Final · Kickoff
2000 Regular season · Week 2 · Raymond James Stadium
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Chicago Bears 41–0 at home at Raymond James Stadium in Week 2 of the 2000 regular season on September 10, 2000. The Buccaneers shut out the Bears.
No other game of Week 2 was decided by as many points.
The result moved the Buccaneers to 2–0 and dropped the Bears to 0–2. The Bears finished 2000 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Buccaneers finished 2000 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round.
In their previous meeting, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 20–6 on January 2, 2000. When they met again, the Chicago Bears won 13–10 on November 19, 2000.
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 Buccaneers lead the series 3–0 after meeting No. 3 since 1999 Full series history
The ankle injury Brooks suffered in Tampa Bay will keep him out at least four games and thins Green Bay's backfield again.
Todd Bowles put the Pro Bowl safety's absence at two to four weeks, which takes him out of Thursday night's game in Dallas as Tampa Bay tries to avoid an 0–5 start.
The third-year linebacker had a sack and an interception before going down untouched in the third quarter, and Green Bay now turns to Isaiah McDuffie and Ty'Ron Hopper ahead of the Bears' visit.
