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Getty Images The Chicago Bears have joined the list of teams on the daily COVID crop-report watch. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that a member of the Bears practice squad has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Bears have been closed since Thursday night’s game against the Buccaneers...

Getty Images The Buccaneers were concerned about defensive tackle Vita Vea‘s condition after Thursday night’s loss to the Bears and it appears that concern was warranted. According to multiple reports, the belief is that Vea broke his ankle in the fourth quarter of the game. He is going to...

Getty Images The protocols issued by the league in July prohibit players from interacting with less than six feet between them after games. The revised protocols reiterate that restriction. The original memo, issued on July 8, and the revised memo, issued on October 6, contain the same...

Getty Images The Buccaneers have now lost first-round picks in back-to-back weeks. Bucs coach Bruce Arians just told reporters there that defensive tackle Vita Vea suffered a broken leg in last night’s loss to the Bears. Arians called it a “big, big loss,” and said: “I don’t know if there was...

Getty Images After last night’s win over the Buccaneers, Bears quarterback Nick Foles looked a little like John Travolta in Pulp Fiction. Foles admits that he was watching and waiting for Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady to meet Foles on the field. “I didn’t realize the camera was on me,”...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady thought fourth down was third down last night in Chicago, causing him to focus less on converting and more on getting the ball closer to field-goal range on the play that he believed was third down. After the game, coach Bruce Arians insisted that...

Getty Images It’s entirely possible that Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady ran straight to the locker room after Thursday’s 20-19 loss to the Bears because of a commitment to respect the league’s COVID-19 protocols that prohibit post-game interactions within six feet of opposing players. It’s...

USA TODAY Sports If Tom Brady didn’t know it was fourth down on his incomplete pass to Cameron Brate Thursday night, neither he or head coach Bruce Arians are willing to say so. Brady was asked after the game if he knew it was fourth down when he tried to rip a pass into a well-covered Brate...

Getty Images Bears quarterback Nick Foles got off to an ugly start on Thursday night, but in the end he did just enough for a couple late field goals to be the difference. After the game, Bears coach Matt Nagy said Foles gave the Bears what they needed. “That’s who he is,” Nagy said. “All in...

Getty Images Bears kicker Cairo Santos has been through a lot of ups and downs over the course of his NFL career. One of the low points came on October 6, 2019. That’s when Santos missed all four field goals he tried for the Titans in a 14-7 loss to the Bills. Santos was released the next day...

Getty Images While it was eclipsed by Tom Brady‘s late mistake, the Bucs may have suffered another significant hit in the final moments of last night’s loss to the Bears. Via Eduardo Encina of the Tampa Bay Times, Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea was carted off in the fourth quarter...

Getty Images The Bears promoted linebacker Devante Bond from the practice squad for tonight’s game, the team announced. Bond will revert to the practice squad Friday. He played eight special teams snaps in Week Two, his only action this season. Bond signed with the Bears last Dec. 9 and saw...

Getty Images Tom Brady will have his two favorite targets tonight. It remains to be seen how healthy Mike Evans and Scotty Miller are, but they are active. Miller has hip and groin injuries and Evans an ankle injury. Evans didn’t practice all week. Miller was limited Wednesday. Running back...

Getty Images Tonight’s game is equal parts NFC Central reunion and Super Bowl LII reunion. Both teams are 3-1, both quarterbacks own Super Bowl MVP awards. Simms and I made our picks earlier today; we both like the Bucs over the Bears. Here are a few things I’ll be paying attention to tonight...

Getty Images The NFL is breathing a sigh of relief after the Buccaneers scored a play after officials blew a call, denying them a touchdown. The Bucs took a 3-0 lead on their first possession, an 11-play, 54-yard drive that ended with a 39-yard Ryan Succop field goal. The Tampa Bay defense...

Getty Images The Buccaneers were in full control, leading 13-0 with less than two minutes to play in the first half. They trail the Bears 14-13 at halftime. Chicago scored 14 points in 1:12, with a turnover in between the touchdowns. David Montgomery scored on a 3-yard run with 1:48 left in...

Getty Images The Buccaneers have four wide receivers on their injury report for Thursday’s game against the Bears and the status of two of them is up in the air. Mike Evans and Scotty Miller were both listed as questionable while Chris Godwin and Justin Watson have each been ruled out by the...

Getty Images The Bucs are adding some last-minute depth for tonight’s game against the Bears. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Buccaneers will promote wide receiver Josh Pearson and cornerback Ross Cockrell from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. The Bucs have four receivers...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are still going to be short-handed when they face the Bears tomorrow night. Via Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com, the Buccaneers have ruled out wide receivers Chris Godwin and Justin Watson, along with running back LeSean McCoy. They also listed running back Leonard...

Getty Images Bears linebacker Khalil Mack was listed as questionable for each of the team’s first four games this season, but his streak has come to an end. Mack was listed as a full participant in practice for the first time all season on Wednesday and he did not receive an injury designation...