Bears predictions: Week 9 vs. Buccaneers

Scott Audette/AP SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard The Sun-Times’ Bears experts make their picks for “Sunday Night Football” against the Buccaneers at Soldier Field: Patrick Finley Bears, 23-20: The last time the Bears beat the Buccaneers, in 2020, Nick Foles topped Tom Brady in a rematch of the “Philly Special” Super Bowl. Season : 3-5. Jason Lieser Bears, 27-21: This one seems like it should be lopsided in the Bears’ favor, but nothing is ever as easy as it looks in the NFL, and primetime games in particular tend to be tight. Season: 4-4. Scoop Jackson Bears, 42-20: They’ve been anointed. After Monday night’s performance they became that team. Front-runners. If there ever was a trap game for an NFL team this season, this game is it. The Bears won’t be trapped. Season : 4-4. Steve Greenberg Bears, 27-16: After a short week of prep, the performance might not check all the boxes. Super Bowl contender problems, right? Can’t go against the Bears now. Season : 5-3. Jeff Agrest Bears, 26-0: So the Bucs think they can win without passing? That’s what they did last week, when Baker Mayfield went 0-for-3 in a shutout victory over the Falcons — never mind the monsoon. Let’s see if the Bucs can win without SCORING. Didn’t work for the Falcons, did it? Season : 3-5. SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard Patrick Finley Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Bears reporter Steve Greenberg Chicago Sun-Times Reporter/columnist, sports Jason Lieser Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Bears reporter Scoop Jackson Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Jeff Agrest Chicago Sun-Times Deputy sports editor Next Up In Chicago Bears New Bears DT Jeffery Simmons' arrival at Halas Hall has been flawless, on and off the field NFL primetime TV rankings: Bears cap three-game run with best of the bunch Halas Intrigue podcast: Trap game? Bears report: LT Theo Benedet back at practice CATCH-22: Bears TE Sam Roush hoping to make a world of difference Bears QB Caleb Williams is once again the talk of the NFL, but he's controlling the conversation now