Larry Mayer

The Bears registered their fourth straight victory Sunday, generating four takeaways and rushing for a season-high 222 yards and two touchdowns in an impressive 26-14 win over the Saints at Soldier Field.

The Bears (4-2) raced to a 20-0 second-quarter lead, with the offense scoring 10 points off two takeaways. The Saints (1-6) followed by scoring touchdowns on back-to-back possessions bridging the second and third quarters to cut the deficit to 20-14. But the Bears closed strong, outscoring the Saints 6-0 over the game's final quarter and a half.

The defense has produced 15 takeaways during the Bears' four-game winning streak, with at least three in every game. On Sunday, Nahshon Wright, Kevin Byard III and Tremaine Edmunds intercepted Spencer Rattler passes, and a Montez Sweat strip sack of Rattler resulted in a fumble that Gervon Dexter Sr. recovered.

Rattler had entered the game having committed only one turnoveran interceptionin his first six starts of the season.

The Bears running game was powered by D'Andre Swift (19 carries for 124 yards and one TD) and Kyle Monangai (13-81-1), who combined for 205 yards and two TDs on 32 attempts, a 6.4-yard average.

In his second straight game replacing the injured Cairo Santos, Jake Moody made 4 of 4 field-goal attempts from 27, 39, 24 and 33 yards.

Caleb Williams completed 15 of 26 passes for 172 yards with one interception and a 61.7 passer rating.

After Sweat's strip sack on the Saints' first possession of the game, the Bears converted the turnover into Moody's 27-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead.

The Bears extended their lead to 6-0 on Moody's 39-yard field goal early in the second quarter. The kick was set up by Williams completions to Odunze of 11 and 20 yards.

The defense produced its second takeaway when Wright made a diving interception of a Rattler pass over the middle and returned it 39 yards to the Saints' 30. It was only Rattler's second interception in seven starts this season.

The offense capitalized as Swift's 11-yard touchdown run extended the Bears' lead to 13-0 with 9:05 remaining in the second quarter.

The Bears widened the margin to 20-0 on Monangai's 1-yard TD run with 2:51 left in the first half. The 8-play, 55-yard drive was highlighted by Williams passes of 26 yards to DJ Moore and 9 yards to Colston Loveland on third-and-7.

At that point in the game, the Bears had outgained the Saints 175-4.

After New Orleans took over at its own 9 with 1:08 to play in the first half, Rattler and Olave connected on a 57-yard pass to the Bears' 21 followed by a 21-yard TD pass that drew the Saints to within 20-7 with :22 remaining.

New Orleans opened the second half with a 10-play, 80-yard drive that was capped by Rattler's 14-yard TD pass to Olave, cutting the deficit to 20-14.

The Bears answered with an 8-play, 66-yard drive that culminated in Moody's 24-yard field goal, giving them a two-score lead at 23-14. The first four plays of the possession were Williams completions of 11 yards to Moore and 22 yards to Luther Burden III followed by Swift runs of 17 and 15 yards.

The defense followed with its third takeaway as Byard picked off a deep Rattler throw at the Chicago 12.

The fourth takeaway came when Edmunds intercepted Rattler on fourth-and-2 at the Bears 26.