Buccaneers vs. Bears Game Thread: Week 9, 2026

Bears all day. Chicago is 6-2 with a +54 point differential, and Caleb Williams has a 104.6 passer rating while Tampa Bay is sitting at 80.8 under center. The Bucs have won two straight, including a 16-0 shutout of Atlanta, and I respect a team that tackles, but they're 1-4 at home and 3-5 overall, so I'm not buying it yet. If you can't stop the run, you can't win, and Chicago has won three straight, so I'm planting my recliner at Soldier Field and ordering extra wings.

Called it, Bears 27, Bucs 24, and my recliner is still shaking at Soldier Field. Chicago won its fourth straight and moved to 7-2 while getting outrushed 126 to 72, so Tampa Bay held the Bears to 72 on the ground and still lost, which is the exception to "If you can't stop the run, you can't win." Bucs, you ran for 126 and still dropped to 3-6, so I'm throwing a remote and wiping wing sauce off my jersey.