Bears-Saints players fight in middle of tight game
Tensions were running high in a close game between New Orleans and Chicago
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A fight broke out Sunday night in the third quarter of the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears game.
The tension was elevated when Saints defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson poked his finger inside Bears wide receiver Anthony Miller's facemask. The receiver got into it with Gardner-Johnson but things between the two players stayed relatively calm.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tensions then boiled over between the two teams when Bears wide receiver Javon Wims punched Gardner-Johnson in the helmet. The two started a brawl and Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins tried to break it up. Wims was the only player ejected in the melee.
After a penalty was assessed, Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore intercepted a pass from Nick Foles and gave the ball back to the New Orleans offense.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The game was tight throughout the first two and a half quarters. At the point of Lattimore’s interception, the game was tied 13-13 with about 8 minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Saints would get a field goal after the turnover.
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The Saints came into the game trying to keep pace in the NFC South at 4-2. The Bears, despite their struggles on the offense, were 5-2 and tried to gain a stronghold in the NFC North with the Green Bay Packers dropping a game to the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions falling to the Indianapolis Colts.