The Chicago Bears overcame a ton of mistakes and held on to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 27 to 24, on a walk-off field goal by Cairo Santos. The victory moved them to 7-2 and up to the fifth seed in the NFC. The loss drops the Bucs out of the NFC South lead, and all the way down to 12.
Chicago’s win also moves them into position to take over first place in the NFC North. The Minnesota Vikings play at home on Monday Night Football against the Buffalo Bills, and a Buffalo win would move the Bears
into first in the division by a half game.
NFC playoff standings after Sunday night
1. San Francisco 49ers (7-1)
2. Minnesota Vikings (6-1) Monday Night Football vs. the Bills
3. New York Giants (5-2-1)
4. Carolina Panthers (3-5, 1-1 NFCS)
5. Chicago Bears (7-2)
6. Detroit Lions (6-2)
7. Green Bay Packers (6-3)
In the Hunt
8. Seattle Seahawks (5-4, 2-1 NFCW)
9. Los Angeles Rams (5-4, 0-2 NFCW)
10. Dallas Cowboys (4-5)
11. New Orleans Saints (3-5)
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-6, win over ATL, 3-3 NFC)
13. Atlanta Falcons (3-6, loss to TB, 3-3 NFC)
14. Arizona Cardinals (3-6, 2-5 NFC)
15. Washington Commanders (2-5-1)
16. Philadelphia Eagles (2-7)
The Bears now have their bye week and will play next on Sunday, November 22, when they host the New Orleans Saints.
