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Bears Beat Buccaneers 27-24 on Final-Play Field Goal Despite Caleb Williams’ Four Interceptions

Cairo Santos kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired to give Chicago its fourth straight win, after Caleb Williams threw four interceptions and Tampa Bay tied the game with 2:51 left.

By admin Nov. 9, 2026 · 8:49 AM ET 1 min read

An American football game at night in a packed stadium, a player in a dark navy uniform carrying the ball while a player in white tries to tackle him

Cairo Santos kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired on Sunday night to give the Chicago Bears a 27-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tampa Bay had tied the game with 2:51 left on Bucky Irving’s six-yard touchdown run and a two-point run by Baker Mayfield, according to ESPN’s box score. Chicago answered with an eight-play, 49-yard drive that set up Santos for the winner. The Bears improved to 7-2 with their fourth straight win, while the Buccaneers fell to 3-6.

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Williams throws four interceptions, then leads the final drive

Caleb Williams threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted four times, the most he has thrown in a game in his young career. His passer rating was 61.5 and his completion percentage was 59.5 percent, both his second-lowest marks of the season. Chicago’s offense produced 20 points; the other seven came on Jaylon Johnson’s 67-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Williams steadied himself on the final drive. “I’ve been through it [before],” he said after the game. “I know to stay steady. I’m happy I’ve had those moments before … being able to learn from them. So that’s what we’re going to do.”

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Irving ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns for Tampa Bay. Chicago now heads into its bye week before hosting New Orleans in Week 11.

Reporting based on coverage by Sports Illustrated and The Sporting Base.

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