The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have one of the biggest challenges of the year ahead of them when they play the Chicago Bears on the road. The Bears are 6-2 and a Super Bowl contender — the Bucs are 3-5 and, despite the record, still very much in the hunt for the NFC South, The Bucs will want every player they can muster to help beat Chicago.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football in Week 9, and they’re set to get Emeka Egbuka back. The Buccaneers wide receiver is listed as questionable, but he returned to practice this week and is ready to return after a two-game absence.
The Chicago Bears have several intriguing fantasy football options heading into their Week 9 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but not every player offers the same opportunity.
Raymond James Stadium hasn’t seen a game script like last Sunday’s in a long time. Baker Mayfield went 0 for 3 as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ran on 92% of their plays and piled up a franchise-record 324 rushing yards in a 16-0 shutout of Atlanta.
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Graham Barton has always had that Buccaneers DNA that general manager Jason Licht looks for in his draft picks. All throughout the pre-draft process in 2024, it felt like Barton and Tampa Bay were a match, and Licht did, indeed, make him the Bucs’ No.
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Emeka Egbuka sat out the last two games, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won both of them. They’ll try to keep that run going with him back in the lineup.
In three games since Caleb Williams returned from injury, the Chicago Bears (6-2) have scored at least 30 points and won each of them. In two games since Baker Mayfield returned from injury, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-5) have outscored their opponents by 46 points.
The Chicago Bears added a familiar name to their active roster ahead of Sunday Night Football, elevating running back Salvon Ahmed from the practice squad for their Week 9 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Chicago Bears face an interesting challenge in Week 9 against a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that has had plenty of ups and downs this season. Tampa Bay is still in the thick of the NFC South race, but it has dealt with significant adversity, especially when it comes to keeping its roster healthy.
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The Chicago Bears are back in prime time when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit Soldier Field on Sunday night. These two teams haven’t met in a few seasons, but they’ve played 62 times over the years, and the Bears lead the series with 40 wins.
Defensive tackles are about the scarcest thing on the trade market this week, which is why Tampa Bay Buccaneers nose tackle Vita Vea keeps coming up. The Giants were linked to him earlier this week, and other teams believe they could take a shot at prying him loose before Tuesday’s deadline.
The Bucs will soon be wheels-up to Chicago for the final matchup before their bye week. With Caleb Williams and the Bears consistently putting up points, the passing game will need to get going, and luckily for Tampa Bay, they may have a key receiving piece back in the game.
Buccaneers RB Kenneth Gainwell logged 140 rushing yards on 25 carries in Week 8’s win over the Falcons. Gainwell was proud to see their rushing attack pick up 324 rushing yards in their win over Atlanta. “It felt good just getting out there and doing it together,” Gainwell said, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.
Per Fox Sports’ Ralph Vacchiano, the Giants love Buccaneers DT Vita Vea, and he wouldn’t be shocked to see them make a trade offer that included a first-round pick.
The Buccaneers notched back-to-back wins in Weeks 7 and 8 in games that featured quarterback Baker Mayfield not needing to do much in his return from the dislocated thumb on his throwing hand that he suffered in Week 3.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Buccaneers DT Vita Vea is one of the players on the radar for the Giants. However, he says Tampa Bay is not expected
The Buccaneers once fell to 1-5 after QB Baker Mayfield suffered a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand during a Week 3 loss that dropped Tampa Bay to 0-3.
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Tampa Bay is currently on a two-game winning streak and may have found its identity at the perfect time.
The Buccaneers earned their second straight win on Sunday, with their defense delivering another strong performance. That unit has been dealt a blow, though.
The Falcons fell to 3-5 on the season when they suffered a 16-0 loss to a Buccaneers side that completed zero passes in driving rain at Tampa Bay's Raymond James Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers turned back the clock on Sunday, with Bucky Irving and Kenneth Gainwell accomplishing something the franchise had not seen since the 1990s.
The rule remains hotly debated. It will continue to be after it reentered the limelight in Sunday's game between the Buccaneers and the Falcons.
Egbuka was not spotted at Friday's practice and was ruled out for the Bucs' matchup in Week 8 against the Atlanta Falcons.
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