Bears put Mike Ditka’s No. 89 on their helmets for Packers game at Lambeau
Two days after Ditka's death at 86, Chicago honors its Hall of Fame tight end and Super Bowl XX coach in the 214th meeting of the NFL's oldest rivalry.
Final · Kickoff
2001 Regular season · Week 8 · Lambeau Field
Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.
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The Green Bay Packers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21–20 at home at Lambeau Field in Week 8 of the 2001 regular season on November 4, 2001. The final margin was a single point.
The result moved the Packers to 5–2 and dropped the Buccaneers to 3–4. The Buccaneers finished 2001 at 9–7 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Packers finished 2001 at 12–4 and lost in the Divisional round.
In their previous meeting, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 14–10 on October 7, 2001. When they met again, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 21–7 on November 24, 2002. The teams split their two 2001 meetings.
Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.
Series Series tied 3–3 after meeting No. 6 since 1999 Full series history
Two days after Ditka's death at 86, Chicago honors its Hall of Fame tight end and Super Bowl XX coach in the 214th meeting of the NFL's oldest rivalry.
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