Sports · American Football · 17 hrs ago
Bears-Buccaneers Preview Names First-Touchdown Picks
Chicago hosts Tampa Bay in an NFL Week 9 Sunday night game at Soldier Field.
The Bears entered with a 6-2 record, while the Buccaneers were 3-5.
Chicago had beaten reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle the previous week, and Tampa Bay had won its last two games.
The preview picked Luther Burden III as the likeliest Bears player to score first, citing his role as quarterback Caleb Williams’ go-to receiver and Tampa Bay’s strong run defense.
It picked Bucky Irving for Tampa Bay after he ran for 170 yards and a touchdown in the team’s previous game.
The preview listed market prices of 9 cents for Burden and 12 cents for Irving, and noted that prediction-market trading carries a risk of loss.
The Chicago Bears are set to host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Soldier Field in an NFL Week 9 Sunday Night Football game.
CBS Sports picked Luther Burden III as its choice to score the Bears’ first touchdown.
The outlet picked Bucky Irving as its choice to score Tampa Bay’s first touchdown.
Chicago entered the game at 6-2 after beating Seattle, while Tampa Bay was 3-5 and had won its previous two games.
CBS Sports said Tampa Bay had the league’s best rushing defense, a factor in its pick of Burden over Bears running back D’Andre Swift.
- Who
- The Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- What
- An NFL Week 9 Sunday Night Football game. CBS Sports named Luther Burden III and Bucky Irving as its first-touchdown picks for Chicago and Tampa Bay, respectively.
- When
- November 8, 2026, at 7:44 pm ET, according to the article.
- Where
- Soldier Field in Chicago.
- Why
- The teams are playing an NFL Week 9 game. The article did not state a reason for the matchup.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Chicago beat the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle, and Tampa Bay won its second consecutive game.
The Bears were scheduled to host the Buccaneers at Soldier Field for Sunday Night Football.
- Bears record
- 6-2
- Buccaneers record
- 3-5
- Bears first-touchdown pick
- Luther Burden III ($0.09)
- Buccaneers first-touchdown pick
- Bucky Irving ($0.12)
- Tampa Bay rushing defense
- Described by CBS Sports as the league’s best