Bears 27, Buccaneers 24: Cairo Santos Wins It on the Final Play at Soldier Field
Tampa Bay tied it with 2:51 left. Chicago answered with the last drive and the last kick — Santos from 38 yards as time expired — and the Bears are 7-2 after a Sunday night that swung on turnovers both ways.
CHICAGO — Cairo Santos kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired, and the Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-24 on Sunday night at Soldier Field, in the Week 9 roundup reports read by the desk after the final.
The finish was earned the hard way. Tampa Bay levelled the game with 2:51 remaining — Bucky Irving's 6-yard touchdown run followed by a Baker Mayfield two-point run — leaving Chicago one drive to win it and Santos one kick to finish it. He did, on the game's final play.
The night underneath the finish was a turnover fight. Caleb Williams threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted four times; Chicago's defense answered in kind, with Jaylon Johnson returning an interception 67 yards for a touchdown. Irving carried Tampa Bay's offense with 97 rushing yards and two scores.
Chicago improves to 7-2, among the NFC's best records at the season's midpoint. Tampa Bay falls to 3-6, its late rally good enough to tie the game and not one stop more.
