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Article: Saints put together complete game, beat Bears, 31-10.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- October 8, 2000
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CHICAGO _ Simply using his right arm hadn't afforded Jeff Blake much success this season.
But when the New Orleans Saints quarterback mixed in a little legwork Sunday, things changed.
Blake's dozen rushes helped soften the Chicago defense, which he proceeded to pick apart with three touchdown passes as the Saints throttled the Bears 31-10 in an NFL game at Soldier Field.
"We went into the game thinking we needed to get Jeff out of the pocket some and move around and give him the option to run or pass because they do a good job with rushes on the ends," Saints head coach Jim Haslett said.
"Jeff made some very good decisions."
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