2008 · Week 3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears
Sep 21, 2008 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped with a 27–24 win over Chicago Bears. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Buccaneers only a 34% shot beforehand. Buccaneers improve to 2-1; Bears fall to 1-2. Brian Griese was the story of the game with 407 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| TB | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | First downs | 21 |
| 454 | Total yards | 426 |
| 407 | Passing yards | 268 |
| 47 | Rushing yards | 158 |
| 38/67 | Comp / Att | 22/34 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 38/67 | 407 | 2 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 12 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerramy Stevens | 5 | 1 | 61 | 1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 22/34 | 268 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Matt Forte | 27 | 89 | 0 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Kevin Jones | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 7 | 0 | 66 | 1 |