Regular Season Week 7: Bears at Saints
October 18, 2026 70° New Orleans Stadium
Attendance: 68,217 (94%)
Bears 3 0 0 6 - 9
Saints 7 20 10 14 - 51
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Bears: 4-3-NOS 25 (12:42) 17-Nelson Smith 42 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 0 CHI 3
(Qtr 1) Saints: 1-10-CHI 22 (1:27) 15-David Peterson pass complete to 37-Phillip Sorensen for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Kleinman. NOS 7 CHI 3
(Qtr 2) Saints: 1-10-NOS 48 (14:47) 12-Robert Ruiz ran for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Kleinman. NOS 14 CHI 3
(Qtr 2) Saints: 1-10-CHI 13 (8:31) 12-Robert Ruiz ran for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Kleinman. NOS 21 CHI 3
(Qtr 2) Saints: 4-1-CHI 25 (2:44) 9-Robert Kleinman 43 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 24 CHI 3
(Qtr 2) Saints: 1-10-CHI 23 (0:06) 9-Robert Kleinman 41 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 27 CHI 3
(Qtr 3) Saints: 4-12-CHI 25 (9:33) 9-Robert Kleinman 44 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 30 CHI 3
(Qtr 3) Saints: 2-6-CHI 16 (8:05) 15-David Peterson pass complete to 81-Kevin Barfield for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Kleinman. NOS 37 CHI 3
(Qtr 4) Saints: 1-10-NOS 37 (12:40) 15-David Peterson pass complete to 37-Phillip Sorensen for 63 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 15-David Peterson pass complete to 83-Nathaniel Lashley for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! 83-Nathaniel Lashley breaks down the CB. NOS 45 CHI 3
(Qtr 4) Bears: 4-11-NOS 24 (7:52) 17-Nelson Smith 41 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 45 CHI 6
(Qtr 4) Bears: 4-23-NOS 38 (3:25) 17-Nelson Smith 55 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 45 CHI 9
(Qtr 4) Saints: 3-10-CHI 11 (0:08) 3-Ralph White pass INTERCEPTED by 93-Albert Cosentino at CHI 14. 93-Albert Cosentino to CHI 0 for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Saints Bears
First Downs 19 8
- Rushing 7 0
- Passing 11 6
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 494 91
- Offensive Plays 69 59
- Yards Per Play 7.16 1.54
Net Rushing Yards 215 33
- Rushing Attempts 32 18
- Yards Per Rush 6.72 1.83
Net Passing Yards 279 58
- Att/Comp/Int 36 / 27 / 0 32 / 19 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 287 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 8 9 / 79
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.54 1.41
- Yards Per Completion 10.63 7.21
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 4 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 14 3 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 8 / 62 1 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 71 4 / 39
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 6 / 234
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 14 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 2 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:57 24:57
Drive Charts
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:38 2:57 OWN 25 6 30 Fumble
1 7:35 6:14 OWN 5 11 95 Touchdown
2 14:47 0:09 OWN 48 1 52 Touchdown
2 12:26 3:59 OWN 30 7 70 Touchdown
2 6:17 3:37 OWN 36 7 39 Field Goal
2 1:48 0:28 OWN 32 3 1 Punt
3 15:00 5:31 OWN 25 9 50 Field Goal
3 8:39 0:38 OPP 20 2 20 Touchdown
3 4:29 3:02 OWN 29 6 24 Punt
4 14:28 1:01 OWN 35 3 -9 Punt
4 12:39 0:11 OWN 37 1 63 Touchdown
4 10:48 2:10 OWN 7 3 0 Punt
4 7:48 2:14 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
4 3:20 2:45 OWN 25 5 16 Punt
4 0:01 0:01 OPP 39 1 0 Game
Bears
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:22 OPP 33 3 7 Field Goal
1 9:42 2:07 OWN 39 3 8 Punt
1 1:21 1:34 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 14:38 2:12 OWN 19 6 8 Punt
2 8:27 2:09 OWN 30 3 -3 Punt
2 2:41 0:52 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 1:20 1:14 OWN 21 3 2 Fumble
3 9:29 0:50 OWN 22 2 -2 Fumble
3 8:02 3:33 OWN 25 6 6 Punt
3 1:27 1:58 OWN 20 4 6 Punt
4 13:27 0:48 OWN 37 3 -18 Punt
4 12:28 1:40 OWN 25 6 23 Punt
4 8:38 0:50 OWN 47 4 29 Field Goal
4 5:34 2:14 OWN 33 7 29 Field Goal
4 0:35 0:34 OWN 11 3 0 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Phillip Sorensen 17 100 5.88 12 7 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 8 99 12.38 52 2 2
#21 Michael Haldeman 7 16 2.29 10 1 0
Bears
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Brian Zelaya 16 30 1.88 8 0 0
#21 Sammy Hudson 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
#23 Jeremy Rule 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 David Peterson 36 27 287 1 / 8 3 63 0 125.58
Bears
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Ralph White 32 19 137 9 / 79 0 30 1 56.38
Receiving Stats
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#37 Phillip Sorensen 6 130 21.67 63 2
#81 Kevin Barfield 4 32 8.00 16 1
#88 Douglas Hoskins 3 28 9.33 18 0
#82 Edward Myers 2 28 14.00 17 0
#28 Jose Cummings 3 24 8.00 13 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 3 20 6.67 10 0
#89 Peter Thomas 1 10 10.00 10 0
#84 Dion Hickman 1 9 9.00 9 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 3 4 1.33 7 0
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 1 2 2.00 2 0
Bears
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Trevor Jenkins 5 41 8.20 16 0
#85 Shane Davis 2 35 17.50 30 0
#83 Leo Breeding 3 24 8.00 11 0
#21 Sammy Hudson 1 17 17.00 17 0
#87 Paul Warren 1 10 10.00 10 0
#83 Chris Davis 1 6 6.00 6 0
#23 Jeremy Rule 1 3 3.00 3 0
#48 Brian Zelaya 5 1 0.20 2 0
Blocking Stats
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#66 Cannonball Butler 45 38 1 2
#28 Jose Cummings 12 22 0 0
#57 David Winston 50 42 0 2
#70 Denny Patterson 44 35 0 2
#1 Ben McNeil 38 42 0 1
#37 Phillip Sorensen 7 3 0 0
#67 Enrique Faucette 43 38 0 3
#88 Douglas Hoskins 0 21 0 0
#84 Dion Hickman 1 9 0 0
#82 Edward Myers 13 36 0 1
#21 Michael Haldeman 9 1 0 0
#81 Kevin Barfield 0 15 0 1
#75 Benjamin Brashear 19 4 0 0
#89 Peter Thomas 0 22 0 0
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 1 2 0 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 0 4 0 0
#19 Tommy Hurst 0 2 0 0
#75 George Deleon 17 2 0 0
#63 Wallace Ouimet 11 0 0 0
#32 Harold Walker 4 6 0 1
#51 Greg Brazina 0 3 0 0
#93 Albert Cosentino 0 2 0 0
#42 Melvin King 0 3 0 0
#95 Robert Powers 2 2 0 0
#98 Stephen Papa 0 2 0 0
#97 Robert Delgadillo 0 6 0 2
#74 Edward Goodman 0 4 0 0
#54 Walter Roberts 0 5 0 0
#72 Cody Soto 0 3 0 0
#27 Michael Kelly 0 4 0 0
#52 Tony Feagin 4 2 0 0
#49 Marvin Allen 0 1 0 0
Bears
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Wayne Tomes 49 25 4 4
#51 Victor White 45 24 1 3
#56 Christopher Jenkins 33 12 1 1
#78 Landon Meader 52 23 1 3
#85 Shane Davis 3 9 1 1
#27 Riley Powell 0 7 0 0
#92 Robert Milton 3 10 0 1
#30 Elijah Summers 7 10 0 0
#42 Mark King 0 8 0 0
#33 Jared McCollum 0 10 0 3
#53 Danny Dickey 4 9 0 0
#22 Richard Vickers 0 7 0 0
#97 Jamie Gullo 1 6 0 0
#83 Chris Davis 0 15 0 0
#60 Robert Fitzgerald 0 7 0 0
#87 Paul Warren 0 8 0 0
#83 Leo Breeding 22 25 0 3
#88 Charlie Moss 24 14 0 1
#69 Allen Bloomer 41 24 0 0
#16 Trevor Jenkins 0 9 0 0
#23 Jeremy Rule 13 12 0 0
#93 Kasey Phillips 12 2 0 0
#71 Juan Anderson 16 0 0 0
#21 Sammy Hudson 2 5 0 0
#32 Fernando Sprinkle 0 2 0 0
#48 Brian Zelaya 11 4 0 0
#97 Adam Hall 0 3 0 0
#76 Donald Riddle 0 3 0 0
#12 Glenn Moore 0 1 0 0
#83 Joshua Cervantes 0 1 0 0
#39 Norman Rodriguez 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#93 Albert Cosentino 1 14 14.00 1
Bears
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Robert Ruiz 1 0 0 0
#98 David Jenkins 0 0 1 0
#54 Walter Roberts 0 1 1 0
#93 Albert Cosentino 0 1 0 0
Bears
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#48 Brian Zelaya 3 0 0 0
#16 Trevor Jenkins 1 1 0 0
#97 Adam Hall 0 1 0 0
#35 James Sullivan 0 0 1 0
#56 Christopher Jenkins 0 1 0 0
Punting
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Ian Watson 6 298 49.67 39.50 54 0
Bears
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Thomas Payne 9 422 46.89 39.44 51 2
Kicking
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Robert Kleinman 3 / 3 3 / 3 0 / 0 44 4 / 4
Bears
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#17 Nelson Smith 3 / 3 3 / 3 1 / 1 55 0 / 0
Punt Return
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Marcellus Jewell 6 71 11.8 33 0
Bears
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Trevor Jenkins 4 39 9.8 21 0
Kick Return
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Bears
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#78 Landon Meader 6 234 39.0 0
Defensive Stats
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 Robert Powers 8 0
#97 Robert Delgadillo 8 3
#54 Walter Roberts 7 0
#98 Stephen Papa 7 4
#93 Albert Cosentino 5 1
#27 Michael Kelly 4 0
#72 Cody Soto 3 0
#16 Ronald Montgomery 2 0
#32 Harold Walker 2 0
#32 William Busse 2 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 1 0
#46 Alexander Henry 1 0
#74 Edward Goodman 1 1
#35 Mark Moore 1 0
#42 Melvin King 1 0
#49 Marvin Allen 1 0
Bears
Name Tackles Sacks
#97 Jamie Gullo 12 0
#32 Fernando Sprinkle 7 0
#30 Elijah Summers 7 0
#97 Adam Hall 6 0
#22 Richard Vickers 6 0
#33 Jared McCollum 5 0
#27 Riley Powell 4 0
#95 Kyle Conley 3 1
#92 Robert Milton 2 0
#42 Mark King 2 0
#8 Thomas Payne 1 0
#35 James Sullivan 1 0
#51 Victor White 1 0
#3 Ralph White 1 0
#53 Danny Dickey 1 0
#93 Kasey Phillips 1 0