2006 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 21, 2007 · Soldier Field
New Orleans Saints
14
at
Chicago BearsWinner
39
CHI -2.5 ✓O 42.5 ✓28°F
Chicago Bears 39–14 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
27/49, 354 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-2.3 expected points added · -5.6% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
11/26, 144 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-6.6 expected points added · -10.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 27/49 | 354 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Deuce McAllister | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fujita | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Scott | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 11/26 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 19 | 123 | 6.5 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Cedric Benson | 24 | 60 | 2.5 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Rashied Davis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Rex Grossman | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -3.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Harris | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Tillman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nathan Vasher | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Ayanbadejo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -2.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- NO moneyline
- +128
- CHI moneyline
- -138
Bears closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 25.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 53 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 28°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- NO 8 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Lovie Smith