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Bears-Saints scoring plays

Bears 7, Saints 0

Score: Dane Sanzenbacher, 8-yard pass from Jay Cutler; Robbie Gould kick; 6:55 left in first quarter.

Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:29 time of possession.

The play: Matt Forte got the long drive going with a 42-yard run.

Fact: The TD catch was Sanzenbacher’s first in the NFL.

Bears 7, Saints 3

Score: John Kasay, 32-yard field goal; 23 seconds left in first quarter.

Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards; 6:32 time of possession.

The play: The Bears bent on the Saints’ long drive, but they held when it counted as Drew Brees couldn’t connect with Jimmy Graham in the end zone.

Fact: Brees was 7-for-7 on the drive until his last pass to Graham.

Saints 10, Bears 7

Score: Devery Henderson, 79-yard pass from Brees; Kasay kick; 12:37 left in second quarter.

Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards; 1:26 time of possession.

The play: Following a sack and facing third-and-12, Brees connected for the longest TD against the Bears since 2008.

Fact: It was the 239th career TD pass for Brees.

Saints 13, Bears 7

Score: Kasay, 29-yard field goal; 5:52 left in second quarter.

Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards; 5:33 time of possession.

The play: On third-and-short, Tim Jennings made the initial hit to stop Pierre Thomas and force a field goal.

Fact: It was the third straight scoring drive for the Saints.

Saints 16, Bears 7

Score: Kasay, 53-yard field goal; 2:09 left in the second quarter.

Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards; 2:11 time of possession.

The play: Brees connected with Graham for a 31-yard gain.

Fact: It was the 41st field goal of 50 or more yards for Kasay.

Saints 16, Bears 10

Score: Gould, 42-yard field goal as time expired in first half.

Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards; 2:09 time of possession.

The play: Of the 4 catches Matt Forte made on the drive, the biggest may have been his last reception for 17 yards to the Saints’ 24-yard line.

Fact: Gould reached 701 in 95 games with the field goal.

Saints 16, Bears 13

Score: Gould, 38-yard field goal; 12:15 left in third quarter.

Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards; 1:45 time of possession.

The play: Cutler hooked up with Johnny Knox for a 30-yard gain to the New Orleans 20.

Fact: The catch was the first of the game for Knox.

Saints 23, Bears 13

Score: Robert Meachem, 4-yard pass from Brees; Kasay kick; 7:33 left in third quarter.

Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards; 2:29 time of possession.

The play: Cutler was sacked and fumbled and the Saints took over on the Bears’ 30.

Fact: Cutler was sacked six times.

Saints 30, Bears 13

Score: Darren Sproles, 12-yard pass from Brees; Kasay kick; 12:05 left in third quarter.

Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards; 8:01 time of possession.

The play: A 15-yard pass and catch from Brees to Graham.

Fact: It’s the 36th time in his career that Brees has thrown 3 or more TDs in a game.