Bears @ Saints surprising fact

[Martin]

I was surprised by this from the Athletic. The only team with a winning record the Saints have beaten this year is the Bucs. The same is true for Bears:

[1of10Charnatives]

While this is true, of the Saints four losses, two were against GB and KC, not exactly embarrassing to lose to, another was to the Raiders on the road, who finished 8-8, leaving the loss to the Eagles as the only one that really looks bad. They might have only beaten two teams with a winning record, but they also only lost to two teams with a winning record as well.

Typically about a third of the league finishes with a winning record,  so stats like this can often be misleading when looked at in a vacuum. A better question is what was their record against teams with a winning record? Turns out it's 2-2, which doesn't paint them as world beaters, but also keep in mind they do own the second best point differential behind the Ravens. I guess we'll see what happens in the playoffs, but I'd certainly love to see the Saints go down in flames asap.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

even before this stat, i'd be more surprised if the saints weren't one and done in the playoffs.

[Rocky Davis]

The Bears have the defense, when motivated and schemed correctly, to really bother old man Brees. 

If Mack can throw it back and get to Brees the Saints could be in for a long day offensively.

[Iron Saint]

And? Even though it’s one team, still beat the Buccaneers twice, who are also a playoff team.

The Packers have only 2 wins against teams with a winning record too, I guess that stat wasn’t interesting enough though.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

NFC is pretty weak this year

[LinvilleGorge]

Honestly, it comes down to witch version of Trubisky shows up. When he's good he can be really good, but when he's bad he can be really bad. If the good version shows up, the Bears can potentially beat the Saints. If the bad version shows up, they're gonna get blown out. There's a lot riding on this game for Trubisky. If he plays well, he very well could get another starting opportunity. If he doesn't, he's likely looking at signing a prove it deal.