Bears Edge Buccaneers 27-24: Santos Hits 38-Yard Winner With 3 Seconds Left as Williams Throws for 279 Yards and 2 TDs
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-24 in an NFL Week 9 Sunday night game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, on November 8, as kicker Cairo Santos hit a 38-yard field goal with 3 seconds left for the win.
Chicago led 14-0 in the first quarter on Caleb Williams touchdown passes to Rome Odunze (9 yards) and Luther Burden III (56 yards). Tampa Bay cut it to 17-6 at halftime on two Chase McLaughlin field goals. In the third quarter, Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving scored on a 2-yard run, before Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson intercepted Baker Mayfield and returned it 67 yards for a touchdown and a 24-13 lead.
Tampa Bay rallied in the fourth quarter. McLaughlin hit a 35-yard field goal, and Irving's 6-yard touchdown run plus Mayfield's two-point conversion pass tied the game 24-24 with 2:56 remaining. Chicago then drove to the Tampa Bay 20, and Santos converted the 38-yard winner.
Williams finished 22-of-37 for 279 yards and two touchdowns against four interceptions; Burden caught seven passes for 97 yards and Odunze four for 60. Mayfield went 18-of-32 for 243 yards with two interceptions, and Irving rushed 20 times for 97 yards and two scores. Chicago won despite five turnovers to Tampa Bay's two.
Chicago improved to 7-2 with a fourth straight win, while Tampa Bay fell to 3-6. Total yards were nearly even, 349 for Chicago and 352 for Tampa Bay.
(Source: NFL)
Source: NFL
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Photo: 图：熊队四分卫 Caleb Williams 在2025年一场比赛后接受采访（资料照片）。All-Pro Reels 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Bears quarterback Caleb Williams in a postgame interview in 2025 (file photo). Photo by All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
