NFC; Saints Advance, Beat Chicago 21-9

The New Orleans Saints kept Chicago out of the end zone until the final play after the Baltimore Ravens stifled the NFL’s top running back.  Drew Brees threw for two touchdowns and Alvin Kamara ran for 99 yards and a score in the Saints’ 21-9 victory over the Bears. Brees tossed an 11-yard TD pass to Michael Thomas to open the scoring. He later connected with Latavius Murray for a 6-yard score late in the third quarter, shortly after the Bears committed a neutral zone infraction on fourth-and-3 at the Chicago 13.   Brees also had his first career playoff rushing TD until replay showed he failed to cross the goal line.  Kamara capped the scoring with a one-yard run midway through the fourth quarter.  The Saints kept the Bears out of the end zone until Mitchell Trubisky hit Jimmy Graham for a TD as time expired.