The Bears offense loves the screen pass. The Saints defense hates the screen pass. Sunday, they come together in New Orleans for one of the two best NFC matchups of the week. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler ranks second in the league with 418 yards and two touchdowns on 48 screen passes over the past 16 games. Meanwhile, the Saints defense has allowed opponents to complete an NFL-high 90.9 percent of their screens since Gregg Williams became defensive coordinator in 2008.
Sunday Insider: Northern Intelligence
September 18, 2011 at 5:26AM
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A Detroit News columnist raised a question this week that some of us never thought we'd live long enough to contemplate: "We actually might have to ask if [the Lions] might take an opponent lightly." Fresh off a season-opening win at Tampa Bay and a five-game winning streak going back to last season, the Lions return to sold-out Ford Field to face a Chiefs team that was destroyed by the Bills 41-7 last week. "Anybody can win in this league," said Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, referring to the Chiefs.
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Hats off to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers for ripping those who ripped him for not organizing players-only workouts during the lockout. "I felt like we were unfairly attacked on air and by TV personalities that really had no idea what they were talking about when it came to offseason workouts," Rodgers told ESPNMilwaukee.com. "Whether you did them, you didn't do them, you did them with the people you started the season with or you did them with people that are on different teams, I didn't feel like they would have a large impact on the game." Amen.
Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
