Week 3: Vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Bears | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time: Sunday September 21, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. EDT / 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 76°F (24.4°C), Partly cloudy
- Television announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, & Chris Myers
- Game attendance: 62,051
- Referee: Tony Corrente
Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Panthers, the Bears played their Week 3 home opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who were led by former Bears QB Brian Griese.
In the first quarter, Chicago got the early lead as kicker Robbie Gould got a 40-yard and a 43-yard field goal. The Buccaneers would respond with Griese completing a 4-yard TD pass to WR Ike Hilliard. In the second quarter, Tampa Bay increased its lead with DE Gaines Adams returning an inteception 45 yards for a touchdown. The Bears closed out the half with Gould's 28-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, Chicago took the lead with QB Kyle Orton completing a 6-yard TD pass to rookie RB Matt Forté (along with Orton's 2-point conversion pass to WR Brandon Lloyd). In the fourth quarter, the Bears increased their lead with Orton completing a 19-yard TD pass to Lloyd. However, the Buccaneers rallied with kicker Matt Bryant getting a 35-yard field goal, along with Griese's 1-yard TD pass to TE Jerramy Stevens. In overtime, Tampa Bay got the victory as Bryant nailed the game-winning 21-yard field goal. The loss represented the Bears second consecutive loss as a result of a blown forth quarter lead.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 1-2.
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