- Yards per Play 7.38 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 110 129
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 3.79 4.30
Net Passing Yards 281 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 16 - 0 38 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 289 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 11.71 4.45
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/70 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/94 9/140
Interception Ret./Yards 3/113 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Team Statistics	NOS	CHI
Record	6-1	2-4
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	391	307
- Offensive Plays	53	70
- Yards per Play	7.38	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	110	129
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	3.79	4.30
Net Passing Yards	281	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 16 - 0	38 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	289	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	11.71	4.45
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/70	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/94	9/140
Interception Ret./Yards	3/113	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:27	31:33

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	0:57	OWN 48	2	23	Fumble
1	9:51	2:52	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
1	3:17	3:29	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
2	12:48	2:30	OWN 25	4	57	Field Goal
2	8:28	1:15	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
2	3:01	2:20	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 33	5	11	Punt
3	5:34	1:39	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
3	2:30	2:49	OWN 16	7	74	Field Goal
4	12:05	3:04	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
4	4:06	2:14	OPP 4	3	2	Field Goal

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
1	10:06	0:15	OWN 38	1	-5	Fumble
1	6:59	3:42	OWN 18	5	25	Punt
2	14:48	2:00	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	10:18	1:50	OWN 44	6	50	Field Goal
2	7:13	4:12	OWN 14	12	43	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 20	1	7	Half
3	11:38	6:04	OWN 27	10	43	Missed FG
3	3:55	1:25	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
4	14:41	1:41	OWN 26	5	-5	Interception
4	13:00	0:55	OWN 26	3	0	Interception
4	9:01	4:47	OWN 20	10	38	Interception
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 8	5	21	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	22	91	4.14	23	1	1
Rex Dunn	3	11	3.67	7	0	0
Mack Mathews	2	8	4.00	9	0	0
Alan Poole	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Nolan Walters	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sam Hanks	17	70	4.12	15	1
Kent Irey	9	44	4.89	10	2
Duane Moss	2	7	3.50	4	0
Max Messersmith	1	5	5.00	5	0
Claude Wyatt	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	23	16	289	1/8	2	49	0	141.1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Claude Wyatt	31	17	168	1/5	1	32	2	54.2
Chad Manning	7	3	23	1/8	0	11	1	11.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	6	9	162	27.00	51	49	1
WR Nolan Walters	5	6	80	16.00	17	25	1
RB Mack Mathews	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	2	24	24.00	14	24	0
RB Bobby Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Hayes	5	9	55	11.00	24	18	0
TE Johnnie Beckley	4	7	52	13.00	26	32	1
WR Chuck Mathis	3	5	41	13.67	18	26	0
RB Max Messersmith	2	2	9	4.50	6	6	0
WR Adrian Cotchery	2	4	15	7.50	0	9	0
WR Edward Rasmussen	2	7	6	3.00	0	7	0
RB Sam Hanks	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Duane Moss	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Duane Sterritt	1	68	68.00	1
ILB Jose Barfield	1	35	35.00	1
S Jorge Cloude	1	10	10.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Mack Mathews	0	1	0
Cary Clinton	0	1	0
Junior Reeves	0	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Max Messersmith	1	0	0
Chad Manning	1	0	0
Matt Hayes	1	0	0
Claude Wyatt	1	0	0
Ricky Page	0	1	1
Sam Hanks	0	1	0
Emmitt Jenkins	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	158	39.5	32.5	44	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	4	171	42.8	37.5	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	5/5

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Witt	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	1	1.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Williams	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	94	31.3	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Hayes	7	109	15.6	0
Chuck Mathis	2	31	15.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	8	4	0.0	15	29
S Duane Sterritt	8	2	0.0	28	37
DT Eddie Bloomer	7	0	0.0	20	20
CB Timothy Hiller	4	1	0.0	23	34
CB Bob Heath	4	0	0.0	26	32
DT Junior Reeves	3	5	2.0	20	31
S Jorge Cloude	3	2	0.0	25	36
ILB Earl Moulton	3	1	0.0	14	10
OLB Willie Rexin	2	4	0.0	21	27
S Rickey Bridges	2	1	0.0	15	23
DE Brent Robbins	2	0	0.0	23	22
QB Alan Poole	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0.0	9	11
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	17	29
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0.0	7	10
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0.0	9	15
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	12	22
CB Howie Lord	0	1	0.0	7	12
DE Max Tank	0	1	0.0	18	18

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rick Lyle	7	2	0.0	26	19
DT Andrew Figures	5	0	0.5	9	9
ILB Ricky Page	5	1	0.0	26	20
DT Donny Starling	3	2	0.0	20	15
DE Arnold Blake	3	0	0.0	22	21
DE Dixon Bishop	3	0	0.0	16	7
CB Kerry Wheeler	3	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Henry Oliver	3	0	0.0	21	12
DE Bart Fitzgerald	2	1	0.0	21	20
CB Grady Pearson	2	1	0.0	23	23
S Luther McClanahan	2	0	0.0	8	14
DT Ethan Jones	2	0	0.0	17	11
OLB Trent Prewett	1	1	0.0	17	14
S Bill Stinemetz	1	1	0.0	21	19
WR Matt Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dwight Serrano	0	2	0.5	12	4
CB Dana Wand	0	2	0.0	15	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	2.0	1	1	31
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	1	29
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	1	15

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dwight Serrano	0.5	0	0	4
DT Andrew Figures	0.5	0	0	9
DT Donny Starling	0.0	1	0	15
DE Bart Fitzgerald	0.0	1	0	20
DT Ethan Jones	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	4	1	1	37
ILB Jose Barfield	4	1	1	29
CB Bob Heath	3	1	0	32
CB Timothy Hiller	2	1	0	34
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	1	36
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0	10
OLB Willie Rexin	1	1	0	27
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0	11
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	22
S Rickey Bridges	0	1	0	23
OLB Otis Wallis	0	1	0	10
CB Ty Covington	0	1	0	20

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kerry Wheeler	3	1	16
CB Grady Pearson	2	1	23
S Luther McClanahan	2	0	14
S Rick Lyle	2	0	19
OLB Trent Prewett	1	1	14
DE Arnold Blake	1	0	21
OLB Henry Oliver	1	0	12
S Bobby Cochrane	1	0	5
DT Ethan Jones	1	0	11
ILB Stanley Brady	1	0	4
ILB Ricky Page	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Olivarez	2	7	0	29	0	24
Marlon Finley	2	4	0	27	0	22
Neil Delgado	2	2	1	23	0	22
Cedric Flournoy	1	5	0	25	0	20
Joseph Sherman	1	3	0	28	0	23
Rex Dunn	1	2	0	22	0	10
Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0	15	0	9
Leo Sweeney	0	2	0	7	0	1
Lenny Shields	0	2	0	19	0	17
Mel Galiardo	0	1	0	2	0	2
Alex Priestley	0	0	0	4	1	4

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joseph Klug	6	9	0	25	0	31
Billy Eliot	3	6	1	22	0	34
Allen Esposito	2	6	0	27	1	39
J.T. Burks	2	2	0	9	0	10
Emmitt Jenkins	0	2	0	23	1	29
Duane Moss	0	2	0	14	0	19
Shawn Neumeyer	0	1	0	25	0	32
Johnnie Beckley	0	1	0	27	0	36

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rex Dunn	4	19
Duane Sterritt	2	13
Bobby Irwin	1	20
Leo Sweeney	1	19
Stephen Granberry	1	15
Earl Moulton	1	13
Junior Blair	0	18
Rickey Bridges	0	14
Mack Mathews	0	14
Terrell Hicks	0	14
Burt McCalla	0	12
Otis Wallis	0	11
Timothy Hiller	0	10
D.J. Matthews	0	7
Marlon Finley	0	7
Mel Galiardo	0	7
Alex Priestley	0	7
Lamar Bailey	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Cary Clinton	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Duane Burgess	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	3
Willie Rexin	0	3
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Brent Robbins	0	3
Darnell Carr	0	3
Donnell Pritchett	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Bob Heath	0	2
Phillip Newman	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Ty Covington	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Burt Downs	2	12
Adrian Cotchery	1	18
Quinn Williams	1	16
Kerry Wheeler	1	5
Kent Irey	0	21
Leland Schuler	0	18
Luther McClanahan	0	16
Trent Prewett	0	14
Duane Moss	0	14
Johnnie Beckley	0	12
Chuck Mathis	0	9
Donny Mangiafico	0	9
Stanley Brady	0	9
Edward Rasmussen	0	7
Matt Hayes	0	7
Bart Fitzgerald	0	7
Anthony Bolden	0	7
Alonzo Jones	0	6
Ron Brown	0	6
Henry Oliver	0	6
Kendrick Hage	0	6
J.T. Burks	0	6
Shawn Neumeyer	0	5
Bobby Cochrane	0	5
Derrick Witt	0	5
Ethan Jones	0	5
Sam Hanks	0	3
Grady Pearson	0	3
Andrew Figures	0	3
Rick Lyle	0	3
Dixon Bishop	0	2
Dwight Serrano	0	2
Donny Starling	0	2
Bill Stinemetz	0	2
Ricky Page	0	2
Arnold Blake	0	1
Allen Esposito	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	10	42	4.2
Right	11	46	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	48	5.3
Middle	16	51	3.2
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	23	16	7	1	1	3	2	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Claude Wyatt	31	17	2	1	1	6	3	0	2
Chad Manning	7	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	42	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	56	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	133	33.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	142	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	3	29	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	9	6	1	162	4	23
WR Nolan Walters	6	5	0	80	2	20
WR Stephen Granberry	2	1	0	7	0	7
TE Lenny Shields	2	1	0	24	1	17
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Mack Mathews	1	1	0	1	0	6
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	3	0	10
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	0	12	0	3

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Hayes	9	5	1	55	0	24
WR Edward Rasmussen	7	2	0	6	0	21
TE Johnnie Beckley	7	4	0	52	1	36
WR Chuck Mathis	5	3	0	41	1	25
WR Adrian Cotchery	4	2	0	15	0	16
RB Sam Hanks	3	1	0	7	0	21
RB Max Messersmith	2	2	0	9	0	7
FB Duane Moss	1	1	0	6	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	7	15	2.14	4.14
Rex Dunn	2	6	3.00	3.67

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	1	3	0.75	12.57

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Claude Wyatt	4	2	6	1.50	5.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	2	0	0	0.00	18.00
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	3	3.00	13.33
TE Lenny Shields	1	0	0	0.00	12.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adrian Cotchery	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Edward Rasmussen	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.86
WR Matt Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	6.11
TE Johnnie Beckley	1	1	7	7.00	7.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	2	1
Rex Dunn	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Duane Moss	2	1
Max Messersmith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	5	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Claude Wyatt	10	6	3
Chad Manning	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	4	3	3
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
RB Mack Mathews	1	1	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edward Rasmussen	3	1	0
RB Max Messersmith	2	2	1
WR Adrian Cotchery	2	1	1
WR Matt Hayes	2	1	0
TE Johnnie Beckley	2	0	0
FB Duane Moss	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,300 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (20,700)
End Zone 13,800 (14,900)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,200)
Club Seats 7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,300 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (20,700)
End Zone	13,800 (14,900)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,200)
Club Seats	7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)