Conference Finals, 2045

played in New Orleans, LA

62 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Chicago Bears	3	14	14	0	-	31
New Orleans Saints	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 NOS - Joe Howard 40 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
1Q: 04:31 CHI - Donald Bradford 19 field goal
2Q: 13:47 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 38 field goal
2Q: 08:22 CHI - Pete Sweeney 5 pass from J.J. Hill (Donald Bradford extra point)
2Q: 03:30 CHI - Patrick Williamson 91 interception return (Donald Bradford extra point)
2Q: 01:09 NOS - Logan Blake 8 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 08:03 CHI - Jerry Walker 10 pass from Sam Ferguson (Donald Bradford extra point)
3Q: 07:25 CHI - Sammie Summers 37 interception return (Donald Bradford extra point)
4Q: 09:45 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 NOS - Joe Howard 40 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
1Q: 04:31 CHI - Donald Bradford 19 field goal
2Q: 13:47 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 38 field goal
2Q: 08:22 CHI - Pete Sweeney 5 pass from J.J. Hill (Donald Bradford extra point)
2Q: 03:30 CHI - Patrick Williamson 91 interception return (Donald Bradford extra point)
2Q: 01:09 NOS - Logan Blake 8 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 08:03 CHI - Jerry Walker 10 pass from Sam Ferguson (Donald Bradford extra point)
3Q: 07:25 CHI - Sammie Summers 37 interception return (Donald Bradford extra point)
4Q: 09:45 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 37 field goal

Team Statistics CHI NOS
Record 15-4 15-3
First Downs 12 22
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 243 404
- Offensive Plays 47 71
- Yards per Play 5.17 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 77 139
- Rushing Attempts 25 35
- Yards per Rush 3.08 3.97
Net Passing Yards 166 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 16 - 0 33 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 166 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.55 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 4/170 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 25:51 34:09

Team Statistics	CHI	NOS
Record	15-4	15-3
First Downs	12	22
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	243	404
- Offensive Plays	47	71
- Yards per Play	5.17	5.69
Net Rushing Yards	77	139
- Rushing Attempts	25	35
- Yards per Rush	3.08	3.97
Net Passing Yards	166	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 16 - 0	33 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	166	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.55	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	4/170	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	25:51	34:09

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:33	2:31	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
1	6:29	2:04	OPP 10	3	8	Field Goal
2	13:41	5:26	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 15	8	41	Half
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
3	10:20	2:28	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
3	3:56	1:17	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:21	6:02	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
4	1:24	0:42	OWN 46	3	7	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:27	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	7:02	0:33	OWN 36	2	2	Interception
1	4:25	5:44	OWN 25	10	54	Field Goal
2	8:15	4:56	OWN 25	10	50	Interception
2	3:19	2:16	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
3	11:28	1:08	OWN 6	2	36	Fumble
3	7:52	0:39	OWN 25	3	0	Interception
3	7:13	1:47	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	5:26	1:30	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	2:39	8:00	OWN 14	15	66	Field Goal
4	9:30	1:09	OPP 44	3	3	Punt
4	2:19	0:55	OWN 20	3	15	Interception
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 5	3	32	Game

Game MVP: Sammie Summers, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Paul Reeder	14	39	2.79	7	0
RB Jonathan Lecuona	10	29	2.90	12	1
QB J.J. Hill	1	9	9.00	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Leonard Lang	19	69	3.63	11	2
RB Dwight Franken	15	61	4.07	18	1
QB Kendall Siever	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Hill	11	8	89	0/0	1	19	0	126.7
Sam Ferguson	11	8	77	0/0	1	19	0	122.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	33	20	279	3/14	2	40	4	68.4

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Walker	6	8	71	11.83	19	19	1
WR Pete Sweeney	4	5	35	8.75	24	18	1
WR Gustavo Dagen	2	3	18	9.00	4	10	0
TE Giovanni Macri	2	3	15	7.50	3	10	0
RB Jonathan Lecuona	1	1	19	19.00	19	19	0
TE Rodolfo Kennedy	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Paul Reeder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jason Matesky	6	10	78	13.00	13	16	0
RB Leonard Lang	4	5	40	10.00	31	25	0
WR Joe Howard	3	8	102	34.00	42	40	1
FB Logan Blake	3	3	11	3.67	0	8	1
TE Tony Peele	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Victor Buckley	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
WR Marlon Brewer	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Dwight Franken	1	1	16	16.00	12	16	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Patrick Williamson	1	91	91.00	1
S Sam Moss	1	42	42.00	0
CB Tony Facey	1	0	0.00	0
S Sammie Summers	1	37	37.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Deon Jamison	1	0	0
CB Bradley Farley	1	0	0
OLB Heath Woodward	0	1	0
CB Tony Facey	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Dwight Franken	1	0	0
RB Leonard Lang	0	1	1
WR Victor Buckley	0	1	0
TE Jason Matesky	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Miller	5	232	46.4	38.2	62	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	3	130	43.3	23.7	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Bradford	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Farley	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deon Jamison	3	76	25.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	48	24.0	0
Philip Sparrow	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shawn McIntyre	11	0	0.0	35	36
S Sammie Summers	6	4	0.0	30	28
CB Winfred Boone	6	0	0.0	28	25
OLB Heath Woodward	5	5	0.0	28	23
DT R.J. Doyle	4	2	1.0	18	17
DE Courtney Hammond	3	1	1.0	14	17
DE Mario Burgess	3	0	1.0	24	19
CB Carson Wilkins	3	1	0.0	13	19
DT Marlon Scovill	2	1	0.0	25	21
CB Tony Facey	2	1	0.0	25	24
CB Patrick Williamson	2	0	0.0	24	26
DT Cole Harding	2	0	0.0	17	20
DE Edgar Dawkins	2	0	0.0	21	16
DE Corey Bernstein	1	2	0.0	14	20
S Sam Moss	1	0	0.0	29	26
CB Russell Richardson	1	0	0.0	11	11
S J.R. Wallace	1	0	0.0	0	6
OLB Stan Martin	0	3	0.0	17	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ike Grui	8	1	0.0	25	21
S Santiago Caldwell	6	2	0.0	22	16
OLB Donnell Thompson	6	1	0.0	25	21
DT Calvin Grier	3	2	0.0	20	13
DE Aidan Butler	3	0	0.0	9	15
S Carlton Stephenson	3	0	0.0	15	17
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	1	0.0	14	17
CB Philip Sparrow	2	0	0.0	15	17
S Barry Moorehead	1	1	0.0	13	8
DT Lincoln Carlisle	1	0	0.0	10	7
CB Tim Babin	1	0	0.0	8	3
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	0	---	---	---
WR Joe Howard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rick O'Donnell	1	0	0.0	8	1
S Frederick Hanlin	1	0	0.0	10	7
DE Peyton Mann	1	0	0.0	24	18
DT Chad Nicholas	0	1	0.0	9	8
S Tyler Worden	0	1	0.0	17	21
DT Jay Stark	0	1	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mario Burgess	1.0	0	4	19
DE Courtney Hammond	1.0	0	0	17
DT R.J. Doyle	1.0	0	0	17
DT Marlon Scovill	0.0	3	0	21
DE Corey Bernstein	0.0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Peyton Mann	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Aidan Butler	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Shawn McIntyre	5	0	0	36
OLB Heath Woodward	3	0	0	23
CB Winfred Boone	3	0	0	25
CB Carson Wilkins	2	1	0	19
S Sam Moss	2	0	1	26
CB Tony Facey	2	0	1	24
CB Patrick Williamson	1	0	1	26
S Sammie Summers	1	0	1	28
S J.R. Wallace	1	0	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Donnell Thompson	4	0	21
ILB Ike Grui	3	0	21
S Santiago Caldwell	2	1	16
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	0	17
CB Philip Sparrow	2	0	17
S Tyler Worden	1	1	21
CB Tim Babin	1	0	3
S Carlton Stephenson	1	0	17
DE Aidan Butler	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Alvin Gunn	2	6	25	22
G Randy Quartucci	1	7	25	22
T Joseph Stoffel	1	4	25	22
T Gerald Willis	0	3	25	22
T Josiah Loveless	0	3	25	22
TE Giovanni Macri	0	1	25	22

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Francisco Helms	3	9	0	35	0	36
T Amari Liakos	3	8	0	35	0	36
G Stephen Cunningham	3	4	0	35	2	36
T Sean Oxenby	1	6	0	35	0	36
TE Jason Matesky	1	3	1	31	0	35
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	0	4	0	35	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Martin	1	21
Tony Facey	1	16
Earnest Ickes	1	7
Jumbo Cortez	1	6
Gustavo Dagen	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Matesky	2	10
Leonard Lang	1	16
Santiago Caldwell	1	16

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Shawn McIntyre	---	---	35	36	2	73
WR Jerry Walker	25	22	---	---	20	67
CB Tony Facey	---	---	25	24	16	65
OLB Stan Martin	---	---	17	23	21	61
S Sammie Summers	---	---	30	28	1	59
S Sam Moss	---	---	29	26	1	56
WR Gustavo Dagen	25	22	---	---	6	53
G Randy Quartucci	25	22	---	---	6	53
CB Winfred Boone	---	---	28	25	---	53
OLB Heath Woodward	---	---	28	23	1	52
DE Courtney Hammond	---	---	14	17	21	52
CB Patrick Williamson	---	---	24	26	1	51
T Gerald Willis	25	22	---	---	---	47
TE Giovanni Macri	25	22	---	---	---	47
T Joseph Stoffel	25	22	---	---	---	47
T Josiah Loveless	25	22	---	---	---	47
C Alvin Gunn	25	22	---	---	---	47
DT Marlon Scovill	---	---	25	21	1	47
WR Pete Sweeney	19	21	---	---	5	45
DE Mario Burgess	---	---	24	19	---	43
DT Cole Harding	---	---	17	20	5	42
DE Corey Bernstein	---	---	14	20	5	39
DE Edgar Dawkins	---	---	21	16	---	37
DT R.J. Doyle	---	---	18	17	---	35
CB Carson Wilkins	---	---	13	19	2	34
DT Deion Maloney	---	---	8	14	10	32
RB Jonathan Lecuona	10	9	---	---	11	30
RB Paul Reeder	15	12	---	---	---	27
QB Sam Ferguson	15	11	---	---	---	26
CB Russell Richardson	---	---	11	11	1	23
QB J.J. Hill	10	11	---	---	---	21
OLB Bruce Heffernan	---	---	1	0	19	20
RB Kaden Sidharta	0	0	---	---	20	20
WR Deon Jamison	0	1	---	---	11	12
CB Bradley Farley	---	---	3	5	3	11
TE Pedro Higbee	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Donald Bradford	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Rodolfo Kennedy	6	1	---	---	---	7
S J.R. Wallace	---	---	0	6	1	7
FB Earnest Ickes	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Dusty Emmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Jumbo Cortez	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Kris Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Norbert Bushon	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Dennis Engelke	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Clifton McLaurin	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Marlon Brewer	34	32	---	---	11	77
TE Jason Matesky	31	35	---	---	10	76
T Amari Liakos	35	36	---	---	5	76
T Sean Oxenby	35	36	---	---	3	74
QB Kendall Siever	35	36	---	---	---	71
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	35	36	---	---	---	71
C Francisco Helms	35	36	---	---	---	71
G Stephen Cunningham	35	36	---	---	---	71
WR Joe Howard	34	35	---	---	---	69
WR Dashawn Nixon	21	20	---	---	19	60
RB Leonard Lang	20	23	---	---	16	59
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	25	21	11	57
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	22	16	16	54
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	25	21	1	47
DE Peyton Mann	---	---	24	18	---	42
DE J.R. Turnbull	---	---	20	15	6	41
TE Tony Peele	8	9	---	---	21	38
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	14	17	7	38
S Tyler Worden	---	---	17	21	---	38
CB Philip Sparrow	---	---	15	17	6	38
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	13	8	15	36
FB Logan Blake	6	11	---	---	18	35
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	20	13	1	34
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	15	17	---	32
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	8	1	20	29
RB Dwight Franken	15	10	---	---	---	25
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	9	15	---	24
WR Victor Buckley	3	2	---	---	18	23
DT Chad Nicholas	---	---	9	8	6	23
DT Lincoln Carlisle	---	---	10	7	1	18
S Frederick Hanlin	---	---	10	7	---	17
CB Tim Babin	---	---	8	3	1	12
DE Damon Springer	---	---	5	6	1	12
DT Jay Stark	---	---	3	6	---	9
S Eugene Morris	---	---	3	4	1	8
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rondell Petruzziello	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Les Massa	0	0	---	---	5	5
FB Stanley Russell	2	2	---	---	---	4
ILB Monty Bustos	---	---	0	1	1	2
TE Taylor Edwards	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Jackson Karau	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Blaine Justice	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Marcos Norris	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-4	-2.0
Middle	12	52	4.3
Right	11	29	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	20	87	4.4
Right	9	31	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Hill	11	8	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Sam Ferguson	11	8	0	1	1	1	0	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	33	20	4	3	0	1	4	4	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	78	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	51	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	77	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	142	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	30	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jerry Walker	8	6	1	71	22
WR Pete Sweeney	5	4	0	35	21
WR Gustavo Dagen	3	2	0	18	22
TE Giovanni Macri	3	2	0	15	22
RB Jonathan Lecuona	1	1	0	19	9
TE Rodolfo Kennedy	1	1	0	8	1
RB Paul Reeder	1	0	0	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jason Matesky	10	6	78	0	35
WR Joe Howard	8	3	102	3	35
RB Leonard Lang	5	4	40	1	23
FB Logan Blake	3	3	11	0	11
WR Dashawn Nixon	2	0	0	0	20
TE Tony Peele	1	1	11	0	9
WR Victor Buckley	1	1	10	0	2
WR Marlon Brewer	1	1	11	0	32
RB Dwight Franken	1	1	16	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Paul Reeder	3	14	4.67	2.79
RB Jonathan Lecuona	2	0	0.00	2.90

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Hill	1	1	5	5.00	8.09
Sam Ferguson	1	1	10	10.00	7.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall Siever	4	2	24	6.00	8.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Walker	1	1	10	10.00	8.88
WR Pete Sweeney	1	1	5	5.00	7.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Matesky	2	1	16	8.00	7.80
WR Joe Howard	1	0	0	0.00	12.75
FB Logan Blake	1	1	8	8.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonathan Lecuona	4	1
RB Paul Reeder	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	4	3
RB Dwight Franken	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Hill	5	5	4
Sam Ferguson	3	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gustavo Dagen	2	1	1
WR Jerry Walker	2	2	2
WR Pete Sweeney	2	2	2
RB Jonathan Lecuona	1	1	1
TE Rodolfo Kennedy	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Howard	5	1	1
TE Jason Matesky	3	2	2
TE Tony Peele	1	1	1
RB Leonard Lang	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,600 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (19,900)
End Zone 13,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,600 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (19,900)
End Zone	13,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)