Taysom Hill’s TDs Receiving And Passing, Paulson Adebo’s Takeaways Lift Saints Past Bears 24-17 – News18

NEW ORLEANS: Taysom Hill caught a landing go and threw for one more, Paulson Adebo intercepted two passes and in addition compelled a fumble that he recovered, and the New Orleans Saints beat the Chicago Bears 24-17 on Sunday.

The Saints (5-4) compelled 5 turnovers, intercepting rookie QB Tyson Bagent thrice and recovering two fumbles. Those performs tipped the stability of a recreation by which the undrafted Bagent and the Bears (2-7) typically had the Saints’ protection off stability, outgaining New Orleans 368-301 in whole yards and possessing the ball for simply greater than half the sport.

The closing turnover — a fumble attributable to Demario Davis’ sack and recovered by fellow linebacker Pete Werner — all however sealed it with 2:05 left. New Orleans wanted just one first down — and received it — to expire the clock.

Bagent handed for 2 touchdowns to tight finish Cole Kmet. He completed with 220 yards passing and 70 yards dashing to maintain Chicago inside one rating the entire means regardless of the Bears being minus-5 in turnovers.

The Saints had an opportunity to take a ten-level lead on rookie kicker Blake Grupe’s 47-yard subject aim try with 2:30 left, however the ball hit the left upright.

That gave the Bears the ball with an opportunity to drive for a late tying rating — till Davis’ pivotal sack and strip.

The dynamic Hill’s receiving TD made him the primary NFL participant since Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, who retired after the 1964 season, to attain 10 or extra occasions every as a passer (11), runner (26) and receiver (10).

Derek Carr handed for 211 yards and two touchdowns for the Saints, the primary scoring go going to Chris Olave and the second to Hill.

Hill hit tight finish Juwan Johnson behind the tip zone for a 3-yard landing go within the fourth quarter.

The Saints didn’t take their first lead till DJ Moore’s fumble — induced and recovered by Adebo — moments after what would have been a primary-down catch to the Chicago 40 within the third quarter. That arrange Grupe’s 55-yard subject aim to place New Orleans up 17-14.

Chicago drove 13 performs to the Saints’ 13-yard line earlier than settling for Cairo Santos’ subject aim to tie it at 17.

Seeking their first victory within the Superdome since 1991, the Bears began quick. Bagent discovered Kmet for an 18-yarder to cap a 9-play, 75-yard opening drive. It was the fourth straight recreation by which New Orleans’ protection gave up a primary-quarter TD, with two approaching their opponent’s opening drive.

But Adebo’s first interception close to midfield arrange a tying TD on Carr’s 8-yard go to Olave.

Bagent’s second TD go to Kmet, from 9 yards out, briefly put the Bears again in entrance earlier than Carr drove New Orleans proper again down the sector for a 2-yard scoring go to Hill for the utility participant’s fourth TD in his previous three video games.

Santos, who kicked for Tulane when the Green Wave performed residence video games within the Superdome, hit the upright from 40 yards out within the closing minute of the half. His first miss this season stored the rating tied at halftime.

INJURIES

Bears FB Khari Blasingame left the sport to be checked for a concussion.

UP NEXT

Bears: Host Carolina on Thursday night time.

Saints: Visit Minnesota on Sunday.

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