The Chicago Bears will battle the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in prime-time in Week 9, where Chicago is looking to improve to 7-2 in the final of three straight prime-time games ahead of their Week 10 bye.

The Bears’ Week 9 game will air on NBC at 7:15 p.m. CT on Sunday night. The television commentators for the game are Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst) and Melissa Stark (sideline reporter).

The Bears are coming off a 34-17 statement win over the Seattle Seahawks, where Chicago's offense out-dueled the league's best defense in the Seahawks, becoming the first team to pass for 200 yards (247), the first team to score three rushing touchdowns (all D'Andre Swift) and they scored the most points (34) against the Seahawks this season. Meanwhile, Chicago's defense was rejuvenated with the addition of All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, whose presence opened things up for the rest of the defense, which totaled three sacks and intercepted Sam Darnold in the fourth quarter.

Meanwhile, the Buccaneers are coming off a 16-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons, which marked their second straight win since the return of quarterback Baker Mayfield. Tampa Bay totaled a whopping 324 rushing yards including a pair of 100-yard rushers in Bucky Irving (170) and Kenny Gainwell (140). But the crazy thing is that Mayfield didn't complete a pass in this game, going 0-for-3. But the defense totaled four interceptions on the day.

Now, Chicago has an opportunity to win their fourth straight game and improve to 7-2 before they get a week of rest ahead of the most-difficult remaining schedule in the NFL.

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