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Coming into their Monday night matchup at Soldier Field, the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints were dealing with various levels of dysfunction. Aaron Kromer, Chicago's offensive coordinator and New Orleans' former assistant coach from 2008 through 2012, told NFL.com's Ian Rapoport that the team had a case of "buyer's remorse" regarding the seven-year, $126.7 million deal with $54 million guaranteed that quarterback Jay Cutler agreed to in the offseason. That led to a tearful apology to the team and to Cutler, and rumors that Kromer might be headed out the door. Kromer was retained, though after the results of Monday night's game, he may have wished he was job-hunting.
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Meanwhile, Saints head coach Sean Payton reacted to his team's 41-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Dec. 7 by having meetings with several players and making corresponding roster adjustments. Payton and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan have had it out on the sidelines this season, and New Orleans' 31st-ranked defense (per Football Outsiders, only the Falcons are worse on that side of the ball) has been the cause.
Both of these teams came into this game with 5-8 records, but with different levels of motivation. While the Bears' season has been over for a while, the Saints were angling for first place in the NFL South, this year's version of which may very well be the worst division in NFL history.
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