BEARS vs. SAINTS: 2019 Week 7 Pre-Gamin’ – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

If the Bears are going to knock off the Saints, they’ll need their stars to shine.

And as fate would have it, the Bears have enough star-power to do it. But how many opportunities will they get to do the necessary heavy lifting remains to be seen.

Khalil Mack is Pro Football Focus’ highest-ranked pass-rusher through six weeks, even after the Raiders took him out of the equation in Week 5. Mack needs to be elite, especially with defensive end Akiem Hicks out of the lineup for the next eight weeks. Allen Robinson is the Bears’ highest-graded offensive player on PFF’s scale, and has looked every bit of it. Robinson lit it up against the Raiders in Week 5 while Chase Daniel was slinging it, but a matchup against New Orleans’ Marshon Lattimore is a daunting task that looms this afternoon.

Having a bye week after a loss should have opened the door for everyone involved to take an extended look in the mirror and do some self-scouting and internal evaluation. Chicago should be prepared to bounce back in a big way against a team without its starting quarterback, running back, and tight end. Sure, the Saints are a first-place team with a defense that is on fire. But the Bears have all the motivation needed to squeeze through with a victory.

Game Info

Chicago Bears (3-2, 3rd NFC North) vs. New Orleans Saints (5-1, 1st NFC South), 3:25 CT, FOX-TV (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews), WBBM-AM 780 and WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote), Sports USA (Larry Kahn, Doug Plank, Troy West)

Odds: Bears (-4), Over/Under 37.5, via the Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas.

Note: The line and point total have both moved a half-point since Friday. 

Game Thread and Week 6 Preview

Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And hopefully, the Bears can get back on a roll to start the second portion of their season’s schedule

Your Week 6 Preview lives here.

Coaches

Matt Nagy (15-6) vs. Sean Payton (123-75)

Starting Quarterbacks

Bears: Mitch Trubisky

First start since suffering an injured non-throwing shoulder

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Saints: Teddy Bridgewater

Last week at Jaguars: 24-36 (66.7%), 240 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 94.7 rating

Bears Inactives:

Inactives for #NOvsCHI: pic.twitter.com/qQSdxldG5H

— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 20, 2019

Bears Expected Offensive Starters

QB Mitch Trubisky

RB Tarik Cohen

WR Allen Robinson II

WR Taylor Gabriel

WR Anthony Miller

TE Trey Burton

LT Charles Leno Jr.

LG Cody Whitehair

C James Daniels

RG Rashaad Coward

RT Bobby Massie

Bears Expected Defensive Starters

DT Bilal Nichols

NT Eddie Goldman

DE Roy Robertson-Harris

OLB Khalil Mack

ILB Danny Trevathan

ILB Roquan Smith

OLB Leonard Floyd

CB Kyle Fuller

CB Prince Amukamara

S Eddie Jackson

S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Bears Specialists

Eddy Piñeiro (kicker), Pat O’Donnell (punter, holder), Patrick Scales (long snapper), Cordarrelle Patterson (kick returner), Tarik Cohen (punt returner)

Saints Inactives:

Saints inactives

Drew Brees
Alvin Kamara
Tre'Quan Smith
Ken Crawley
Ethan Greenidge
Jared Cook
Trey Hendrickson

— Luke Johnson (@ByLukeJohnson) October 20, 2019

Saints Offense Expected Starters:

QB Teddy Bridgewater

RB Latarius Murray

WR Michael Thomas

WR Ted Ginn

WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey

TE Josh Hill

LT Terron Armstead

LG Andrus Pead

C Erik McCoy

RG Larry Watford

RT Ryan Ramczyk

Saints Defense Expected Starters:

LDE Cameron Jordan

LDT Sheldon Rankins

NT Malcom Brown

RDE Marcus Davenport

SLB AJ Klein

MLB Kiko Alonso

WLB Demario Davis

LCB Eli Apple

RCB Marshon Lattimore

FS Marcus Williams

SS Vonn Bell

Saints Specialists:

Wil Lutz (kicker), Thomas Morstead (punter, holder), Zach Wood (long snapper), Deonte Harris (kick and punt returns)