Tyler Shough Tyler Shough
Caleb Williams Caleb Williams
NO 1:00 PM ET CHI

NFL Β· MATCHUP INTELLIGENCE

November 22, 2026 Β· 1:00 PM ET

Saints vs Bears

Soldier Field

NO 2-4 Β· CHI 4-2

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Matchup Analysis Automated Analysis

New Orleans Saints face Chicago Bears in Week 11 at Soldier Field. This early analysis uses the available pregame data; injury reports and market prices can still change before kickoff.

New Orleans Saints enter with a 2-4 record across 6 completed games in this competition phase. They average 25.3 points scored and 29.7 allowed.

Chicago Bears enter with a 4-2 record across 6 completed games in this competition phase. They average 25.0 points scored and 19.8 allowed.

The scoring matchup puts New Orleans Saints’s 25.3 points per game against a Chicago Bears defense allowing 19.8. In the other direction, Chicago Bears average 25.0 against New Orleans Saints’s 29.7 allowed. These season averages provide a broad view of offensive production and defensive results; they do not adjust for opponent strength or establish a specific passing or rushing advantage.

New Orleans Saints have injury designations to monitor: Kaden Elliss (LB) β€” Questionable; Kool-Aid McKinstry (CB) β€” Questionable; Quincy Riley (CB) β€” Questionable. These designations do not confirm who will start.

Chicago Bears have injury designations to monitor: T.J. Edwards (LB) β€” Questionable; Jonah Jackson (G) β€” Questionable; Tony Fields II (LB) β€” IR-R. These designations do not confirm who will start.

The strongest model adjustments toward Chicago Bears are Home field / environment; Record quality.

The strongest model adjustments toward New Orleans Saints are Red-zone TD efficiency; Game-script tendencies.

The current model leans toward CHI at 57.0% estimated win probability. This is a provisional model estimate, not a calibrated guarantee.

  • 🏈 Record: New Orleans Saints 2-4
  • 🏈 Record: Chicago Bears 4-2

Automated analysis β€” full AI preview generates about an hour before kickoff.

SportsFBI Model

Projects Chicago Bears to win β€” 57% confidence

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Key factors driving this matchup

CHIH Home field / environment +1.0 Moderate

CHI home field | CHI 35 days / NO 35 days

CHIH Record quality +0.67 Strong

CHI 4-2 Β· NO 2-4

NOA Red-zone TD efficiency +0.51 Strong

50% / 67% allowed | 84% / 62% allowed

CHIH Early-down efficiency +0.44 Weak

43% / 45% allowed | 39% / 51% allowed

CHIH Run-game matchup +0.36 Weak

CHI 4.5 rush Y/A / 4.5 allowed | NO 3.8 / 4.8 | PBP 81% stuff avoided | 83% stuff avoided

CHIH Starting QB efficiency +0.36 Weak

Caleb Williams (2026) 72.5% CMP / 7.8 Y/A / 3.3% TD / 1.1% INT / 101.5 RATE Β· Tyler Shough (2026) 65.1% CMP / 6.1 Y/A / 5.1% TD / 2.1% INT / 90.1 RATE

CHIH Third-down efficiency +0.32 Moderate

CHI OFF 45.5% / DEF 25.8% | NO 42.5% / 44.6% | PBP 53%/60%/25% | 77%/42%/29%

CHIH Raw scoring differential +0.28 Moderate

CHI 25.0 PPG Β· NO 25.3 PPG | CHI 19.8 PA/G Β· NO 29.7 PA/G

NOA Game-script tendencies +0.19 Weak

52% neutral pass / 69 plays | 56% / 64

CHIH Pass defense +0.15 Weak

CHI 7.1 net Y/A / 62.6% CMP / 99.9 RATE | NO 6.7 / 66.5% / 97.8

NOA Schedule strength +0.14 Weak

CHI 54% opp wins Β· NO 61%

CHIH Special teams efficiency +0.10 Weak

CHI FG 72.7% / NET PUNT 45.6 | NO 70.0% / 41.2

CHIH OL vs DL matchup +0.07 Weak

CHI OL sack 6.7% / DEF sack 9.4% | NO 5.2% / 7.0%

NOA Explosive-play differential +0.04 Weak

6% / 8% allowed | 4% / 7% allowed

CHIH Turnover differential +0.03 Weak

CHI 1.8 GIVE / 1.5 TAKE | NO 2.0 / 1.5

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