[1] GAME DAY
- FINAL SCORE
- CHI 27 / TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 24
- GAME DATE
- Nov 8, 2026, 7:20 PM CST
- VERIFIED FINAL
- Nov 8, 2026, 11:20 PM CST
- ORIGINAL PREGAME PICK
- CHI 24 / Tampa Bay 20
[7] SOURCES & CREDITS
HOW THIS FAN TERMINAL WORKS
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FOOTBALL UPDATES
FOOTBALL DATA VERIFIED:
Archived report: original research and timestamps are preserved.
VERIFIED RESULT SOURCES
- Official NFC North after completed Sunday games · Minnesota 6–1, Chicago 6–2, Detroit 6–2, Green Bay 6–3; Bears game live ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 live vs Tampa Bay; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 8 evening ↗
- NWS Seattle game-day outlook: Monday mostly cloudy in lower-to-mid 50s; Monday night cloudy, mid-to-upper 40s, light wind ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 live vs Tampa Bay; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 8 evening ↗
- Official Bears-Panthers kickoff and broadcast · Week 1 ↗
- Official Bears-Vikings kickoff and broadcast · Week 2 ↗
- Official Bears-Eagles kickoff and broadcast · Week 3 ↗
- Official Bears on the Air: Jets Week 4 kickoff ↗
- Official Bears-Packers final game report · Week 5 ↗
- Official Bears recap: Packers 31, Bears 7 · Oct 11 ↗
- Official NFC North after completed Sunday games · Minnesota 6–1, Chicago 6–2, Detroit 6–2, Green Bay 6–3; Bears game live ↗
- Official Seahawks update: Charbonnet confirmed to return; Price medically cleared but roster move still required ↗
- Official Seahawks final: Cross, Shaheed and Jones out; Nwosu doubtful; four questionable ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 live vs Tampa Bay; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 8 evening ↗
- Official NFL game center: Chicago 25.7 points, 391 yards and 35:30 possession per game; 19 defensive sacks ↗
- Official NFL game center: Seattle 24.0 points and 343.3 yards per game; 17 defensive sacks and 8 interceptions ↗
- Official Bears final: Monangai out; Jackson and Muhammad questionable; Edwards, Loveland and Sanborn cleared ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 live vs Tampa Bay; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 8 evening ↗
- Official Bears-Falcons final box score ↗
- Official Bears guide: October 18 noon CT kickoff ↗
- Official Bears recap: Bears 30, Patriots 24 · October 22, 2026 ↗
- Official Bears Week 7 final game record · Williams started; Bears 30, Patriots 24 ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 live vs Tampa Bay; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 8 evening ↗
- Official NFL game center · Patriots 24 at Bears 30, Week 7 final ↗
- Bears board advances Hammond project; exact site remains to be selected · June 5 ↗
- Bears’ last official direction remains Hammond; Lost Marsh viable, Wolf Lake evaluation ongoing · Aug. 13 ↗
- Illinois governor confirms productive October 1 meeting focused on keeping Bears in Illinois and protecting taxpayers ↗
- Hammond mayor supports Bears project direction · June 5 ↗
- Arlington Heights record: Bears own 326-acre site; mayor encouraged by October 1 talks ↗
- Soldier Field remains current Bears home; no replacement-site inference ↗
- Indiana governor record: SEA 27 stadium-authority law signed February 26 ↗
- Reuters: Illinois reportedly close to framework that could return Arlington Heights to play; no enacted deal or team selection reported ↗
- Official Bears record of Williams touchdown on opening drive ↗
- Falcons final availability: both quarterbacks active; Smith cleared ↗
- Official Bears Friday practice and game status · October 16 ↗
- Williams full Friday, questionable; starting decision unresolved · October 16 ↗
- Official Bears schedule: Week 7 final 30–24; Week 8 at Seattle Monday 7:15 p.m. CT · Nov. 1 ↗
- Official Seahawks-Bears Week 8 final inactives and active returns · November 2 ↗
- National Weather Service downtown Seattle observation and kickoff-period forecast · November 2 ↗
- Official Bears Week 8 final game record · Bears 34, Seahawks 17; Caleb Williams started and completed 24 of 34 for 247 yards ↗
- Official NFL recap · Bears 34, Seahawks 17; Chicago improves to 6–2 ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 live vs Tampa Bay; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 8 evening ↗
- Official NFC North · Chicago remains 6–2 and second while Week 9 game is live ↗
- Official NFL game center · Tampa Bay at Chicago underway after 7:20 p.m. CT kickoff; result not final ↗
- Buccaneers Week 9 game center · Tampa Bay at Chicago underway at Soldier Field ↗
- Bears final status resolved · Monangai and Muhammad inactive; Stevenson active; Williams active and not on injury report ↗
- Buccaneers final status resolved · Diaby inactive; Egbuka active; Mayfield active and not designated ↗
- Official Buccaneers Week 9 depth release · Baker Mayfield remains QB1; Yaya Diaby left Week 8 with a knee injury; practice status pending ↗
- NWS Chicago 5:05 a.m. update · Sunday upper 50s, west gusts to 25 mph; Sunday night clear near 40°F, NW wind 5–10 mph ↗
- Bears Wednesday update · Williams has led three straight wins; Monangai return timing open; Jones and Street expected to miss the rest of 2026 ↗
- Official Bears roster move · Kentavius Street placed on Reserve/Injured November 4 ↗
- Official Buccaneers Week 9 preview · Tampa Bay’s 324-yard rushing Week 8 and top-tier defensive profile; Emeka Egbuka could return from a foot injury ↗
- Official Bears Week 9 fixture confirmation · Sunday, November 8 at 7:20 p.m. CT, Soldier Field, NBC ↗
- Buccaneers official Wednesday injury report · Diaby, Egbuka and Roberts DNP; Bears Benedet, Edwards, Jarrett, Monangai and Scott DNP; Muhammad LP ↗
- Thursday report remains latest Friday morning · Diaby and Monangai DNP again; Egbuka, Gainwell and Edwards full; Wirfs DNP; Williams not listed ↗
- Official Week 9 preview · Bucs have won two straight with 584 rushing yards; Bears are 6–2 on a three-game win streak; Williams rating 104.6 ↗
- Official Friday report · Diaby out; Egbuka questionable; Monangai, Muhammad and Stevenson questionable; Williams not listed ↗
- Bears Friday update · Monangai returned limited; three Bears questionable; Egbuka expected to play ↗
- Official Bears team totals · 3,100 offensive yards, 1,206 rushing yards, 19 sacks, 13-of-17 field goals and minus-1 turnover margin ↗
- Official Buccaneers team totals · 2,396 offensive yards, 1,349 rushing yards, 23 sacks, 19-of-19 field goals and plus-4 turnover margin ↗
- Official matchup profile · Bears 26.8 points and 387.3 yards per game; Bucs lead NFL in rushing; both run defenses top five ↗
- Official Bears transaction log · Salvon Ahmed elevated from practice squad Nov. 7 amid running-back uncertainty ↗
- Official NFL Week 9 capsule · Bears 26.8 points and 387.3 yards per game; Bucs 22.3 and 300.0; both defenses top eight ↗
- NFL Week 9 inactive tracker published Nov. 8; Sunday-night Bears-Buccaneers final lists pending at morning review ↗
- Official final inactives · Egbuka and Stevenson active; Monangai, Muhammad and Diaby out ↗
- NWS Chicago 3:46 p.m. update · clear Sunday night near 40°F with northwest wind 5–10 mph ↗
- Official NFL game center · Buccaneers-Bears underway in first quarter at evening review; no final result ↗
- Official NFL Week 9 game center · Detroit final at Miami; Lions improve to 6–2 ↗
- Official NFL Week 9 result · Green Bay 45, New England 27; Packers improve to 6–3 ↗
- Official Bears Week 9 final game record · Bears 27, Buccaneers 24; Williams started ↗
- Official NFL Week 9 game center · Buccaneers at Bears final ↗
- Official Bears full 2026 schedule · Week 9 final; Week 10 bye; Week 11 next ↗
- Official NFL NFC North table · Chicago 7–2, second ↗
ORIGINAL PREGAME SOURCES
- Bears NFC North table · Minnesota 6–1, Chicago 6–2, Detroit 5–2, Green Bay 5–3 · verified Nov. 6 evening ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 vs Tampa Bay Nov. 8 at 7:20 p.m. CT; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 6 evening ↗
- NWS Seattle game-day outlook: Monday mostly cloudy in lower-to-mid 50s; Monday night cloudy, mid-to-upper 40s, light wind ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 vs Tampa Bay Nov. 8 at 7:20 p.m. CT; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 6 evening ↗
- Official Bears-Panthers kickoff and broadcast · Week 1 ↗
- Official Bears-Vikings kickoff and broadcast · Week 2 ↗
- Official Bears-Eagles kickoff and broadcast · Week 3 ↗
- Official Bears on the Air: Jets Week 4 kickoff ↗
- Official Bears-Packers final game report · Week 5 ↗
- Official Bears recap: Packers 31, Bears 7 · Oct 11 ↗
- Bears NFC North table · Minnesota 6–1, Chicago 6–2, Detroit 5–2, Green Bay 5–3 · verified Nov. 6 evening ↗
- Official Seahawks update: Charbonnet confirmed to return; Price medically cleared but roster move still required ↗
- Official Seahawks final: Cross, Shaheed and Jones out; Nwosu doubtful; four questionable ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 vs Tampa Bay Nov. 8 at 7:20 p.m. CT; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 6 evening ↗
- Official NFL game center: Chicago 25.7 points, 391 yards and 35:30 possession per game; 19 defensive sacks ↗
- Official NFL game center: Seattle 24.0 points and 343.3 yards per game; 17 defensive sacks and 8 interceptions ↗
- Official Bears final: Monangai out; Jackson and Muhammad questionable; Edwards, Loveland and Sanborn cleared ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 vs Tampa Bay Nov. 8 at 7:20 p.m. CT; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 6 evening ↗
- Official Bears-Falcons final box score ↗
- Official Bears guide: October 18 noon CT kickoff ↗
- Official Bears recap: Bears 30, Patriots 24 · October 22, 2026 ↗
- Official Bears Week 7 final game record · Williams started; Bears 30, Patriots 24 ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 vs Tampa Bay Nov. 8 at 7:20 p.m. CT; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 6 evening ↗
- Official NFL game center · Patriots 24 at Bears 30, Week 7 final ↗
- Bears board advances Hammond project; exact site remains to be selected · June 5 ↗
- Bears’ last official direction remains Hammond; Lost Marsh viable, Wolf Lake evaluation ongoing · Aug. 13 ↗
- Illinois governor confirms productive October 1 meeting focused on keeping Bears in Illinois and protecting taxpayers ↗
- Hammond mayor supports Bears project direction · June 5 ↗
- Arlington Heights record: Bears own 326-acre site; mayor encouraged by October 1 talks ↗
- Soldier Field remains current Bears home; no replacement-site inference ↗
- Indiana governor record: SEA 27 stadium-authority law signed February 26 ↗
- Reuters: Illinois reportedly close to framework that could return Arlington Heights to play; no enacted deal or team selection reported ↗
- Official Bears record of Williams touchdown on opening drive ↗
- Falcons final availability: both quarterbacks active; Smith cleared ↗
- Official Bears Friday practice and game status · October 16 ↗
- Williams full Friday, questionable; starting decision unresolved · October 16 ↗
- Official Bears schedule: Week 7 final 30–24; Week 8 at Seattle Monday 7:15 p.m. CT · Nov. 1 ↗
- Official Seahawks-Bears Week 8 final inactives and active returns · November 2 ↗
- National Weather Service downtown Seattle observation and kickoff-period forecast · November 2 ↗
- Official Bears Week 8 final game record · Bears 34, Seahawks 17; Caleb Williams started and completed 24 of 34 for 247 yards ↗
- Official NFL recap · Bears 34, Seahawks 17; Chicago improves to 6–2 ↗
- Bears 2026 schedule · Week 9 vs Tampa Bay Nov. 8 at 7:20 p.m. CT; Week 10 bye; Week 18 kickoff TBD · verified Nov. 6 evening ↗
- Official NFL NFC North table · Chicago 6–2, second ↗
- NFL Week 9 game center · Tampa Bay 3–5 at Chicago 6–2; Friday final designations not yet posted at morning review ↗
- Buccaneers Week 9 game center · Tampa Bay 3–5 at Chicago 6–2, Nov. 8 at 7:20 p.m. CT, Soldier Field, NBC ↗
- Bears final report · Monangai, Muhammad and Stevenson questionable; Benedet, Edwards, Jackson, Jarrett and Thuney cleared; Williams not listed ↗
- Buccaneers final report · Diaby out; Egbuka questionable; Wirfs limited Friday; Mayfield and other listed veterans full ↗
- Official Buccaneers Week 9 depth release · Baker Mayfield remains QB1; Yaya Diaby left Week 8 with a knee injury; practice status pending ↗
- NWS Chicago outlook · Sunday sunny near 59°F; kickoff near 50°F and clear, falling into upper 40s; no material precipitation signal ↗
- Bears Wednesday update · Williams has led three straight wins; Monangai return timing open; Jones and Street expected to miss the rest of 2026 ↗
- Official Bears roster move · Kentavius Street placed on Reserve/Injured November 4 ↗
- Official Buccaneers Week 9 preview · Tampa Bay’s 324-yard rushing Week 8 and top-tier defensive profile; Emeka Egbuka could return from a foot injury ↗
- Official Bears Week 9 fixture confirmation · Sunday, November 8 at 7:20 p.m. CT, Soldier Field, NBC ↗
- Buccaneers official Wednesday injury report · Diaby, Egbuka and Roberts DNP; Bears Benedet, Edwards, Jarrett, Monangai and Scott DNP; Muhammad LP ↗
- Thursday report remains latest Friday morning · Diaby and Monangai DNP again; Egbuka, Gainwell and Edwards full; Wirfs DNP; Williams not listed ↗
- Official Week 9 preview · Bucs have won two straight with 584 rushing yards; Bears are 6–2 on a three-game win streak; Williams rating 104.6 ↗
- Official Friday report · Diaby out; Egbuka questionable; Monangai, Muhammad and Stevenson questionable; Williams not listed ↗
- Bears Friday update · Monangai returned limited and is questionable; Muhammad and Stevenson questionable; Egbuka expected to play ↗
- Official Bears team totals · 3,100 offensive yards, 1,206 rushing yards, 19 sacks, 13-of-17 field goals and minus-1 turnover margin ↗
- Official Buccaneers team totals · 2,396 offensive yards, 1,349 rushing yards, 23 sacks, 19-of-19 field goals and plus-4 turnover margin ↗
- Official matchup profile · Bears 26.8 points and 387.3 yards per game; Bucs lead NFL in rushing; both defenses rank top five versus run ↗
IMAGE & TYPE CREDITS
Ditka portrait: U.S. Navy photograph, Jason J. Perry, 2006. Public domain; digitally reworked into an orange/navy newspaper-style image. The team picture is an original AI-generated commemorative illustration, not an archival photograph.
IBM VGA 8×16 typeface from The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack by VileR, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Interface inspired by character-based terminals.