# Buccaneers 24, Bears 27: Week 9 recap

> The Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-24 on Sun, Nov 8 at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL (Week 9, 2026 season). Records after the game: Buccaneers 3-6, Bears 7-2. K.Gainwell (TB) led all players with +3.4 EPA on 3 targets.

- Source: https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-11-08-tb-at-chi
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- Updated: 2026-11-10T22:42:56.394Z
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## Questions and answers

### Who won Buccaneers vs Bears?

The Chicago Bears won 27-24. By quarter: TB 0-6-7-11, CHI 14-3-7-3.

### Who was the best player in Buccaneers vs Bears?

By expected points added: K.Gainwell (TB, +3.4 EPA on 3 targets), R.Odunze (CHI, +2.7 EPA on 7 targets) and B.Irving (TB, +2.5 EPA on 20 carries).

### What was the turning point of Buccaneers vs Bears?

The biggest swing in win probability (26 points toward the Bears) came in Q4 at 0:47: (Shotgun) C.Williams pass deep left to C.Loveland pushed ob at TB 16 for 38 yards (I.Melifonwu).

## Scoring summary

| Quarter | Clock | Play | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | 9:38 | (Shotgun) C.Williams pass short right to R.Odunze for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-S.Daly, Holder-T.Taylor. | TB 0-7 CHI |
| Q1 | 6:00 | (Shotgun) C.Williams pass short middle to L.Burden for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-S.Daly, Holder-T.Taylor. | TB 0-14 CHI |
| Q2 | 13:48 |  C.McLaughlin 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-E.Deckers, Holder-R.Dixon. | TB 3-14 CHI |
| Q2 | 3:02 |  C.Santos 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-S.Daly, Holder-T.Taylor. | TB 3-17 CHI |
| Q2 | 0:00 |  C.McLaughlin 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-E.Deckers, Holder-R.Dixon. | TB 6-17 CHI |
| Q3 | 11:37 | B.Irving left end for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-E.Deckers, Holder-R.Dixon. | TB 13-17 CHI |
| Q3 | 3:39 | (Shotgun) B.Mayfield pass short right intended for C.Otton INTERCEPTED by J.Johnson at CHI 33. J.Johnson for 67 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-S.Daly, Holder-T.Taylor. | TB 13-24 CHI |
| Q4 | 11:24 | C.McLaughlin 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-E.Deckers, Holder-R.Dixon. | TB 16-24 CHI |
| Q4 | 2:51 | (Shotgun) B.Irving left guard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. B.Mayfield rushes up the middle. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS. | TB 24-24 CHI |
| Q4 | 0:00 |  C.Santos 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-S.Daly, Holder-T.Taylor.
Penalty on TB-A.Robinson, Unnecessary Roughness, declined. | TB 24-27 CHI |