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Soldier Field turned into a Windy City sledgehammer party, and the Bears brought the mallet. Chicago smashed New Orleans 26-14 behind a ground game that hit like a freight train — 224 rushing yards on the day — while the defense kept the Saints’ run game stuck in park at just 44 yards. D’Andre Swift (19 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD) jump-cut his way to pay dirt, Kyle Monangai (13 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD) bulldozed the goal line, and Jake Moody’s steady leg stacked four field goals to keep the scoreboard humming. The Bears rolled in riding three straight wins — and kept that vibe alive. (espn.com)

Don’t sleep on the Saints’ counterpunch, though. Spencer Rattler (20/32, 233 yards, 2 TD) and Chris Olave (5 catches, 98 yards, 2 TD) lit the fuse late in the first half with a 57-yard haymaker to set up a strike, then came out of halftime cooking for another score to slice it to 20-14. For a few beats, it felt like the dome boys had snatched the momentum on the lakefront.

But Chicago’s defense slammed the door when it mattered. An early strip-sack set the tone, and in the fourth, Tremaine Edmunds came screaming off the page — first a drive-killing sack, then a late pick to erase New Orleans’ best chance at a comeback. Add in Moody’s clutch boots (27, 39, 24, 33), and the Bears’ formula was simple: pound the rock, flip the field, and finish the job. And if you were tracking the chatter heading in, even the fantasy folks flagged how this matchup and conditions could tilt away from deep shots — pretty much how it played. (sbnation.com)

Big Dill of the Game: D’Andre Swift — 19 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD. From the opening cut to the clock-bleeding bursts in the fourth, Swift was the tempo-setter and the closer. That’s a jar-sealing performance, folks.

I’m Dillon “Big Dill” Smith, and this has been Big Dill Sports — where ballin’ is a big dill. Catch you next time.