2006 NFC Championship Game at Chicago Bears
Bears 39, Saints 14: the franchise's first NFC Championship Game ends in the Soldier Field snow.
Following their divisional win over the Eagles, the Saints flew to Soldier Field for their very first NFC Championship Game, where they took on the top-seeded Chicago Bears and lost 39–14. The Saints pulled within 16–14 in the third quarter on Drew Brees' 88-yard touchdown pass to rookie Reggie Bush, but the Bears took over the rest of the game, scoring 23 unanswered points.
Quick Facts
- Round
- NFC Championship Game
- Opponent
- Chicago Bears (top seed)
- Venue
- Soldier Field, Chicago
- Result
- Bears 39, Saints 14
- Significance
- First NFC Championship Game in franchise history
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Background
New Orleans trailed early on Robbie Gould's 19-yard field goal, and in the second quarter Gould added 43-yard and 23-yard field goals while Thomas Jones got a 2-yard touchdown run before Brees' 13-yard touchdown pass to rookie Marques Colston. After Bush's 88-yard score made it 16–14, Brees was called for intentional grounding in his own end zone for a safety, and in the fourth quarter Rex Grossman's 33-yard touchdown pass to Bernard Berrian, Cedric Benson's 12-yard run and Jones' 15-yard run wrapped up the game.
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