# Saints vs Bears prediction: 2 of 3 pundits pick the Bears

Week 11, 2026: New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears

Nov 22, 2026 · not played yet · 3 calls on record · updated Nov 3, 2:07 PM ET

Who do pundits pick in Saints vs Bears? Of 3 pundits with a call on record, 2 take the Bears and 1 takes the Saints. Every call is graded once the game is final.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-11-saints-at-bears

Picks:

- [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns) took the Bears; said Nov 3, 2026; on CBS Sports; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ecdbe18-f44f-4264-91e7-f01c312ee177
- [Adam Chudwin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/adam-chudwin) took the Bears; said Sep 4, 2026; on The Rich Eisen Show (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6e5e93f-2997-4140-881f-3acec911a1f1
- [Ross Jackson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ross-jackson) took the Saints; said May 15, 2026; on Locked On Saints (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/479e95ee-26de-4174-8e2c-1d918dc1fc5b

## How they come in

The Saints are 3-5; the Bears are 7-2 and have won 4 straight. On win totals, 15 pundits put the Saints at 8.4 wins on average, and 18 pundits put the Bears at 9.6 wins on average.

Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

- New Orleans Saints: 3-5 (185 scored, 216 allowed)
  - Last games: W 23-22 vs Browns; L 10-16 vs Steelers; W 34-27 at Giants
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 23rd, defense 24th of 32
  - Last season: 6-11
  - Win-total calls: 15 pundits, average 8.4, 2 to 11 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 5 of 8 Saints games
- Chicago Bears: 7-2, won 4 straight (241 scored, 184 allowed)
  - Last games: W 27-24 vs Buccaneers; W 34-17 at Seahawks; W 30-24 vs Patriots
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 8th, defense 14th of 32
  - Last season: 11-6
  - Win-total calls: 18 pundits, average 9.6, 3 to 12 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 5 of 9 Bears games

## Players to watch

Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard

- [Tyler Shough](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyler-shough) (Starting QB, QB): 1,986 passing yards · 14 TD, 6 INT · 66.2% completions · 162 rushing yards · 8 games; 12th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 3, 2026: Tyler Shough to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Tyler Shough to finish top ? at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
- [Kendre Miller](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kendre-miller) (RB1, RB): 159 rushing yards on 57 carries · 2 TD · 9 catches for 37 · 6 games; 63rd in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 31, 2026: Kendre Miller to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 18 Ross Jackson, Aug 28, 2026: Kendre Miller to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
- [Chris Olave](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chris-olave) (WR1, WR): 56 catches for 734 yards · 2 TD · 8 games; 6th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Chris Olave to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver 12 price tag) (not settled yet)
  - No. 18 Ross Jackson, Aug 28, 2026: Chris Olave to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
- [Juwan Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/juwan-johnson) (TE1, TE): 28 catches for 289 yards · 4 TD · 8 games; 70th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 18 Ross Jackson, Aug 28, 2026: Juwan Johnson to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
  - No. 37 Andrew Erickson, Aug 29, 2026: Juwan Johnson to outplay his draft cost (Late-round only) (not settled yet)
- [Chase Young](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chase-young) (Sack leader, DE): 8 sacks · 9 solo tackles · 8 games; 2nd in the NFL in sacks
  - No. 18 Ross Jackson, Aug 28, 2026: Chase Young to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
- [Jonas Sanker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonas-sanker) (Tackle leader, S): 31 solo tackles · 8 games; 43rd in the NFL in solo tackles
  - No. 18 Ross Jackson, Aug 28, 2026: Jonas Sanker to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
  - No. 19 Rich Hribar, Sep 8, 2026: Jonas Sanker to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Caleb Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams) (Starting QB, QB): 1,546 passing yards · 8 TD, 5 INT · 68.7% completions · 145 rushing yards · 6 games; 22nd in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 15, 2026: But Williams is expected back for the Bears' Week 6 game against the Falcons, who have been playing well after an 0-2 start. (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Oct 17, 2026: I'm expecting Caleb Williams to return this week (hamstring). He opened this week with a full practice. (not settled yet)
- [D'Andre Swift](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/d-andre-swift) (RB1, RB): 576 rushing yards on 155 carries · 10 TD · 24 catches for 162 · 9 games; 14th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: D'Andre Swift to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 19 Rich Hribar, Aug 4, 2026: D'Andre Swift to outplay his draft cost (the RB2/dead-zone range) (not settled yet)
- [Luther Burden III](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/luther-burden-iii) (WR1, WR): 49 catches for 644 yards · 4 TD · 9 games; 13th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 21 Bucky Brooks, Jul 12, 2026: Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 27 Jordan Dajani, Aug 10, 2026: Luther Burden III to record 1,057 receiving yards (not settled yet)
- [Colston Loveland](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/colston-loveland) (TE1, TE): 37 catches for 363 yards · 2 TD · 9 games; 45th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 28, 2026: Colston Loveland to outplay his draft cost (the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts) (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Aug 5, 2026: Colston Loveland to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
- [Jeffery Simmons](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeffery-simmons) (Sack leader, DT): 6 sacks · 26 solo tackles · 9 games; 10th in the NFL in sacks
  - No. 36 Gregg Rosenthal, Oct 29, 2026: Jeffery Simmons to make All-Pro (not settled yet)
  - No. 41 John Middlekauff, Oct 30, 2026: Jeffery Simmons to make All-Pro (not settled yet)
- [Dillon Thieneman](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman) (Tackle leader, S): 1.5 sacks · 30 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games; 46th in the NFL in solo tackles

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The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team.
The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-11
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology