Conference Finals, 2031

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	3	7	0	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	3	14	17	7	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 CHI - Johnnie Bergstrom 41 field goal
1Q: 08:24 NOS - Bernard Richard 49 field goal
2Q: 12:14 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 4 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 07:48 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 12 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 01:35 CHI - Duane Moss 1 pass from Claude Wyatt (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
3Q: 07:26 NOS - Preston Stevenson 14 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 03:13 NOS - Bernard Richard 24 field goal
3Q: 03:08 NOS - Jorge Templeton 12 fumble return (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 14:38 CHI - Johnnie Bergstrom 31 field goal
4Q: 07:10 NOS - Alan Poole 5 run (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 CHI - Johnnie Bergstrom 41 field goal
1Q: 08:24 NOS - Bernard Richard 49 field goal
2Q: 12:14 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 4 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 07:48 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 12 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 01:35 CHI - Duane Moss 1 pass from Claude Wyatt (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
3Q: 07:26 NOS - Preston Stevenson 14 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 03:13 NOS - Bernard Richard 24 field goal
3Q: 03:08 NOS - Jorge Templeton 12 fumble return (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 14:38 CHI - Johnnie Bergstrom 31 field goal
4Q: 07:10 NOS - Alan Poole 5 run (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics CHI NOS
Record 14-4 16-2
First Downs 16 26
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 277 425
- Offensive Plays 67 71
- Yards per Play 4.13 5.99
Net Rushing Yards 62 206
- Rushing Attempts 13 31
- Yards per Rush 4.77 6.65
Net Passing Yards 215 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 20 - 1 36 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 3.98 5.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 6/63
Kick Returns/Yards 4/59 3/90
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:41 36:19

Team Statistics	CHI	NOS
Record	14-4	16-2
First Downs	16	26
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	277	425
- Offensive Plays	67	71
- Yards per Play	4.13	5.99
Net Rushing Yards	62	206
- Rushing Attempts	13	31
- Yards per Rush	4.77	6.65
Net Passing Yards	215	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 20 - 1	36 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	3.98	5.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	6/63
Kick Returns/Yards	4/59	3/90
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:41	36:19

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OWN 20	9	56	Field Goal
1	8:18	1:45	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
1	6:33	0:58	OPP 30	3	5	Missed FG
1	1:15	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	12:04	1:27	OWN 20	5	18	Interception
2	7:39	0:58	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	3:48	2:24	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	9:53	1:28	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	7:19	1:42	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	3:08	0:13	OWN 20	1	-8	Fumble
3	2:55	3:24	OWN 29	9	57	Field Goal
4	11:43	0:31	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	7:02	4:06	OWN 15	9	36	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 26	4	14	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	3:22	OWN 35	8	33	Field Goal
1	5:35	4:20	OWN 32	8	25	Punt
1	0:41	3:37	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	10:37	2:58	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	6:41	2:53	OWN 36	5	23	Punt
2	1:24	1:24	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	5:07	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
3	8:25	1:06	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
3	5:37	2:29	OWN 40	5	53	Field Goal
4	14:31	2:48	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
4	11:12	4:10	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
4	2:56	1:51	OWN 20	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
K.C. Carter	7	8	1.14	5	0
Herb Johnston	4	26	6.50	19	1
Claude Wyatt	1	5	5.00	5	0
Kelly Beaudoin	1	23	23.00	23	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	11	101	9.18	47	4	0
Grant Guthrie	7	49	7.00	25	2	0
Alan Poole	5	20	4.00	11	1	1
Bobby Irwin	4	24	6.00	15	1	0
Rex Dunn	4	12	3.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Claude Wyatt	53	20	223	1/8	1	27	1	49.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	36	18	245	4/26	3	35	0	99.9

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Johnnie Beckley	5	5	55	11.00	29	27	0
WR Vinny Jenkins	4	17	59	14.75	11	22	0
TE Bennie Walton	2	4	13	6.50	0	9	0
WR Raymond Franz	2	4	18	9.00	2	13	0
WR Adrian Cotchery	2	7	28	14.00	11	14	0
FB Duane Moss	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	1
WR Matt Hayes	2	9	30	15.00	8	17	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	16	16.00	16	16	0
WR Quinn Williams	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Herb Johnston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	7	14	145	20.71	18	35	1
WR Phillip Newman	5	9	45	9.00	11	16	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	3	27	13.50	9	15	1
WR Roger Hayes	2	4	19	9.50	10	11	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	1
WR Rick Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Norbert Dawson	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Claude Wyatt	1	0	0
Kelly Legge	0	1	0
Bennie Walton	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roger Hayes	1	0	0	0
Jorge Templeton	0	1	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	7	332	47.4	35.6	55	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	6	255	42.5	31.5	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Johnnie Bergstrom	2/3	1/2	0/0	41	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	6	63	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Jenkins	3	48	16.0	0
Quinn Williams	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Leibert	3	90	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dana Wand	6	0	0.0	21	25
S Sedrick Bohrer	5	3	0.0	29	36
OLB Phillip Burgraff	4	0	1.0	30	36
OLB Rusty Kennedy	4	1	0.0	22	25
S Rick Lyle	3	2	1.0	19	26
DT Victor Richey	3	1	1.0	20	28
DT Andrew Figures	3	0	1.0	29	36
CB Kelvin Donaghy	3	2	0.0	23	25
OLB Ben Battles	3	1	0.0	9	17
DE Bart Fitzgerald	3	0	0.0	25	33
CB Grady Pearson	2	3	0.0	31	32
OLB Jack McCareins	2	1	0.0	12	15
CB Fred Bensen	2	0	0.0	5	11
DE Jim Berlin	2	0	0.0	14	22
DE Edwin Jenkins	1	1	0.0	8	7
DT Ethan Jones	1	1	0.0	22	27
RB K.C. Carter	1	0	---	---	---
S Leonard Sherrill	1	0	0.0	7	9
ILB Ricky Page	1	0	0.0	2	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	6	0	0.0	11	49
OLB Byron Bennett	4	3	0.0	13	53
S Duane Sterritt	4	1	0.0	8	37
CB Bubba Reese	3	1	0.0	4	24
DT Junior Reeves	2	1	0.5	9	30
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	0.0	6	19
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0.0	2	5
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0.0	7	37
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	0	0.0	12	47
CB Norbert Dawson	1	2	0.0	11	36
DE Max Tank	1	1	0.0	11	39
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0.0	3	22
S Justin Borders	1	0	0.0	9	46
DT Jorge Templeton	1	0	0.0	11	37
DE Cary Clinton	0	1	0.5	9	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Phillip Burgraff	1.0	1	1	36
DT Victor Richey	1.0	0	1	28
DT Andrew Figures	1.0	0	1	36
S Rick Lyle	1.0	0	0	26
OLB Rusty Kennedy	0.0	1	0	25
DE Bart Fitzgerald	0.0	0	1	33
DE Jim Berlin	0.0	0	1	22

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	0.5	1	1	2	35
DT Junior Reeves	0.5	0	1	0	30
DE Max Tank	0.0	3	4	1	39
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	3	0	22
DE Rich Banks	0.0	0	1	1	24
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rusty Kennedy	3	1	25
S Sedrick Bohrer	3	1	36
CB Dana Wand	3	0	25
OLB Phillip Burgraff	2	2	36
CB Kelvin Donaghy	2	2	25
CB Fred Bensen	2	0	11
DE Edwin Jenkins	1	0	7
CB Grady Pearson	1	0	32
OLB Jack McCareins	1	0	15
S Gus Long	0	1	14

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	4	2	0	49
S Duane Sterritt	3	2	0	37
OLB Byron Bennett	3	1	0	53
CB Bubba Reese	3	1	0	24
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	1	0	47
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	0	19
CB Norbert Dawson	1	4	1	36
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0	3
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	22
S Steve Ziel	0	2	0	37
S Tommie Grange	0	1	0	20
S Justin Borders	0	1	0	46

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelly Legge	1	4	0	11	0	40
J.T. Burks	1	2	1	8	1	44
Larry Phillips	1	2	0	11	0	45
Kendrick Hage	0	2	0	10	0	44
Billy Eliot	0	1	0	12	0	43
Cole Jamison	0	1	0	4	0	23

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Lebiedzinski	4	6	21	2	17
Shawn Fadiman	2	3	14	1	24
Cris Scott	1	5	30	0	40
Dwayne Peyton	1	4	12	0	30
Rex Dunn	1	2	14	0	19
Mike Emerson	1	2	6	0	3
Trent Sinclair	0	2	17	0	16
Mel Harper	0	2	22	0	28
Joseph Sherman	0	1	26	1	37
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	22	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Wand	4	13
Adrian Cotchery	2	18
Herb Johnston	1	28
Bennie Walton	1	21
Larry Phillips	1	1
Quinn Williams	0	23
Duane Moss	0	21
Rusty Kennedy	0	20
Matt Hayes	0	12
John Van Meter	0	11
Fred Bensen	0	11
Billy Eliot	0	10
Cole Jamison	0	10
Victor Richey	0	10
Kelly Legge	0	10
Kendrick Hage	0	10
Gus Long	0	10
J.T. Burks	0	9
Kelvin Donaghy	0	9
Ron Brown	0	7
Johnnie Bergstrom	0	7
Johnnie Beckley	0	7
Ricky Page	0	7
Vinny Jenkins	0	6
Carl Nimmo	0	6
Leonard Sherrill	0	5
Carlos Walsh	0	4
Jack McCareins	0	4
Grady Pearson	0	3
Roman Whiting	0	3
Edwin Jenkins	0	2
Andrew Figures	0	2
Phillip Burgraff	0	2
Sedrick Bohrer	0	2
Ben Battles	0	1
Bart Fitzgerald	0	1
Ethan Jones	0	1
Rick Lyle	0	1
Jim Berlin	0	1
Kelly Beaudoin	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Roberts	2	16
Ed McCarthy	1	24
Bobby Irwin	1	20
Tommie Grange	1	15
Justin Borders	0	17
Roger Hayes	0	17
Jose Barfield	0	15
Mitchell Emmons	0	14
Rex Dunn	0	14
Rick Collins	0	14
Byron Bennett	0	14
Roderick Iadevaia	0	14
Rich Banks	0	11
Bernard Richard	0	10
Phillip Newman	0	9
B.J. Givens	0	8
Mike Emerson	0	8
Bubba Reese	0	8
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	8
Rodney Whalen	0	7
Lamar McCarthy	0	7
Darnell Briggs	0	6
Mel Harper	0	6
Jorge Templeton	0	6
Jorge Cloude	0	5
Norbert Dawson	0	5
Shawn Fadiman	0	5
Tyrone Leibert	0	5
Joseph Sherman	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Steve Ziel	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Cary Clinton	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1
Preston Stevenson	0	1
Trent Sinclair	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	90	7.5
Middle	4	7	1.8
Right	15	109	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Claude Wyatt	53	20	2	1	0	15	11	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	36	18	3	2	2	7	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	47	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	8	82	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	72	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	22	2.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	79	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	49	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	99	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vinny Jenkins	17	4	59	1	49
WR Matt Hayes	9	2	30	0	36
WR Adrian Cotchery	7	2	28	0	37
TE Johnnie Beckley	5	5	55	1	38
TE Bennie Walton	4	2	13	0	13
WR Raymond Franz	4	2	18	0	9
WR Quinn Williams	3	0	0	0	14
FB Duane Moss	2	2	4	0	22
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	16	0	23
RB Herb Johnston	1	0	0	0	16

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	14	7	0	145	3	40
WR Phillip Newman	9	5	0	45	0	30
TE Jimmy Roberts	4	1	1	4	0	25
WR Roger Hayes	4	2	0	19	0	13
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	2	0	27	0	18
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	5	0	19
WR Rick Collins	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	6	3.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Claude Wyatt	8	3	17	2.13	4.21

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	9	4	35	3.89	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Hayes	3	1	13	4.33	3.33
FB Duane Moss	2	2	4	2.00	2.00
WR Raymond Franz	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Adrian Cotchery	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Quinn Williams	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	3	1	14	4.67	10.36
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	1	4	2.00	1.00
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	12	12.00	9.00
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Roger Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Johnston	1	1
Kelly Beaudoin	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	2	1
Alan Poole	1	1
Grant Guthrie	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Claude Wyatt	15	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vinny Jenkins	5	1	1
WR Matt Hayes	3	1	1
TE Bennie Walton	2	1	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	1
WR Raymond Franz	1	1	1
WR Adrian Cotchery	1	0	0
TE Johnnie Beckley	1	1	1
WR Quinn Williams	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	4	2	2
WR Phillip Newman	2	2	2
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	0	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,700)