Buccaneers Week 9 Top Performers at Chicago Bears

The Buccaneers steadied the ship after an early onslaught but did not receive what they needed from their offense as the Chicago Bears escaped with a narrow 27-24 victory Sunday night at Soldier Field.

Tampa Bay’s defense got slugged for two quick touchdowns but impressively steeled their resolve to allow only 6 points the rest of the way while forcing 5 turnovers — one week after forcing 4. The unit harassed Caleb Williams and Co., who all looked like a top-3 offense in football over the better part of the last month.

Unfortunately, the Buccaneers offense largely failed to capitalize on the opportunities provided to it. After the first three interceptions, the Bucs had 6 points to show for…