Bears beat Buccaneers 27-24 on Santos' field goal at the gun

Cairo Santos kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired, and the Bears beat the Buccaneers 27-24 at Soldier Field. Chicago (7-2) gave up a 14-point lead and still won. Tampa Bay fell to 3-6.

Caleb Williams threw touchdowns of 9 yards to Rome Odunze and 56 yards to Luther Burden III in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead. Santos added a field goal, and Chase McLaughlin hit two for Tampa Bay, so the Bears led 17-6 at the half. Bucky Irving ran in from 2 yards in the third to make it 17-13. Then Jaylon Johnson returned an interception 67 yards for a score and a 24-13 Bears lead.

McLaughlin cut it to 24-16, and Irving scored from 6 yards with 2:51 left. Baker Mayfield ran in the two-point try to tie it 24-24. Santos won it on the final play.

Zyon McCollum was the player of the game with 5 tackles, 2 interceptions and a tackle for loss. Chirp's Sim gave the Bears 54% and called it.