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Bears get to face another NFC South contender

Why to watch
The Bears and Saints met in the NFC Championship Game a few years back, and came close to nearly meeting again in the playoffs last year. For the second straight week, the Bears face an NFC South team with Super Bowl aspirations. Can they repeat their Week 1 beatdown of Atlanta?

Inside story
The Saints have a speed advantage here and that tends to show up more at home, on the fast track of the Superdome. Gregg Williams surely will be licking his chops to get after Jay Cutler and the Bears offensive line after an embarrassing showing in Green Bay last week. And, Bears running back Matt Forte, who played college ball at Tulane, makes his return the Big Easy.

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