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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to start the post-Tom Brady era 2-0 when they host the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The Buccaneers are slight favorites coming from a satisfying road win, while the Bears hope to rebound from a lopsided home loss to their archrivals.Advertisement
New Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield got the job done in his first game as Brady’s replacement, throwing two touchdown passes with no turnovers in the Bucs’ 20-17 win in Minnesota. Mayfield will no doubt take his shots against a Bears defense that gave up several big plays in their 38-20 blowout loss to Green Bay, but more will be needed from the running game. Rachaad White had just 39 yards on 17 carries, with his longest run being a six-yard gain.
The same issues that characterized last season’s struggles reared their head early for Justin Fields and Chicago’s offense. The Bears converted just three of 13 third-down opportunities, failed to produce big plays in the passing game, and Fields had two turnovers, including a pick-six. The Bucs yielded 369 yards of offense to the Vikings, most of that through the air, but generated three takeaways and did what was necessary to limit the damage on the scoreboard.
The Bears’ ability to run the ball and protect Fields will be two keys if they want to defeat the Bucs and snap their 11-game losing streak.
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