The New Orleans Saints didn’t quite come marching into Soldier Field on Sunday, and the Chicago Bears sent them home. A four-game winning streak puts the Bears at 4-2 with some tough games ahead.
A few storylines ran through the week leading up to the game. The Saints’ starting quarterback, Spencer Rattler, lost his starting job at Oklahoma in 2021 to a young Caleb Williams. Rattler would transfer to South Carolina and end up being drafted by the Saints in the 5th round in 2024. Williams would follow head coach Lincoln Riley to USC, win a Heisman, and be drafted by the Bears #1 overall in 2024.
The Bears’ defensive coordinator, Dennis Allen, coached the New Orleans defense both in the late 2000s (assistant) and again in the late 2010s (defensive coordinator), before being promoted to hea