The Chicago Bears will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football, where Chicago is looking to win their fourth straight game in the final of three straight prime-time contests ahead of their bye week.
The Bears are coming off a 34-17 statement win over the Seattle Seahawks, where Chicago's offense out-dueled the league's best defense in the Seahawks, becoming the first team to pass for 200 yards (247), the first team to score three rushing touchdowns (all D'Andre Swift) and they scored the most points (34) against the Seahawks this season. Meanwhile, Chicago's defense was rejuvenated with the addition of All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, whose presence opened things up for the rest of the defense, which totaled three sacks
and intercepted Sam Darnold in the fourth quarter.
After back-to-back wins over last year's Super Bowl participants, the Bears will play a crucial Week 9 game against a Bucs team that's much better than their 3-5 record indicates. Chicago is home favorites against Tampa Bay under the lights. But what do the experts think? Here's a look:
USA Today
- Jarrett Bell: Bears
- Nick Brinkerhoff: Bears
- Chris Bumbaca: Bears
- Nate Davis: Jarrett Bell: Bears
- Tyler Dragon: Bears
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Bears
NFL.com
- Jeremy Bergman: Bears
- Brooke Cersosimo: Bears
- Gennaro Filice: Bears
- Bobby Kownack: Bears
- Dan Parr: Bears
ESPN
- Matt Bowen: Bears
- Mike Clay: Bears
- Jeremy Fowler: Bucs
- Dan Graziano: Bears
- Kalyn Kahler: Bears
- Pamela Maldonado: Bears
- Eric Moody: Bears
- Jason Reid: Bears
- Benjamin Solak: Bears
- Lindsey Thiry: Bears
- Sam Wickersham: Bears
CBS Sports
- Pete Prisco: Bears
- Jared Dubin: Bears
- Ryan Wilson: Bears
- John Breech: Bears
- Tyler Sullivan: Bears
- Dave Richard: Bears
- Jamey Eisenberg: Bears
MMQB
- Albert Breer: Bears
- Eva Geitheim: Bears
- Mitch Goldich: Bears
- Mike Kadlick: Bears
- Gilberto Manzano: Bears
- Conor Orr: Bears
- John Pluym: Bears
- Matt Verderame: Bears
Bleacher Report
- Gary Davenport: Bears
- Brad Gagnon: Bears
- Ian Hanford: Bears
- Kris Knox: Bucs
- Maurice Moton: Bears
- Wes O’Donnell: Bears
- Brent Sobleski: Bears
Bears Wire
- Alyssa Barbieri: Bears
- Brendan Sugrue: Bears
- Mike Pendleton: Bears
- Vincent Parise: Bears
- Ariana Pensy: Bears
- Randy Holt: Bears
Bottom Line
Experts overwhelmingly believe that the Bears will beat the Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football. Here’s how the final tally looks:
Bears: 48
Bucs: 2
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This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Week 9 picks: Who the experts are taking in Bears vs. Bucs
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