Wk 9 · 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears — Sun, Nov 8
Sun, Nov 8 ·
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
· NBC
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 72 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
NFC South · no games yet
at
8:20pET
CHI -3.5 · total 48.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential CHI by 2.9
NFC North · no games yet
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Buccaneers form
No completed games on record.
Bears form
No completed games on record.
Buccaneers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Bears this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | Buccaneers | Bears |
|---|---|---|
| Vikings NFC | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
| Packers NFC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Panthers NFC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Falcons NFC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Lions NFC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Saints NFC | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Bears leads 6–5 · Buccaneers has won the last 2
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.2 points toward Buccaneers
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-09-17 | Bears 17 — 27 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2021 | 2021-10-24 | Bears 3 — 38 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2020 | 2020-10-08 | Buccaneers 19 — 20 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | Buccaneers 10 — 48 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2017 | 2017-09-17 | Bears 7 — 29 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2016 | 2016-11-13 | Bears 10 — 36 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2015 | 2015-12-27 | Bears 26 — 21 Buccaneers | at TB | Bears |
| 2014 | 2014-11-23 | Buccaneers 13 — 21 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2011 | 2011-10-23 | Bears 24 — 18 Buccaneers | at TB | Bears |
| 2008 | 2008-09-21 | Buccaneers 27 — 24 Bears | at CHI | Buccaneers |
| 2006 | 2006-12-17 | Buccaneers 31 — 34 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
Buccaneers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Baker Mayfield QB #6 | 343/543, 3693 YDS, 26 TD, 11 INT |
| Teddy Bridgewater QB #5 | 8/15, 62 YDS | |
| Rushing | Bucky Irving RB #7 | 173 CAR, 588 YDS, 1 TD |
| Rachaad White RB #1 | 132 CAR, 572 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Baker Mayfield QB #6 | 55 CAR, 382 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Emeka Egbuka WR #2 | 63 REC, 938 YDS, 6 TD |
| Cade Otton TE #88 | 59 REC, 572 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Sterling Shepard WR #15 | 39 REC, 371 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Mike Evans WR #5 | 30 REC, 368 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Lavonte David LB #54 | 114 |
| SirVocea Dennis LB #8 | 101 | |
| Tykee Smith S #23 | 100 | |
| Sacks | Yaya Diaby LB #0 | 7 |
| Vita Vea DT #50 | 4.5 | |
| Lavonte David LB #54 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jamel Dean CB #35 | 3 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr. S #31 | 2 | |
| Jacob Parrish CB #25 | 2 |
Bears leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Caleb Williams QB #18 | 330/568, 3942 YDS, 27 TD, 7 INT |
| Tyson Bagent QB #17 | 3/4, 47 YDS | |
| Rushing | D'Andre Swift RB #4 | 223 CAR, 1087 YDS, 9 TD |
| Kyle Monangai RB #25 | 169 CAR, 783 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Caleb Williams QB #18 | 77 CAR, 388 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Colston Loveland TE #84 | 58 REC, 713 YDS, 6 TD |
| DJ Moore WR #2 | 50 REC, 682 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Rome Odunze WR #15 | 44 REC, 661 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Luther Burden III WR #10 | 47 REC, 652 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Tremaine Edmunds LB #49 | 112 |
| Kevin Byard S #31 | 93 | |
| Jaquan Brisker S #3 | 93 | |
| Sacks | Montez Sweat DE #98 | 10 |
| Gervon Dexter Sr. DT #99 | 6 | |
| Austin Booker DE #94 | 4.5 | |
| Interceptions | Kevin Byard S #31 | 7 |
| Nahshon Wright CB #26 | 5 | |
| Tremaine Edmunds LB #49 | 4 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.