Bears predictions: Week 9 vs. Buccaneers

The Sun-Times' Bears experts make their picks for "Sunday Night Football" against the Buccaneers at Soldier Field:

Patrick Finley

Bears, 23-20: The last time the Bears beat the Buccaneers, in 2020, Tom Brady defeated Nick Foles in a rematch of the "Philly Special" Super Bowl. Season: 3-5.

Jason Lieser

Bears, 27-21: This one seems like it should be lopsided in the Bears' favor, but nothing is ever as easy as it looks in the NFL, and prime-time games in particular tend to be tight. Season: 4-4.

Scoop Jackson

Bears, 42 -20: They’ve been anointed. After Monday night’s performance they became that team. Frontrunners. If there ever was a trap game for an NFL team this season, this game is it. The Bears won’t be trapped. Season: 4-4.

Steve Greenberg

Bears, 27-16: After a short week of prep, the performance might not check all the boxes. Super Bowl contender problems, right? Can't go against the Bears now. Season: 5-3.

Jeff Agrest

Bears, 26-0: So the Bucs think they can win without passing? That’s what they did last week, when Baker Mayfield went 0-for-3 in a shutout victory over the Falcons – never mind the monsoon. Let’s see if the Bucs can win without SCORING. Didn’t work for the Falcons, did it? Season: 3-5.