Rattler had entered the game having committed only one turnover—an interception—in his first six starts this season.
The defense also registered four sacks and held the Saints to 44 yards rushing, an average of 2.6 yards per carry and a long run of seven yards.
“This game really started and finished there with our defense,” said coach Ben Johnson. “They just did a phenomenal job throughout. Credit to [coordinator] Dennis Allen and his crew one more time. They’re doing a great job getting us the ball on offense with great field position and it certainly gives us a ton of momentum in games like that. They just did an awesome job.”
The Bears running game was powered by D’Andre Swift (19 carries for 124 yards and one TD) and Kyle Monangai (13-81-1), who combined for 205 yards and two TDs on 32 attempts, a 6.4-yard average.
“Both ballcarriers ran physical, ran violent,” Johnson said. “Huge credit to our offensive line and the tight ends in that core blocking unit because you could feel that line of scrimmage move at times and our backs were finding the holes.”
In his second straight game replacing the injured Cairo Santos, Jake Moody made 4 of 4 field-goal attempts from 27, 39, 24 and 33 yards.
Caleb Williams completed 15 of 26 passes for 172 yards with one interception and a 61.7 passer rating while being sacked once.
“I didn’t play well today,” Williams said. “The defense had four turnovers and four sacks. The offensive line pushes us through. D’Andre Swift and the backs push us through. It’s being able to find ways to win is what we’ve been able to do and we’re going to keep doing that.”
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