Buccaneers vs. Bears Week 9 live updates, scores and highlights

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Soldier Field on Sunday night to face the Chicago Bears in a Week 9 matchup as both teams ride winning streaks. Tampa Bay enters at 3-5 after two straight wins, while Chicago sits at 6-2 after three straight wins. The Buccaneers can move into sole possession of fir

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Soldier Field on Sunday night to face the Chicago Bears in a Week 9 matchup as both teams ride winning streaks.

Tampa Bay enters at 3-5 after two straight wins, while Chicago sits at 6-2 after three straight wins. The Buccaneers can move into sole possession of first place in the NFC South with a victory after the Atlanta Falcons (3-6) lost 34-17 to the Cincinnati Bengals and the Carolina Panthers (3-5) fell 26-21 to the Denver Broncos earlier Sunday.

The New Orleans Saints (3-5) also picked up a win, defeating the Cleveland Browns 23-22 in overtime, leaving Tampa Bay with a chance to separate itself from the rest of the division despite entering the night two games below .500.

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m.

ET on NBC. Follow along with BucsWire for live scoring updates, key plays, injury news, highlights, and analysis throughout the game.

Bucs at Bears Week 9, 2026

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