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.
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1999 Regular season · Week 7 · Raymond James Stadium
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Chicago Bears 6–3 at home at Raymond James Stadium in Week 7 of the 1999 regular season on October 24, 1999. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.
The 9 combined points were the fewest in any game of Week 7.
The result moved the Buccaneers to 3–3 and dropped the Bears to 3–4. The Bears finished 1999 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Buccaneers finished 1999 at 11–5 and lost in the NFC Championship Game. The Bears’ 3 points were their fewest in any game of 1999.
WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 20–6 on January 2, 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 1–0 after meeting No. 1 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.