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NEW ORLEANS SAINTS WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION GUIDE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CHICAGO BEARS NOVEMBER 1, 2020 @ SOLDIER FIELD GAME INFORMATION • ROSTERS • DEPTH CHART STATISTICS • MINIBIOS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (4-2) AT CHICAGO BEARS (5-2) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019 – 3:25 P.M. (CST) SOLDIER FIELD – CHICAGO, IL TV: FOX (WVUE FOX 8 locally) – Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (color analyst), Mike Pereira (rules) and Erin Andrews (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: Sports USA Radio – Larry Kahn (play-by-play) and Doug Plank (color analyst) LOCAL RADIO: WWL (870 AM and 105.3 FM) – Zach Strief (play-by-play) and Deuce McAllister (color analyst) SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO: KGLA (830 AM and 105.7 FM) – Mario Je- rez (play-by-play), Juan Carlos Ramos and Victor Quinonez (color analysts) sion, forcing them to attempt what was an unsuccessful 65 THE MATCHUP -yard field goal try. In a battle of NFC powers, the Saints (4-2) will travel to A fast start was important in a contest where New Orle- Soldier Field to face the Chicago Bears (5-2) on Sunday ans won the time of possession battle 34:41-25:19. Brees for a 3:25 CT contest, riding a three-game winning streak. led New Orleans on their most impressive starting drive of The Saints are coming off a 27-24 victory over the Caro- the season, a 14-play, 75-yard drive that chewed 8:26 off lina Panthers on Sunday led by two touchdown passes, a the clock, ending with a four-yard touchdown pass to TE one-yard rushing touchdown and a fourth quarter game- Jared Cook. New Orleans then took a 7-3 edge into the winning drive for the go-ahead field goal by QB Drew second quarter by holding Carolina to a field goal. Brees. It marked his 52nd career fourth quarter/ New Orleans took a 14-3 edge early in the second quar- overtime game-winning drive, ranked second to Peyton ter on a one-yard rushing touchdown by Brees. Carolina Manning (54) in the Super Bowl era. In addition to Brees’ quickly took the lead when Bridgewater tossed touchdown scoring dive, the club’s running backs also made a signifi- passes to Panthers WR D.J. Moore on Carolina’s next two cant contribution as RBs Latavius Murray and Alvin Kama- drives. With 1:37 left in the half, Brees led New Orleans on ra combined for 195 total yards from scrimmage, with an eight-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a four-yard Kamara having 148 combined yards and Murray serving touchdown pass to WR Deonte Harris to put the Saints as the sledgehammer final drive, contributing nine yards to back on top heading into halftime. New Orleans’ game-clinching first down. The Saints also were a season-best 12-of-14 (85.7%) on third down. New Orleans then forced the only punt of the contest to open the third quarter and followed it up with a 41-yard Defensively, New Orleans allowed only 283 net yards to field goal by K Wil Lutz to give the Saints a 24-17 lead with Chicago in an impressive defensive performance where 4:24 left in the period. Later in the quarter, a five-yard they gave up only 37 rushing yards on 14 carries (2.6), the rushing touchdown by Panthers RB Curtis Samuel tied the fewest rushing yards surrendered by the Saints in 2020. score at 24-24. The New Orleans defense allowed only seven points in the second half and DE Marcus Davenport helped seal the win Getting the ball back, Brees led a 13-play, 50-yard when he dropped Panthers QB Teddy Bridgewater for an drive that ended with a 43-yard field goal by Lutz to give eight-yard loss on third down on Carolina’s final posses- the Saints the 27-24 lead they would hold onto. Saints at Bears: Week Eight 2 SAINTS-BEARS CONNECTIONS phia with Payton from 1997-98...Saints Secondary COach Aaron Glenn and Bears Special Teams Coordinator New Orleans Head Coach Sean Payton is a Naperville, Chris Tabor served on the same staff in Cleveland from Illinois native and played QB at Naperville Central High 2014-15...Chicago DL Mario Edwards Jr. played for New School. He earned a communications degree from Eastern Orleans in 2019...New Orleans Assistant General Man- Illinois, posting 10,665 passing yards as a three-time Asso- ager/College Scouting Director Jeff Ireland is the grandson ciated Press All-American. Payton played in the Arena of former longtime Bears personnel executive Jim Par- Football League with the Chicago Bruisers and briefly with mer...New Orleans Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen the Bears in 1987. He was inducted into the Eastern Illinois and Bears Defensive Line Coach Jay Rodgers served on Hall of Fame and has his number retired. He also tutored the same Denver staff in 2011. Brees and Rodgers, who quarterbacks for a year at the University of Illinois Payton made his coaching debut as a graduate assistant at LSU has a sister and niece who live in Skokie…Chicago TE from 2001-02, were high school teammates at Austin Jimmy Graham was a third round draft pick of New Or- (Texas) Westlake HS. Brees and Bears QB Nick Foles leans in 2010 and played five seasons for the team, rank- both prepped at Austin Westlake as they and Peyton and ing fifth in club record books in receiving, most at his posi- Eli Manning (Newman HS) are the only two duos of Super tion with 386 receptions for 5,512 yards and 32 touch- Bowl winning quarterbacks hailing from the same high downs…Chicago General Manager Ryan Pace served in school. Foles also played with CB Patrick Robinson and S several capacities in the New Orleans front office before Malcolm Jenkins in Philadelphia where they were Su- being tabbed to lead the Bears football operation in 2015, per Bowl winning teammates. Saints RB Latavius Murray most recently as Director of Player Personnel from 2013- and Bears OLB Khalil Mack where teammates in Oakland 15. Bears Director of Football Administration Joey Laine, from 2004-16, where Allen served as Mack’s head coach Director of Player Personnel Josh Lucas and Director of for the start of his NFL career...Bears T Bobby Massie College Scouting Mark Sadowski all worked in the New played at the University of Mississippi...New Orleans QB Orleans front office...Saints Senior Offensive Assistant/ Jameis Winston played with Chicago K Cairo Santos in Wide Receivers Curtis Johnson served as wide receivers Tampa Bay in 2019. Santos is a former Tulane stand- coach in Chicago in 2016. Johnson and Bears Defensive out...Chicago LB Barkevious Mingo prepped at West Mon- Coordinator Chuck Pagano served on the same University roe HS and played for Cleveland with Saints LB Craig Rob- of Miami staff from 1996-2000…New Orleans Pass Rush ertson from 2013-15. Specialist Brian Young and Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Dan Campbell played with Chicago Wide Receivers Coach Mike Furrey in St. Louis and Detroit respectively… NEW ORLEANS – CHICAGO Saints Senior Defensive Assistant Peter Giunta and Chica- go Tight Ends Coach Kevin M. Gilbride served on the same STATISTICAL COMPARISON New York Giants staff from 2010-14...Bears DT Akiem Hicks was a third round draft pick of the Saints in 2012 2020 National Football League Regular Season and played for the club from 2012-15...New Orleans Defen- Rankings sive Assistant Michael Hodges served on the coaching Saints Bears staff at Eastern Illinois from 2014-16, coaching linebackers from 2014-15 and serving as co-defensive coordinator his Record 4-2 5-2 final season in Charleston…New Orleans Assistant Offen- Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 30.0 (7) 21.3 (27) sive Line Coach Brendan Nugent served on the Bears Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 29.0 (24t) 19.3 (7) coaching staff from 2013-14…New Orleans radio play-by- Total Off. (NFL Rank) 384.5 (11) 308.0 (29) play voice Zach Strief played at Northwestern from 2002- Rushing Off. (NFL Rank) 118.8 (14) 84.1 (32) 05...Saints Offensive Line Coach Dan Roushar was a two- Passing Off. (NFL Rank) 265.7 (9) 223.9 (25) year letterman at quarterback at Northern Illinois and later Total Def. (NFL Rank) 328.3 (7) 342.0 (10) had two stints on their coaching staff in 1984 and from Rushing Def. (NFL Rank) 89.7 (4) 119.9(16) 1997-2002…Saints DB Justin Hardee played at Illi- Passing Def. (NFL Rank) 238.7 (17) 222.1 (8) nois...New Orleans WR Austin Carr played at Northwest- Kickoff Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 25.3 (8) 27.6 (4) ern...Bears WR Ted GInn Jr. played for New Orleans from Punt Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 11.9 (5) 4.3 (30) 2017-19 and his father, Ted Ginn Sr. coached Hardee and Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) Even (17t) Even (17t) Saints CB Marshon Lattimore at Glenville High School in Penalties 39 45 Cleveland...New Orleans Combine Scout Matt Phillips is Penalty Yards 508 437 the son of Chicago President & CEO Matt Phil- Opp. Penalties 21 45 lips...Roushar and Bears Offensive Line Coach Juan Opp. Penalty Yards 190 416 Castillo served on the same coaching staff in Philadel- Saints at Bears: Week Eight 3 LAST MEETING Harbaugh, the Dallas Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy (Green Bay in 2010), the Philadelphia Eagles’ Doug Pederson and Saints 36, Bears 25; October 20, 2019 @ Soldier Field – the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin. The 2019 Saints edi- S Vonn Bell and LB A.J.