Overview
- Sunday night at Soldier Field Cairo Santos hit a 38-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bears a 27-24 win over the Buccaneers.
- Caleb Williams finished 22-of-37 for 279 yards with two touchdowns and a career-high four interceptions yet engineered the final drive with a 38-yard pass to Colston Loveland that set up the kick.
- Chicago committed five turnovers, including Luther Burden III’s late fumble, while Jaylon Johnson’s 67-yard interception return for a touchdown was the defense’s biggest swing.
- Tampa Bay forced five takeaways and Bucky Irving rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns but the offense went 2-for-12 on third down and allowed four sacks, limiting its ability to convert opportunities into points.
- The win extends the Bears’ streak to four and moves them to 7-2, while the Buccaneers fall to 3-6 and will use the bye to address pass protection and red-zone efficiency because winning with four interceptions is rarely sustainable.