Chicago Bears vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Can Tom Brady and the Buccaneers repeat?

The defending Super Bowl champions enter their home matchup against the Chicago Bears with a 5-1 record. Tom Brady and the Buccaneers have yet to lose a home game this season, and Brady has proven father time wrong by throwing for over 2,000 yards and 17 touchdowns.

The Chicago Bears are led by rookie quarterback Justin Fields and running back David Montgomery. Fields took over the starting job after veteran quarterback Andy Dalton went down with an injury. Chicago enters their road matchup with the Buccaneers as heavy underdogs, but anything can happen on Sunday.

Many NFL experts expected the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to suffer from a Super Bowl hangover to begin the season. Instead, the Kansas City Chiefs seem to be the team suffering, and the Bucs are striding towards a repeat. Tampa Bay’s lone loss came on the road against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3.

As it sits right now, the Buccaneers are built for both the regular season and the playoff, which makes them Super Bowl favorites. The Buccaneers have a tough road if they want to repeat as champions, with the Cowboys, Packers, Cardinals, and Rams firing on all cylinders.

There’s one thing that the Buccaneers have that no other NFL team has, Tom Brady. The veteran has a knack for making deep playoff runs and has repeated in the past, and Brady knows what it takes to remain focused and take care of the task at hand.

The Chicago Bears took a gamble by trading up to select former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. That gamble paid off after the fans saw the young gunslinger in action during the preseason. Fields may not be putting together eye-popping numbers, but he’s developing well as a rookie quarterback.

Chicago’s rookie quarterback has completed 53 of his 99 passes for 632 yards and two touchdowns. Justin Fields is playing like a rookie quarterback, and he’s making strides in the right direction. That brings us back to the original question, can Justin Fields pull off the upset against the Buccaneers?

Unfortunately, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold the edge against the Chicago Bears. The Buccaneers are the better offensive and defensive team. Fields will perform well, but in the end, the Buccaneers’ defense will force him into difficult situations.

Tampa Bay enters its matchup against the Chicago Bears as 12.5 point favorites on Sunday. The Buccaneers have a 2-4 record against the spread this season, and Chicago has a 3-3 record against the spread. Chicago has a great shot at covering the spread, with it being double digits.