Week 7, 2026

played in Chicago, IL

56 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	0	-	14
Chicago Bears	14	0	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 CHI - Johnnie Buckley 44 pass from Roderick Parish (Grant Buchanon extra point)
1Q: 07:11 CHI - Roderick Parish 9 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 10:48 NOS - Drake Poston 22 pass from Marty Schultz (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
3Q: 08:09 NOS - Renaldo McCarthy 5 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
4Q: 11:00 CHI - Grant Buchanon 31 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CHI - Dalton Oliver 1 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 CHI - Johnnie Buckley 44 pass from Roderick Parish (Grant Buchanon extra point)
1Q: 07:11 CHI - Roderick Parish 9 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 10:48 NOS - Drake Poston 22 pass from Marty Schultz (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
3Q: 08:09 NOS - Renaldo McCarthy 5 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
4Q: 11:00 CHI - Grant Buchanon 31 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CHI - Dalton Oliver 1 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CHI
Record 2-5 2-4
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 326 327
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 5.43 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 106 92
- Rushing Attempts 27 29
- Yards per Rush 3.93 3.17
Net Passing Yards 220 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 0 27 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 7.83
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/61 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/39 4/3
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:06 29:54

Team Statistics	NOS	CHI
Record	2-5	2-4
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	326	327
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	5.43	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	106	92
- Rushing Attempts	27	29
- Yards per Rush	3.93	3.17
Net Passing Yards	220	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 0	27 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	7.83
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/61	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/39	4/3
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:06	29:54

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	9:04	0:07	OWN 25	1	0	Fumble
1	7:00	2:45	OWN 25	7	43	Missed FG
1	2:22	2:18	OWN 23	3	-5	Punt
2	14:11	3:35	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
2	5:30	2:46	OWN 4	6	29	Punt
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 33	6	35	Half
3	11:49	3:51	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
3	4:40	3:11	OWN 6	5	21	Punt
4	15:00	1:29	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
4	10:54	4:05	OWN 25	7	27	Punt
4	1:51	0:55	OWN 25	4	7	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	3:44	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
1	8:57	1:57	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
1	4:15	1:53	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
1	0:04	0:53	OWN 34	4	17	Fumble
2	10:36	5:06	OWN 40	7	26	Punt
2	2:44	1:25	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 17	4	24	Punt
3	7:58	3:18	OWN 26	5	26	Punt
3	1:29	1:29	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
4	13:31	2:37	OWN 48	6	38	Field Goal
4	6:49	4:58	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 32	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Marty Schultz, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Renaldo McCarthy	13	51	3.92	15	2	1
Drake Poston	5	27	5.40	10	1	0
Marty Schultz	5	13	2.60	6	0	0
Billy Crawford	3	15	5.00	11	1	0
Alejandro Ballard	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dalton Oliver	21	67	3.19	11	3	1
Emmett Chaisson	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Warren Darilek	2	10	5.00	8	0	0
Johnnie Buckley	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
Jake Grubbs	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Marty Cooley	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
Roderick Parish	1	9	9.00	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Schultz	31	24	232	2/12	1	29	0	108.5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmett Chaisson	20	17	164	3/20	0	25	0	100.8
Roderick Parish	7	7	91	0/0	1	44	0	158.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chance Clapp	6	9	61	10.17	22	20	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	5	5	33	6.60	9	19	0
TE Emmitt Perreault	4	5	49	12.25	12	29	0
RB Drake Poston	3	3	45	15.00	24	22	1
WR Alejandro Ballard	3	4	23	7.67	0	11	0
WR Randal Clements	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
FB Renaldo McCarthy	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB C.J. Marek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Erik O'Connell	6	7	60	10.00	24	19	0
TE Marc Polley	5	5	31	6.20	12	16	0
TE Lonnie Lenihan	4	5	51	12.75	22	25	0
WR Johnnie Buckley	3	3	54	18.00	0	44	1
WR Efrain Forbes	2	3	30	15.00	24	20	0
RB Dalton Oliver	2	2	21	10.50	20	18	0
WR Rodolfo Lyons	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Warren Darilek	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Renaldo McCarthy	2	0	0
Billy Crawford	1	0	0
Martin Schoeppner	0	1	0
Joey Van Pelt	0	1	0
Emmitt Perreault	0	1	0
Randal Clements	0	0	1
Scottie Tanner	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Emmett Chaisson	1	0	0
Carlton Marshall	1	0	0
Jake Grubbs	0	1	0
Dylan Henderson	0	1	0
Trevor Baskey	0	0	1
Caiden Dirksen	0	0	1
Dominic Durand	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	6	266	44.3	40.5	54	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	6	279	46.5	40.0	67	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alejandro Hoosier	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Buchanon	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Russell Gunn	3	39	13.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Marshall	4	3	0.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Marshall	3	48	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tito Flynn	11	0	0.0	29	27
OLB Christian Thornton	6	3	1.0	25	29
CB Daquan Norris	6	1	0.0	29	30
S Pat Fields	5	0	0.0	10	19
CB Warren Baker	4	2	0.0	20	16
S Corwin Torres	4	0	0.0	29	29
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	3	0	0.0	11	19
DT Scottie Tanner	2	0	1.0	14	22
DE Hector Mahnken	2	1	0.0	29	30
OLB Travis Lechler	2	0	0.0	20	15
DT Joey Van Pelt	1	0	1.0	12	19
CB Ty Barber	1	1	0.0	18	11
DE Zack Constant	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Hayden Kinney	1	0	0.0	18	11
DE Quinn Radmore	1	0	0.0	10	18
CB B.J. Brooks	1	0	0.0	10	15
DE Brendan Blank	0	1	0.0	16	9
DE Brayden Lyttle	0	1	0.0	16	10

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Marshall	8	0	0.0	26	29
CB Dominic Durand	8	0	0.0	26	32
ILB Caiden Dirksen	7	0	0.0	8	20
S Walt Maxwell	6	3	0.0	27	33
ILB Trevor Baskey	5	4	0.0	24	22
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	4	2	0.0	24	28
OLB Julio Ingersoll	3	2	0.0	27	27
CB Dylan Henderson	3	1	0.0	11	10
CB Louie Bush	3	0	0.0	19	19
DE Mercury Slezak	2	1	2.0	24	28
DT Johnnie Stuart	2	0	0.0	22	23
DT Oliver Rutter	1	0	0.0	5	3
OLB Darren Shepard	0	3	0.0	3	11
DE Angel Curiel	0	2	0.0	19	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Joey Van Pelt	1.0	0	19
OLB Christian Thornton	1.0	0	29
DT Scottie Tanner	1.0	0	22
DE Brayden Lyttle	0.0	1	10
DE Hector Mahnken	0.0	1	30

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mercury Slezak	2.0	1	0	1	28
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	0.0	1	1	1	28
DE Angel Curiel	0.0	0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Christian Thornton	5	0	29
CB Daquan Norris	5	0	30
OLB Tito Flynn	4	0	27
DE Hector Mahnken	2	1	30
S Corwin Torres	2	0	29
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	2	0	19
S Pat Fields	2	0	19
CB Warren Baker	1	0	16
CB B.J. Brooks	1	0	15

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Caiden Dirksen	5	0	20
S Carlton Marshall	4	0	29
CB Dominic Durand	4	0	32
CB Dylan Henderson	3	1	10
S Walt Maxwell	2	0	33
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	2	0	28
CB Louie Bush	2	0	19
OLB Julio Ingersoll	1	1	27
ILB Trevor Baskey	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abel Lucas	2	7	27	1	33
Korey Jenkins	2	4	27	0	33
Chase Gibson	1	5	27	0	33
Carlos Mathews	1	2	27	0	33
Robert Farley	0	4	27	0	33
Mason Determann	0	2	10	1	19
Emmitt Perreault	0	1	19	0	23

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darnell Brownell	3	9	1	29	0	30
Chance Burton	3	6	1	29	0	30
Darius Stephenson	2	6	0	29	0	30
Dustin Anthony	1	1	0	21	0	24
Gustavo Jackson	0	2	0	29	2	30
Marc Polley	0	1	0	29	0	29
Lenny Manning	0	1	0	8	0	6
Dalton Oliver	0	0	0	26	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Corwin Torres	3	21
Tito Flynn	1	21
Greg Diaz	1	20
Randal Clements	1	15
Mason Determann	1	9

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Darren Shepard	1	20
Marc Polley	1	11
Jeffrey Wolfe	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corwin Torres	---	---	29	29	21	79
Tito Flynn	---	---	29	27	21	77
Abel Lucas	27	33	---	---	7	67
Korey Jenkins	27	33	---	---	7	67
Chase Gibson	27	33	---	---	7	67
Carlos Mathews	27	33	---	---	7	67
Martin Schoeppner	25	32	---	---	8	65
Daquan Norris	---	---	29	30	6	65
Robert Farley	27	33	---	---	---	60
Hector Mahnken	---	---	29	30	1	60
Marty Schultz	27	33	---	---	---	60
Christian Thornton	---	---	25	29	1	55
Warren Baker	---	---	20	16	13	49
Drake Poston	6	26	---	---	15	47
Chance Clapp	18	27	---	---	---	45
Emmitt Perreault	19	23	---	---	1	43
Hayden Kinney	---	---	18	11	11	40
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	12	19	7	38
Mason Determann	10	19	---	---	9	38
Scottie Tanner	---	---	14	22	1	37
Travis Lechler	---	---	20	15	---	35
Alejandro Ballard	19	14	---	---	---	33
Pat Fields	---	---	10	19	4	33
Brendan Blank	---	---	16	9	6	31
Maxwell Wolfe	---	---	11	19	1	31
Renaldo McCarthy	20	10	---	---	---	30
Ty Barber	---	---	18	11	---	29
Quinn Radmore	---	---	10	18	1	29
Randal Clements	8	3	---	---	15	26
Brayden Lyttle	---	---	16	10	---	26
B.J. Brooks	---	---	10	15	1	26
C.J. Marek	4	4	---	---	15	23
Greg Diaz	0	0	---	---	20	20
Billy Crawford	6	7	---	---	---	13
Marco Brandon	---	---	0	0	11	11
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cornelius Thomason	0	0	---	---	7	7
Russell Gunn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alejandro Hoosier	0	0	---	---	4	4
Zack Constant	---	---	3	1	---	4
Clyde Wright	0	0	---	---	1	1
Axel Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Jamison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonah Anderle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andre Irwin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deion Sachtleben	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marc Polley	29	29	---	---	11	69
Johnnie Buckley	26	27	---	---	15	68
Gustavo Jackson	29	30	---	---	7	66
Darius Stephenson	29	30	---	---	7	66
Chance Burton	29	30	---	---	7	66
Carlton Marshall	---	---	26	29	10	65
Dominic Durand	---	---	26	32	7	65
Jeffrey Wolfe	---	---	24	28	11	63
Walt Maxwell	---	---	27	33	2	62
Darnell Brownell	29	30	---	---	---	59
Erik O'Connell	26	24	---	---	8	58
Julio Ingersoll	---	---	27	27	2	56
Louie Bush	---	---	19	19	15	53
Mercury Slezak	---	---	24	28	---	52
Dustin Anthony	21	24	---	---	7	52
Dalton Oliver	26	20	---	---	1	47
Trevor Baskey	---	---	24	22	---	46
Johnnie Stuart	---	---	22	23	1	46
Emmett Chaisson	21	23	---	---	---	44
Elliot Evers	---	---	11	25	1	37
Angel Curiel	---	---	19	17	---	36
Darren Shepard	---	---	3	11	20	34
Lonnie Lenihan	11	19	---	---	3	33
Efrain Forbes	19	12	---	---	---	31
Jermaine Chaky	---	---	8	16	7	31
Jake Grubbs	2	6	---	---	21	29
Kenny Heusel	---	---	9	7	13	29
Caiden Dirksen	---	---	8	20	---	28
Marty Cooley	2	0	---	---	21	23
Dylan Henderson	---	---	11	10	1	22
Warren Darilek	2	10	---	---	8	20
Roderick Parish	8	7	---	---	---	15
Oliver Rutter	---	---	5	3	6	14
Lenny Manning	8	6	---	---	---	14
Nick Biernoth	---	---	1	1	9	11
Bernard Brickner	---	---	3	5	1	9
A.J. Newton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	7	7
Grant Buchanon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Britt Schroeder	---	---	0	6	---	6
Rodolfo Lyons	2	3	---	---	---	5
J.T. Craig	---	---	0	1	---	1
Oliver Hodson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Wyatt Rohrbach	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Preston	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	17	2.1
Middle	15	64	4.3
Right	4	25	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	4	26	6.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Schultz	31	24	3	1	1	2	1	3	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmett Chaisson	20	17	2	0	0	1	2	0	0
Roderick Parish	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	22	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	95	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	86	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	112	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	55	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	60	30.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chance Clapp	9	6	1	61	1	27
WR Martin Schoeppner	5	5	0	33	0	32
TE Emmitt Perreault	5	4	0	49	1	23
WR Alejandro Ballard	4	3	0	23	0	14
RB Drake Poston	3	3	0	45	1	26
WR Randal Clements	2	2	0	13	0	3
FB Renaldo McCarthy	2	1	0	8	0	10
FB C.J. Marek	1	0	0	0	0	4

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Erik O'Connell	7	6	60	0	24
TE Lonnie Lenihan	5	4	51	1	19
TE Marc Polley	5	5	31	0	29
WR Johnnie Buckley	3	3	54	1	27
WR Efrain Forbes	3	2	30	1	12
RB Dalton Oliver	2	2	21	0	20
WR Rodolfo Lyons	1	1	8	0	3
RB Warren Darilek	1	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Renaldo McCarthy	2	20	10.00	3.92

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dalton Oliver	5	4	0.80	3.19
Roderick Parish	1	9	9.00	9.00
Warren Darilek	1	8	8.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roderick Parish	1	1	11	11.00	13.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lonnie Lenihan	1	1	11	11.00	10.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Marty Schultz	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Darilek	2	1
Dalton Oliver	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Schultz	13	9	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmett Chaisson	5	5	0
Roderick Parish	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alejandro Ballard	3	2	1
WR Chance Clapp	3	2	2
RB Drake Poston	2	2	2
TE Emmitt Perreault	2	1	0
WR Randal Clements	1	1	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	1	0
FB C.J. Marek	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Buckley	3	3	1
TE Lonnie Lenihan	3	3	1
TE Marc Polley	1	1	0
WR Erik O'Connell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)