Week 9 · Recap
Bears 27, Buccaneers 24: Week 9 recap
What happened
The Bears edged the Buccaneers 27-24 at home at Soldier Field in Week 9, moving to 7-2.
The Bears were outgained 352-349, lost the turnover battle, 5 giveaways to 2, and went 7-13 on third down.
Caleb Williams went 22 of 37 for 279 yards, 2 TDs and 4 INTs. D'Andre Swift had 12 carries for 31 yards on the ground. Luther Burden III led the receivers with 7 catches for 97 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Jeffery Simmons led with 1 sack and Devin Bush had 9 tackles.
Team stats
- 349Total yards352
- 277Passing yards226
- 72Rushing yards126
- 15First downs18
- 7-13Third down2-12
- 1-4Red zone (TD-att)2-5
- 5Turnovers2
- 1-2Sacked-yards4-17
- 9-74Penalties-yards8-45
- 27:08Possession32:52
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: TB-CHI- 1st quarter
- CHIRome Odunze 9 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)9:380-7
- CHILuther Burden III 56 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)6:000-14
- 2nd quarter
- TBChase McLaughlin 27 Yd Field Goal 13:483-14
- CHICairo Santos 25 Yd Field Goal 3:023-17
- TBChase McLaughlin 21 Yd Field Goal 0:006-17
- 3rd quarter
- TBBucky Irving 2 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)11:3713-17
- CHIJaylon Johnson 67 Yd Interception Return (Cairo Santos Kick)3:3913-24
- 4th quarter
- TBChase McLaughlin 35 Yd Field Goal11:2416-24
- TBBucky Irving 6 Yd Rush (Baker Mayfield Run for Two-Point Conversion)2:5124-24
- CHICairo Santos 38 Yd Field Goal 0:0024-27
Week 11 · Up next
Line CHI -9.5, total 48.5
ESPN win chance · NO left, CHI right
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