Bears at Saints
THE STORY: The Chicago Bears took care of the defending NFC South champion Atlanta Falcons last week, and now they'll try to knock off another of the division's top teams when they visit the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. The Bears dominated Atlanta in a 30-12 home win last week. The Saints are coming off a tough 42-34 loss to the defending champion Green Bay Packers and are trying to avoid an 0-2 start for the first time since 2007. The Bears have won the past three meetings, including a 27-24 overtime win in the most recent contest between the teams in 2008.
TV: FOX, 1 p.m. ET. LINE: Saints -6.5 O/U 47.5
ABOUT THE BEARS (1-0): The Bears' defense gave up 386 yards against Atlanta but also forced three turnovers, one of which linebacker Brian Urlacher returned for a touchdown. The following day, Urlachler's mother died unexpectedly at the age of 51. Although the team has given him his time, Urlacher is expected to play on Sunday. Mike Martz's offense clicked, with Jay Cutler passing for 312 yards and two touchdowns and Matt Forte adding 158 yards from scrimmage. Sunday will mark a homecoming for Forte, who played at Tulane and is from Slidell, La.
ABOUT THE SAINTS (0-1): Drew Brees and the New Orleans offense put up big numbers, as usual, in the opener but couldn't keep pace with the Packers. Brees passed for 419 yards and three touchdowns. He has won 13 of his past 18 home starts. Brees could be without a couple of his top targets, though. Marques Colston will miss at least a month after breaking his collarbone against Green Bay, and Lance Moore could miss his second consecutive game with a groin injury.
EXTRA POINTS
1. In his career, Cutler's teams are 23-0 when he has a quarterback rating of 100 or better.
2. With his 72-yard punt return touchdown last week, New Orleans' Darren Sproles became the first NFL player since 2005 to return his first punt for a touchdown while playing for his new team.
3. Saints TE Jimmy Graham has five touchdowns in his past four games, including at least one in each contest.