The Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-24 on a game-winning field goal by Cairo Santos, despite committing five turnovers.
The Bears won their fourth straight game and enter their bye week with a 7-2 record. Santos made two field goals and three extra points.
Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams completed 22 of 37 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw a career-high four interceptions. His final interception came on a tipped ball. Rookie receiver Luther Burden III had seven catches for 97 yards and a touchdown.
The Bears led 14-0 in the first quarter, and Jaylon Johnson’s interception return for a touchdown restored a two-possession lead late in the third. Tampa Bay committed two turnovers.
After the game, Williams acknowledged he had not played as well as he could have. “Just try to be the big eraser. That's what I've been. That's what I will be,” he told reporters. “I got to keep doing that, keep being the big eraser, and today I wasn't.”
Williams also said the interceptions would not stop him from throwing: “I'm going to throw until I can't throw anymore.”
