The Saints won their fourth straight last night pulling off a hard-fought victory in Chicago by beating the Bears 26-23 in overtime on a Wil Lutz 35-yard field goal. It was redemption for Lutz, who missed a 27-yard field goal in the first quarter, his first miss of the season.
“The team had the confidence in me to make that kick…your best kick is your last one, so it was just great to see that go through,” said Lutz.
Quarterback Drew Brees connected on some big pass plays on that final drive and threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns on a windy night. Alvin Kamara had 163 total yards and the defense sacked Nick Foles five times and intercepted him once.
During the Saints’ four-game winning streak, each victory has been by six points or less. Safety Malcolm Jenkins says they knew they would have grind this victory out.
“So we knew coming into this, it would be low-scoring and it would be about field position and stops, so when we got into those spaces we weren’t very surprised and we were prepared for it, a lot of that has to do with coaching and having faith in each other,” said Jenkins.
The Saints are 5-2 and tied with Tampa Bay for first place in the NFC South. The Buccaneers visit the Giants Monday night and host New Orleans next Sunday night.
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