Packers put running back Chris Brooks on injured reserve before Bears game
The ankle injury Brooks suffered in Tampa Bay will keep him out at least four games and thins Green Bay's backfield again.
Final · Kickoff
2018 Regular season · Week 4 · Soldier Field
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The Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48–10 at home at Soldier Field in Week 4 of the 2018 regular season on September 30, 2018.
No other game of Week 4 was decided by as many points.
The result moved the Bears to 3–1 and dropped the Buccaneers to 2–2. It was the Bears’ third straight win. The Buccaneers finished 2018 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Bears finished 2018 at 12–4 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Bears’ 48 points were their most in any game of 2018.
In their previous meeting, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 29–7 on September 17, 2017. When they met again, the Chicago Bears won 20–19 on October 8, 2020.
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 Bears lead the series 9–8 after meeting No. 17 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.