CHICAGO, Ill. - Drew Brees added another touchdown in the third quarter, after which the New Orleans Saints lead the Chicago Bears 24-0 Monday night at Soldier Field.
Drew Brees drove the Saints 80 yards to open the third, capped off by Josh Hill's second score on the night, a 7 yarder that found the quarterback and receiver roll right together.
Jimmy Graham set up the charge on a 29 yard catch-and-run. Kenny Stills and Nick Toon took passes to the Bears 12 before Brees and Hill connected on the misdirection play that had the formation heading left.
Cutler threw his third interception of the night on the Bears second chance, and his second pick to Pierre Warren, to that time throwing 3 passes to the Saints against 5 to his own team.
Brees connected with Jimmy Graham for a quick 26 yard pickup and to Nick Toon to the Bears 3. Shayne Graham kicked from 25 yards after the Saints flubbed the goal-to-go series.
Brees passed for 346 yards, completing 27-of-33 passes. Pierre Thomas has 83 yards on 5 receptions and Kenny Stills added 67 yards through the air.
The Saints' signal-caller clinched his 9th straight season of 4,000 passing yards Monday night, the best mark in pro football all-time.
Chicago managed 3 yards in 3 plays to open the third as Jay Cutler was sacked by David Hawthorne for his third against the Bears passer on the night, as the home side is well on their way to a third straight defeat.
Both sides enter the primetime contest with 5-8 records, though the Saints can still clinch a postseason appearance with a win over division-leading Atlanta Dec. 21. Chicago was excluded from the playoffs for the fourth straight year and the seventh out of eight seasons.
New Orleans bookended the second quarter with touchdowns and Chicago with interceptions.
Brees tossed an 8 yarder to Josh Hill and a 9 yard score to Marques Colston to take a 14-0 lead over the Bears into the halftime intermission.
The latter drive of 95 yards outgained the entire Bears first-half offense by 3 yards.
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