Through his two weeks back from injury, Chase Young leads the Saints in pressures (8) and pass rush win percentage (25.0%). Here's everyone else in that span: Nathan Shepherd: 5, 9.1 Davon Godchaux: 3, 9.1 Carl Granderson: 4, 6.9 Cameron Jordan: 3, 5.7 Bryan Bresee: 2, 4.3

Danny Stutsman had the second-most tackles in run defense for the Saints yesterday (4), behind Demario Davis (8). His average depth at the tackle was 2.3 yards. Davis was at 5.9.

What did you make of Week 7? Analyzing the little good, lots of bad, and even more ugly from the Saints' dismal effort in Chicago: | via Bob Rose saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The hits keep coming for the New Orleans Saints. Third-year running back Kendre Miller has been lost to a season-ending knee injury: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The New Orleans Saints' fears were confirmed. Pro Bowl center Erik McCoy is out for the year after suffering a torn biceps against the Chicago Bears: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

Every time I watch Jonathan Taylor play football I think about the Saints talking themselves out of him (and Tee Higgins) in the 2020 draft to take Cesar Ruiz instead. Buffoonery

There weren't many silver linings on such a cloudy day in Chicago. Highlighting the few positives from a miserable Saints loss to the Bears: | via Bob Rose saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Dennis Allen downplayed the "revenge game" narrative all week, but he took a moment to celebrate after he got some payback on the team that fired him: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The Saints didn't get out of their loss to the Bears unscathed. After the game, Kellen Moore said there's 'concern' for a couple of injured players: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Mickey Loomis now has a 50-71 record without Sean Payton coaching his team. Kellen Moore is 1-6 as a head coach, and Spencer Rattler is 1-12 as a starting QB.

Choosing to believe Rule of Cool let that stand

Chase Young and Bryan Bresee meeting at the QB is exactly what the Saints envisioned this offseason. Good to see that plan coming together.

Saints showing some impressive reselience today. This one could've gotten away from them after such an ugly start.

Those gains of 57 and 21 yards have Rattler up to 6.1 yards per attempt. Progress

Just a couple more 1.1 yard completions and we'll be right back in this thing

Maybe the Saints need to draft another QB after all

Maybe the Saints need to draft another QB after all

Midway through the second quarter, Spencer Rattler is 3 of 9 for 4 yards. Chris Olave caught two passes for 4 and 2 yards, and Alvin Kamara lost 2 yards on his only catch so far. Rattler has taken 3 sacks for a loss of 14 yards.

Chase Young with a near-pick six and forces a false start penalty on the Bears left tackle. Instant impact.

It's been almost 17 years since the Saints last lost to the Bears. Where were Kellen Moore and Ben Johnson at that time? What about Spencer Rattler and Demario Davis? Let's turn back the clock: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

How do you see this one playing out? The New Orleans Saints don't have time to feel sorry for themselves. We're on to Week 7's game with the Chicago Bears: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Vanderbilt beat LSU for the first time in my lifetime, and just the second time in my dad's life. That's crazy.

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

These individual matchups are key when the Saints pass defense faces off against Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and his talented receiving corps: | via Bob Rose saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The Saints have only themselves to blame for a poor return on their Devaughn Vele trade. Kellen Moore and Spencer Rattler need to get him more targets: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Chris Olave has been a popular subject in NFL trade rumors, but this report says the Saints 'have been trying' to sign him to a long-term deal: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

An underrated aspect of Saints vs. Bears is whether New Orleans can shut down Chicago's running game. Let's go in the trenches for Week 7's preview: | via Bob Rose saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Updating the New Orleans Saints depth chart going into Week 7. Rookies are green. Aged 30+ are gold. Injured reserve are red.

There's a strong case to be made for the Saints moving on from Pete Werner by the trade deadline. He could be a valuable trade piece with Danny Stutsman waiting in the wings: | via @bobbyr2613 saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Spencer Rattler needs more plays from his wideouts against the Bears in Week 7. His old coach Dennis Allen won't make that easy: | via Bob Rose saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The New Orleans Saints will be heading to Soldier Field to take on the Chicago Bears, what are three causes for concern ahead of this matchup? | via @clutchwdn.bsky.social saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

A too-quiet New Orleans rushing attack needs to come to life against former Saints coach Dennis Allen and the Bears defense: | via Bob Rose saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Spencer Rattler's growth isn't the only reason for optimism going into Week 7. A vulnerable Bears secondary could make for a mismatch on Sunday: | via @ClutchWDN saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

All of the Cincinnati Bengals' last-minute roster moves for Thursday Night Football feature former New Orleans Saints players, including a surprising choice for Cincy's QB3: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Alvin Kamara wants to be a Saints lifer, and if that means retiring to find a cold drink on a beach somewhere rather than accept a trade, he'll do it: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

Stat of the day, via @clutchwdn.bsky.social: Saints rookie left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. was 4 years, 9 months, and 1 day old the last time the Chicago Bears beat New Orleans.

The Saints upgraded almost everyone on the Week 7's injury report. Only one player got a rest day, and he just led the team in tackles: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

It isn't exactly Kendre Miller vs. Dennis Allen on Sunday, but there is a little extra incentive for each when the Saints take on the Bears in Chicago: | via Bob Rose saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The storylines write themselves, but will your local FOX station carry this week's Saints game? Here's the broadcast map for Week 7 against the Bears: | via Luke Loffredo saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The New Orleans Saints shared a light injury report on Wednesday, but several big names were listed ahead of Week 7's Bears game approaches: | via Bob Rose saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Not saying they aren't legitimate injuries, but Chris Olave and Alontae Taylor popping up on the IR feels like easy justification for them being inactive this Sunday while the Saints haggle over trades with interested teams.

The New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears share quite a bit of history. The Saints are riding an 8-game winning streak, but who owns the series lead? | via Bob Rose saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

How big is the gap between Spencer Rattler and other second-year quarterbacks? The Week 7 QB power rankings put him at the bottom of the list: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Juwan Johnson's big extension has become one of the most frustrating deals on the Saints' ledger. His rate of dropped passes is the worst of all tight ends: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The latest NFL power rankings agree that the Saints are a bottom-five team, and their 1-5 record reflects that. But they've shown encouraging signs of life in a series of close losses: saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Week 6 is in the books, but the only consensus for the Saints in mock drafts is that New Orleans will be picking top-10 again. Which prospects should be on your radar? saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The Saints showed real progress in several areas on Sunday, but execution issues and missed opportunities still linger. Here's the Week 6 report card: | via Luke Loffredo saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...