Saints 29-23 Bears (22 Sep, 2002) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

3-0, 2-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	0	14	7	8	29
CHI	10	10	0	3	23

Chicago Bears

2-1, 1-1 home

New Orleans Passing


Aaron Brooks
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
22/34	233	6.9	3	1	1-4	101.7
22/34	229	6.9	3	1	1-4	101.7

Chicago Passing


Jim Miller
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
26/40	236	5.9	2	1	1-8	87.1
26/40	228	5.9	2	1	1-8	87.1

New Orleans Rushing


Deuce McAllister
Aaron Brooks
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
17	45	2.6	0	10
7	28	4.0	1	14
24	73	3.0	1	14

Chicago Rushing


Anthony Thomas
Leon Johnson
Jim Miller
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
27	111	4.1	24
1	7	7.0	7
2	7	3.5	5
30	125	4.2	24

New Orleans Receiving


Jerome Pathon
Donte' Stallworth
Joe Horn
Deuce McAllister
David Sloan
Lamont Hall
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	71	14.2	1	24
4	43	10.8	1	29
6	42	7.0	1	11
4	42	10.5	0	30
2	33	16.5	0	29
1	2	2.0	0	2
22	233	10.6	3	30

Chicago Receiving


Marty Booker
Dez White
John Davis
Anthony Thomas
Stanley Pritchett
Marcus Robinson
Dustin Lyman
Fred Baxter
David Terrell
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
8	97	12.1	1	22
3	41	13.7	1	20
4	34	8.5	0	14
4	27	6.8	0	9
2	16	8.0	0	9
2	7	3.5	0	5
1	6	6.0	0	6
1	4	4.0	0	4
1	4	4.0	0	4
26	236	9.1	2	22

New Orleans Fumbles


Jerry Fontenot
Deuce McAllister
Aaron Brooks
Jerry Wilson
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
3	2	1

Chicago Fumbles


Leon Johnson
Bryan Knight
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
0	0	2
2	1	2

New Orleans Defense



Sammy Knight
Michael Hawthorne
Ken Irvin
Sedrick Hodge
Darrin Smith
Grady Jackson
Willie Whitehead
Charlie Clemons
Darren Howard
Norman Hand
Fred Thomas
Fakhir Brown
Steve Gleason
Jay Bellamy
Roger Knight
Travis Carroll
Joe Horn
Spencer Folau
Aaron Brooks
James Fenderson
Charles Grant
Mel Mitchell
Michael L. Lewis
Eddie Williams
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	10	0	0	1	0	0
10	8	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	3	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
78	65	1	0	6	0	0

Chicago Defense



Brian Urlacher
Mike Brown
Michael Green
Rosevelt Colvin
Warrick Holdman
Todd McMillon
Keith Traylor
Jerry Azumah
Mike Caldwell
Bryan Knight
Rabih Abdullah
Reggie Austin
Bobby Gray
Larry Whigham
Keith McKenzie
Dustin Lyman
Bobbie Howard
Roe Williams
Alex Brown
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	1	0	1	0	0
5	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	2	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
58	47	1	0	6	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions


Sammy Knight
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	5	0
1	5	0

Chicago Interceptions


Reggie Austin
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Michael L. Lewis
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	141	23.5	29	0
6	141	23.5	29	0

Chicago Kick Returns


Rabih Abdullah
Leon Johnson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	41	20.5	26
3	30	10.0	18
5	71	14.2	26

New Orleans Punt Returns


Michael L. Lewis
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	9	9.0	9	0
1	9	9.0	9	0

Chicago Punt Returns


Leon Johnson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	8	2.7	5	0
3	8	2.7	5	0

New Orleans Kicking


John Carney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Chicago Kicking


Paul Edinger
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/4	75.0	31	2/2	11
3/4	75.0	31	2/2	11

New Orleans Punting


Toby Gowin
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	215	43.0	0	0	51
5	215	43.0	0	0	51

Chicago Punting


Brad Maynard
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	204	40.8	0	3	49
5	204	40.8	0	3	49

6:00 PM, 22 September 2002

Attendance: 63,216

Referees:
Ron Blum

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	8	7	.533	327	349
Tampa Bay	8	7	.533	427	352
New Orleans	5	9	.357	309	312
Carolina	4	11	.267	283	448

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit	13	2	.867	493	299
Minnesota	13	2	.867	396	276
Green Bay	10	4	.714	379	287
Chicago	4	11	.267	283	342

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