New Orleans Saints: What surprised us against the Chicago Bears

2. Matt Nagy and the Bears played right into the Saints’ defense’s hand

The last thing I want to do is take anything away from the New Orleans Saints’ defense. While I still think they have to prove it against a quarterback that is actually good, the Saints defense was yet again great in this one.

The Bears’ 25 points are misleading to how this game went. One of the three touchdowns was a kick return and the other two came in garbage time with four and a half minutes left after the Saints took a 36-10 lead.

The Saints’ defense has been really good against the pass this season with Marshon Lattimore really stepping up his play after a mediocre sophomore year. Marcus Williams has been great and the defensive line has been stellar in pressuring quarterbacks and making things happen.

Heading into the game, the Saints’ defense was only slightly above average in rushing yards allowed, allowing the 14th fewest per game at 102.8 yards. Now they rank ninth at 90.6 yards after the confusing gameplan that the Bears had.

The Bears ran the ball seven times. Yes, seven times. Meanwhile, Mitchell Trubisky, who is known for being more of a running quarterback than a passing one, threw the ball 54 times. To his credit, he did not throw an interception, but with David Montgomery and Tarik Cohen, there is no excuse to only run the ball seven times.

But hey, it played right into the Saints’ favor. If teams are going to play into the Saints’ strenghts then let them.