Bears 27, Buccaneers 24: Cairo Santos’ walk-off field goal seals sloppy win

CHICAGO — Nobody said it had to be pretty. The Bears took that to heart, turning the ball over five times in a 27-24 win against the Buccaneers that came down to a Cairo Santos 38-yard field goal as time expired. Quarterback Caleb Williams was responsible for four of the turnovers. He finished 22-for-37 passing for 279 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions for a 61.5 passer rating. It was the first time Williams threw more than two interceptions in a regular-season game. Luther Burden III led all receivers with 97 yards on seven receptions. He exited the game in the fourth quarter after sustaining a blow to the head, resulting in a fumble. Burden was helped off by trainers. But the Bears’ big highlight — aside from Santos’ game-winner — came in the third quarter when cornerback Jaylon Johnson intercepted Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield and returned it 67 yards for a touchdown. The Bears head into the bye week at 7-2. The CHGO staff reacts to the Bears’ win … Adam Jahns : It was ugly. Very, very ugly. But it’s a win. The Bears looked like a team dealing with a bunch of injuries coming off a short week and an exhausting, emotional win over the defending Super Bowl champions on the road. But the entire defense deserves a game ball for what it did to offset four interceptions by quarterback Caleb Williams and Luther Burden’s lost fumble. Patrick Norton : An ugly win is still a win. The Bears didn’t look like the better team for a good chunk of the game after the first quarter. But two touchdowns in the first quarter — paired with Jaylon Johnson’s big pick-six — proved to be enough to defeat a scrappy Buccaneers team that simply wouldn’t go away. Joey Christopoulos : Caleb was working on a Jordan Shrug Game (Boiling Point). Then, lukewarm. In the end, Iceman Cometh. Hey NFL, wanna beat the Bears? Let them commit FIVE TURNOVERS. Bye week perfectly timed. Game ball, Jaylon Johnson.