NFL · 2026
Chicago BearsNFC North - .000 pct vSun 8 Nov, 8:20 PM EST Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South - .000 pct
Match resultChicago 72%Tie <1%Tampa Bay 27%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 7% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 19 points in the Playoffs race.
Chicago Bears
Playoffs48%
Division24%
Conferenceseason odds6%
Super Bowlseason odds3%
Byeseason odds6%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Playoffs34%
Division22%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Chicago winPlayoffsChicago Bears48%45%▼ -3Tampa Bay Buccaneers34%23%▼ -11
TiePlayoffsChicago Bears48%41%▼ -7Tampa Bay Buccaneers34%25%▼ -9
Tampa Bay winPlayoffsChicago Bears48%26%▼ -22Tampa Bay Buccaneers34%39%▲ +5
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0DetroitDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0MinnesotaDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0ChicagoDivision24%0-0-0.000-NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0AtlantaDivision34%0-0-0.000-0-0-0New OrleansDivision24%0-0-0.000-0-0-0Tampa BayDivision22%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify