The Buccaneers have 6 days' rest since Sunday's game against the Falcons, with 1,612 km (1,002 miles) of travel, playing 1 hour behind their home clock, and have a bye next week.
The Bears are on a short week, 5 days after Monday's game in Seattle, with 2,790 km (1,734 miles) of travel, and have a bye next week.
Conference game outdoors on grass; broadcast on NBC.
NFL teams on a short week have won 52% of regular-season games since 2015 (848 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NFL games this week
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the Chicago Bears in the 2026 NFL regular season on Sunday 8 November 2026 at Soldier Field, Chicago.
Kick-off is 8:20 PM ET. NFL games are shown in the United States across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC and Amazon Prime Video depending on the slot, and internationally on Sky Sports and DAZN. Confirmed broadcast details are listed nearer kick-off.