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Bears edge Bucs with game-winning field goal despite Caleb Williams’s sloppy night

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Associated Press. (2026, November 9). Bears edge Bucs with game-winning field goal despite Caleb Williams’s sloppy night. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/nov/09/chicago-bears-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sunday-night-football

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In a closely contested game at Soldier Field, the Chicago Bears defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-24 despite quarterback Caleb Williams committing five turnovers including four interceptions. With just seconds left on the clock, Cairo Santos kicked a decisive 38-yard field goal after a critical 38-yard reception by Colston Loveland. Despite their poor performance, the Bears’ win marked their first victory in over a decade with five or more turnovers. Coach Ben Johnson acknowledged the flaws but emphasized that better football lies ahead for his team.
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On November 9, 2026, the Chicago Bears narrowly defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a final score of 27-24. Despite committing five turnovers, including quarterback Caleb Williams throwing a career-high four interceptions, the Bears secured their victory when Williams found Colston Loveland for a critical 38-yard catch that set up Cairo Santos' game-winning field goal as time expired. The crowd of 60,470 at Soldier Field witnessed the comeback by the Buccaneers, led by quarterback Baker Mayfield, who rallied his team to tie the score with less than three minutes left but ultimately fell short. Williams overcame his earlier mistakes in the final moments, driving the Bears downfield for Santos' decisive kick.

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Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears played one of their worst games of the season – and won.
CHICAGO — Caleb Williams found a wide-open Colston Loveland for a 38-yard catch to set up Cairo Santos’ 38-yard field goal as time expired, and the Chicago Bears picked up a sloppy 27-24 victory over Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night.
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Bears Buccaneers Chicago Tampa Bay the Chicago Bears

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Williams PERSON · 6× Chicago GPE · 5× Mayfield PERSON · 4× Bears ORG · 3× Buccaneers ORG · 2× Irving PERSON · 2× Tampa Bay ORG · 2× Caleb Williams PERSON · 1× Colston Loveland PERSON · 1× the Chicago Bears ORG · 1×

Narrative

Williams found Colston Loveland for a 38-yard reception that set up Cairo Santos’s 38-yard field goal as time expired, and the host Bears picked up a sloppy 27-24 victory over Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Soldier Field.
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Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears played one of their worst games of the season – and won.

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Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears played one of their worst games of the season – and won. asserted
Williams → play → season
That last part was the only thing that mattered to them Sunday night. asserted
that → matter → them
Williams found Colston Loveland for a 38-yard reception that set up Cairo Santos’s 38-yard field goal as time expired, and the host Bears picked up a sloppy 27-24 victory over Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Soldier Field. asserted
Bears → find → Field
Chicago (7-2) committed five turnovers, including a career-high four interceptions by Williams. asserted
Chicago → commit → Williams
But he delivered after Mayfield rallied the Buccaneers in the final minutes. asserted
Mayfield → deliver → minutes
“I don’t get gun shy. asserted
I → get → ?
That’s not me. asserted
That → ’ → ?
That’s not my identity,” Williams said. asserted
Williams → ’ → ?
“And with that, I’m going to keep ripping it and keep ripping it.” asserted
I → go → it
With Chicago facing a second-and-nine from their own 46 in the final minute, Williams passed to a wide-open Loveland at the Tampa Bay 35. asserted
Williams → face → Bay
The tight end ran down the sideline before he was pushed out of bounds at the 16. asserted
he → run → 16
After two kneel-downs by Williams, Santos delighted the crowd of 60,470 by drilling his second field goal of the night. asserted
Santos → delight → night
“It’s hard to win with five turnovers and yet we found a way to do it,” Bears coach Ben Johnson said. asserted
Johnson → ’ → it
“They know that we didn’t play as well as we’re capable of playing but I believe the best is yet to come in terms of our football in the back half of the season. asserted
best → know → season
So we’ll continue to build that as we go forward.” asserted
we → continue → that
Chicago had a 24-16 lead when Luther Burden fumbled on a helmet-to-helmet hit by Tampa Bay rookie Rueben Bain Jr. asserted
Burden → have → hit
Bucs defensive back Ifeatu Melifonwu returned the ball to the Bears 17. asserted
Melifonwu → return → Bears
Bucky Irving had an 11-yard carry before going in from the 6 for his second touchdown of the game. asserted
Irving → have → game
Mayfield scrambled for the two-point conversion, tying it at 24 with 2:51 left. asserted
Mayfield → scramble → 2:51
Irving finished with 97 yards on 20 carries. asserted
Irving → finish → carries
Mayfield failed to complete a pass in Tampa Bay’s previous game, a 16-0 win over Atlanta in wet conditions. asserted
Mayfield → fail → conditions
The Buccaneers (3-6) rushed for a franchise-record 324 yards in the victory over the Falcons, including 170 by Irving. asserted
Buccaneers → rush → Irving
Burden had seven catches for 97 yards before he was shelved by a concussion. asserted
he → have → concussion
Jeffery Simmons had a sack in his first home game since he was acquired in a trade with Tennessee. asserted
he → have → Tennessee
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