Five Turnovers, Walk-Off Field Goal: Iceman Delivers When Needed, 3 Takeaways From Bears’ Win

Chicago survives costly mistakes

The Bears took a 14-0 lead on their first two drives, with Caleb Williams throwing touchdown passes to Rome Odunze and Luther Burden. Chicago later needed a field goal as time expired to secure the win.

Williams threw four interceptions, a career high. Across the team’s other 10 drives, he completed 13 of 25 passes for 122 yards and was picked off four times. Before Sunday, he had never thrown more than two interceptions in a game.

Chicago had 11 turnovers all of last season, but has already recorded 16 this year. Teams with at least four interceptions had gone 2-73 since 2014 before the Bears’ victory, making the win an unusual result.

Mayfield looked limited late

Baker Mayfield had missed three games because of a thumb injury. In his first two games back, he threw 11 passes against Carolina and had no completions in a shutout win over Atlanta.

He had only two turnovers across his four games before Sunday after losing three fumbles in Week 1 against Cincinnati. Against Chicago, Mayfield limped off in the second half, though no injury was reported.

He finished with one carry for no yards and was sacked on consecutive fourth-quarter plays as Tampa Bay sought a tying touchdown. His scrambling ability, which had helped him, was not evident late in the game.

Tampa Bay forces interceptions

The Buccaneers’ defense has induced interceptions from quarterbacks who had previously avoided them in three straight games. Williams had thrown only one interception this season before facing Tampa Bay.

The Bucs intercepted him three times in the first half and four times overall. Cornerback Zyon McCollum had two picks in the game and has recorded four over the last three games.