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Rookie Tyson Bagent, making his third
consecutive start in place of injured Justin Fields, passed for
220 yards and two touchdowns, but he threw three interceptions
and lost a fumble.
On the Bears' first possession of the third quarter, Adebo took
the ball away from DJ Moore, giving it to New Orleans at the
Chicago 39.
That led to Blake Grupe's 55-yard field goal and the Saints'
first lead at 17-14. On the ensuing possession Cairo Santos
kicked a 31-yard field goal and the score was 17-17 through
three quarters.
Taysom Hill threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson to
give New Orleans a 24-17 lead with 11:05 remaining.
On the second play after the ensuing kickoff Marcus Maye
intercepted Bagent at the Chicago 38, but the Bears got the ball
back when they stopped Carr for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the
17.
New Orleans had another chance to extend the lead, but Grupe's
47-yard field goal hit the left upright and caromed wide with
2:26 remaining.
But the Saints got the ball back moments later when Bagent
fumbled while being sacked by Demario Davis, and Pete Werner
recovered.
The Bears received the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards on
nine plays, capped by Bagent's 18-yard touchdown pass to Cole
Kmet.
Their next possession ended when Adebo intercepted a Bagent pass
and set up New Orleans at the Chicago 45. Ten plays later, Carr
threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Chris Olave to tie the score
at seven at the end of the first quarter.
Bagent and Kmet combined on a 9-yard touchdown pass to break the
tie, before Carr threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Hill to even
at the score 14.
--Field Level Media
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