The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked up their first win of the season on Sunday. It was also the team's first game after their Week 1 matchup against the Miami Dolphins was postponed due to Hurricane Irma. In today's game, Jameis Winston helped lead the Bucs past a Chicago Bears team that failed to score a point until the final quarter. Here's the latest Bears vs. Buccaneers recap with top performers, game stats, a standings update, and what's next for these teams.
NFL game recap
In today's game, quarterback Jameis Winston looked sharp, throwing 18-for-30 completions for 204 yards and a touchdown.
Winston was sacked twice and lost 10 yards, but helped guide the offense plenty down the field. Running back Jacquizz Rodgers and Peyton Barber combined for 29 carries for over 100 yards and a touchdown. Robert McClain also picked off a Mike Glennon pass for a touchdown to add to the Bucs' total.
For the Chicago Bears, Glennon threw for over 300 yards and one touchdown but was intercepted twice and sacked once. The running back tandem of Tarik Cohen and Jordan Howard were held to just 20 yards on 16 carries. Chicago's receivers were led by Kendall Wright who caught seven passes for 69 yards and Deonte Thompson who had four catches for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Turnovers seemed to be the story of the game as Chicago had four of them -- which were costly in today's game.
The Bears had the ball for just under 27 minutes compared to over 33 minutes for the home team. Tampa Bay also kept Chicago scoreless through three quarters and was ahead 26-0 at the half in a game they dominated from start to finish. They'll look to build upon this confident win when they hit the road for their second game of the season.
Standings & what's next
With today's loss, the Chicago Bears fall to an 0-2 start for the 2017 NFL season. The team is 0-1 on the road and 0-1 at home. The Bears are at the bottom of the NFC North standings with their 0-2 record. It's not surprising considering last year's record and the fact that they are in rebuild mode still.
Next up for Chicago will be another tough matchup as they host Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers next Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
As for Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they get a 1-0 start for their NFL season. That puts them right up there with the Panthers and Falcons for the NFC South in the early part of the season. The team will try to follow it up with another win but they'll be on the road in Week 3 when they visit the Minnesota Vikings at 1 p.m. Eastern Time next Sunday.