00:00That would have gotten the first, but it's incomplete, and it will be third down.
00:23Jay Bellamy shut down the ball carrier just before he got to the markers.
00:27A good game, but not good enough.
00:29Another tackle, and it seems like we're always calling his name.
00:32What a hitting machine in the secondary.
00:35He's definitely carrying his weight back there.
00:37Maynard lines up to punt after the three and out.
00:43Maynard gets the snap and punts it away.
00:47Lewis fields the deep punt at the 24.
00:51Tackled at the 42.
00:53Michael Lewis didn't get phased by that mammoth punt.
01:00He read the field man and managed to minimize it with a solid runback.
01:03The Saints will start this first play of the drive at their 42-yard line.
01:16Brooks unloads this one to the left, and the catch is made well past the markers for a first down.
01:33Deuce McAllister had three guys covering him, but look what happens.
01:41Incredible catch.
01:42He reels in another one today.
01:45Wonder what they put in his oatmeal this morning.
01:47Probably the passing playbook.
01:49With your time to smash, it's time to pay.
01:52But you don't have to do it.
01:54You're set.
01:56Thank you for that.
01:59Fight.
02:04Snags the missile, and that's a game of seven on the play.
02:09Aaron Brooks threaded the ball back there to his man right past all that traffic.
02:13Good job.
02:14Yet another connection downfield for a big game.
02:17His long game hasn't been firing on all cylinders today, Dan,
02:20but he's made enough of them to keep airing it out now and then.
02:24Well, check out the passing performance here.
02:27Talk about guards.
02:29McAllister larges off right guard and maybe picks up one on the play.
02:35Deuce McAllister used the blocking,
02:37but this stingy defense didn't give up much at all on that last play.
02:41Not much there, but they'll get another shot on third and short.
02:44Third down, one man down.
02:52Gash takes it for his 80 carry and barely picks up the first down.
02:58Sam Gash played smart and used his blockers to perfection on that last play.
03:03Well, Peter, a pretty nice job there converting on third down.
03:06Yeah, didn't get a lot, but didn't need to.
03:08Good job.
03:10And that'll do it for the third quarter.
03:12The Saints are out in front, 41 to 33.
03:16The Saints are out in front, 41 to 33.
03:46Brooks throws a heater and it's intercepted.
03:51No one in front of him.
03:59Touchdown, K.
04:00Okay, everything goes right here.
04:12The interception, the yards he gobbles up afterwards,
04:15and the icing on the cake.
04:17The touchdown, baby.
04:18You can't coach that kind of playmaking.
04:20They will go for the two-point conversion.
04:41Terrell goes in motion.
04:43Jones makes a play on this one and forces the incompletion.
05:03Well, the plan was there.
05:04The receiver was there.
05:05But in the end, the catch wasn't there.
05:08No dice on the two-pointer.
05:19There's the signal and we're ready.
05:21Edinger kicks this one away.
05:27Stecker fields the kickoff at the one.
05:31Lockdown at the 20.
05:33Aaron Stecker tried to run it out,
05:35but the defense preferred that he stayed put,
05:37and they made their case pretty forcefully there.
05:39The Saints had their last drive stall out at the end.
05:49We'll see if they can keep momentum throughout this one,
05:52which starts at their own 20-yard line.
06:01Haynes sacks him way back at the 14.
06:05Michael Haynes gets the sack deep in the pocket.
06:08That's going to be a sizable loss.
06:11Watch this.
06:12Oh, yeah.
06:12That's going to push him back way back.
06:14Great defensive play.
06:16Another sack by this defensive squad,
06:18and they have generated, well, some very shocking numbers so far.
06:23I don't know about shocking, but turkeying this.
06:26Brooks fires this one over the middle,
06:29and it's knocked away from the receiver incomplete.
06:32Michael Green had that play dissected before it even started, really.
06:36Textbook zone coverage there.
06:38If complete, that would have made for a bit shorter third-down play,
06:42but the defense had other ideas.
06:44The anticipation to the throw was key here.
06:46It made all the pieces fall into place.
06:49Third down coming up.
06:50Third down.
06:5216 yards to go.
06:53McAllister in the front and is at the 20.
07:02Tackled at the 22.
07:04Urlacher was in on the tackle.
07:06That will bring up fourth down.
07:08Brian Urlacher managed to take him down just before he got to the markers.
07:14And I'll tell you, Peter, he made a great tackle there.
07:17He brought down one of the more elusive backs in the game.
07:20Well, you're absolutely right, Dan.
07:22But if there's one guy on this defense that can stick with the ball and make the play,
07:27it was him.
07:28Stopped at the 47.
07:30Nathan Basher did a nice job getting some yards after fielding the solid punt.
07:34The Bears get great field position yet again.
07:46They'll start this one at their 47-yard line.
07:50Pharrell goes in motion.
07:57Quicker grabs the fastball over the middle,
08:00and it's good for a gain of 10 on the play.
08:04Marty Booker took on triple coverage and came away with a phenomenal catch.
08:09We've been saying his name a lot today, and with good reason.
08:12He has not slacked off at all.
08:14And he's finishing really strong, too.
08:17Second down and less than the yard.
08:28Jones gets the handoff and gets left.
08:32Crag down at the 39.
08:34First down.
08:36First down, Bears.
08:39Thomas Jones is having success on the outside and up the middle here.
08:44He's making the defense pay for his flexible running style.
08:47So far, he's got 106 yards on 28 carries.
08:55First and 10.
08:57Ball at the 39.
08:58Jones carries it for the 29th time, and will gain close to six.
09:14Thomas Jones took advantage of some really good blocking there on that last run.
09:18When you get the initial surge like that, good things happen, especially in the ground game.
09:22They move the ball, and it will be second down.
09:30Johnson goes in motion.
09:36Jones loses one on the play, and that will bring up third down.
09:40Jonathan Sullivan was a one-man wrecking crew back there.
09:45He powered into the backfield and made the tackle.
09:47That's his third tackle of the game.
09:50Third down.
09:51Two receivers to the left.
09:58Sullivan makes the sack just behind the line.
10:02It'll be fourth down.
10:03Jonathan Sullivan nails his man behind the line of scrimmage.
10:08That's going to cost the offense a few yards.
10:10Oh, yeah.
10:10That's a great job of getting to the quarterback.
10:13Nice sack.
10:14That's number four on the game for this defense.
10:16They've made their presence felt.
10:18Yes, they have, Dan.
10:21That's a confident kicker's stats.
10:24Eddinger watches the 51-yard attempt, and they take the lead.
10:30That's how we do it.
10:31Paul Eddinger really gets the whole ball here, and he needed it.
10:35Watch.
10:36That's a powerful kick for three points, my friend.
10:39When he needs to, he can boot that thing.
10:42Tremendous job.
10:43He's been booting them through all day today.
10:46You know, Dan, he's actually turned out to be one of the leading scorers for this team.
10:50Yeah.
10:50And he has to do it three points at a time.
10:52Exactly.
10:54Eddinger lockets this one deep.
10:57Stecker decides to take it out with the end zone.
10:59Dan gets three.
11:02Locked down at the 21.
11:06Aaron Stecker took it out of the end zone, and while it may have been a little risky,
11:10he gets out close to the 20, so it all comes out on the watch on that play.
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