The New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears are matched up in one of the best games of the weekend, as the undefeated Saints travel to Soldier Field to play the 3-1 Bears and the game will be on FOX at 1 pm on Sunday for the Week 5 matchup on the NFL schedule.
The Bears are coming off of a tough loss against the Detroit Lions in a divisional game after going 3-0 under new coach Marc Trestman to start the season and while quarterback Jay Cutler had a tough game with multiple interceptions, he passed for 317 yards last week and wideout Alshon Jeffery stepped up, putting up 107 receiving yards in the loss and now him and Brandon Marshall will matchup against a much improved New Orleans Saints secondary under new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. The Saints are one of the best offensive teams in the league and the Bears will have their hands full on Sunday.
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The Bears are coming into the game after scoring 30 or more points in three of their four games and the Saints are coming off of a nice win against the Miami Dolphins on Monday night football. Drew Brees threw for over 400 yards in the game and put up 30 points or more for the second straight week and now the Saints will play against a tough Bears team that looks like a Super Bowl contender. The Saints defense is much improved from last season when it ranked in the bottom of the league in most categories and coming into the game on Sunday, the secondary is ranked fifth in the league with just under 200 yards allowed per game.
Cutler will have a tough game against the Saints secondary and Matt Forte will try and break through the rushing defense, which is allowing over 100 yards per contest this season after letting Reggie Bush have a big day last week. Brees has the Saints ranked second in the league in passing with over 330 yards per game, but the rushing attack has been terrible averaging less than 85 yards per contest with Darren Sproles, Pierre Thomas and Mark Ingram.
The Saints have a very tough stretch coming up after playing the 3-0 Dolphins, as they have two straight road game against the Chicago Bears and the against the still undefeated New England Patriots before heading into a bye in Week 7. The team will open with game against the East divisions in Buffalo, New York and then Dallas before a huge game at home against the San Francisco 49ers and that starts another deadly stretch, as the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks are waiting on the riad. The Seattle game is on Monday night football and could be a huge matchup that could be a playoff game later this season.
The Saints and Bears will be on FOX streaming online through NFL.com at 1 pm on Sunday and should be one of the most entertaining games of the early schedule along with the New England Patriots abnd Cincinnati Bengals as well as the Green Bay Packers and Detorit Lions.