Robbie Gould raced over to his tee on the Chicago Bears sideline
after the New Orleans Saints tried to ice him with a timeout in overtime
Thursday night.
After a practice kick, Gould walked back onto the field and booted the Saints
out of Soldier Field with another devastating loss. He connected from 35 yards
on Chicago’s first possession of overtime, lifting the Bears to a 27-24 victory
that boosted their playoff hopes.
“I like it,” Gould said. “I get an opportunity to get a warmup kick in but also
see and judge exactly how the wind is blowing. For me, I wish every coach would
do that and give me the opportunity. They say ice, but I don’t think it really
works.”
After leaving Chicago with season-ending losses the past two years, the Saints
looked as if they were ready to end their frustration. Instead, their slim
playoff hopes took another blow thanks to Gould, who also converted a 28-yarder
on the final play of regulation.
Drew Brees hit Marques Colston for an 11-yard touchdown pass with just over 3
minutes left in regulation to give New Orleans its first lead at 24-21...more
Scoring Summary
NO - CHI
1st Quarter
14:48
CHI
TD
NO kicked off, Danieal Manning returned kickoff for 83
yards (Robbie Gould made PAT)
0 - 7
2nd Quarter
9:52
NO
TD
Drew Brees passed to Pierre Thomas to the right for 2
yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)
7 - 7
7:42
CHI
TD
Matt Forte rushed to the right for 1 yard gain (Robbie
Gould made PAT)
7 - 14
0:49
CHI
TD
Kyle Orton rushed to the left for 6 yard gain (Robbie
Gould made PAT)
7 - 21
3rd Quarter
3:44
NO
TD
Pierre Thomas rushed to the right for 42 yard gain
(Garrett Hartley made PAT)
14 - 21
4th Quarter
9:07
NO
FG
Garrett Hartley kicked a 30-yard field goal
17 - 21
3:05
NO
TD
Drew Brees passed to Marques Colston down the middle for
11 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)
24 - 21
0:00
CHI
FG
Robbie Gould kicked a 28-yard field goal
24 - 24
OT
12:14
CHI
FG
Robbie Gould kicked a 35-yard field goal
24 - 27
Team Statistics
NO
CHI
First Downs
22
16
Passing
14
9
Rushing
7
5
Penalty
1
2
Third Down Efficiency
7-17
5-12
Fourth Down Efficiency
1-2
0-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
345
226
Total Plays
76
62
Average Gain Per Play
4.5
3.6
NET YARDS RUSHING
119
55
Rushes
32
20
Average Per Rush
3.7
2.8
NET YARDS PASSING
226
171
Completions-Attempts
24-43
24-41
Yards Per Pass Play
5.1
4.1
Times Sacked
1
1
Yards Lost to Sacks
6
1
Had Intercepted
2
2
PUNTS
5
5
Average Punt
41.4
43.2
PENALTIES
5
4
Penalty Yards
97
24
FUMBLES
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
TIME OF POSSESSION
36:32
26:14
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Preview:
Chicago is where New
Orleans' season has ended the
past two years. That city has
been much kinder to the Saints'
new featured runner. The Saints,
getting a huge boost on the
ground from Chicago native
Pierre Thomas, look to avoid
another crushing road loss to
the Bears when the
postseason-hopeful teams meet
Thursday night. There are 11
clubs in the NFC that have
records of .500 or better, with
New Orleans (7-6) and Chicago
(7-6) at the back end of that
list...
Prediction: The Saints and
Bears are equally desperate, however the Saints don't play well away from the
dome and Soldier Field in December against a desperate Bears team is too much to
ask even for that great offense
Bears 24 - Saints 20
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