Sunday Night Football: How to watch the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears game tonight

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears will face off tonight on Sunday Night Football. The Bucs are 3-5; the Bears are 6-2. Unsurprisingly, the odds for tonight’s SNF game favor the Bears. Tonight’s Sunday Night Football game kicks off at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock from Chicago’s Soldier Field. Here’s everything you need to know about where to tune in to the Week 9 game.

How to watch the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears game

Date: Sunday, Nov. 8

Time: 8:20 p.m. ET

TV channel: NBC

Streaming:YouTube TV, Peacock, Fubo, DirecTV and more

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears NFL game time

The Bucs vs. Bears game kicks off at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears NFL game channel

The Week 9 game between the Buccaneers and the Bears will air on NBC. 

How to watch the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears game without cable

If you don’t have access to free over-the-air NBC, you can stream NBC on platforms like YouTube TV. The game will also stream on Peacock.

NFL 2026 season Week 9 schedule

All times Eastern

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026

• Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Baltimore Ravens: 8:15 p.m. (Prime Video)

Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026

• Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons: 9:30 a.m. (NFL Network)

• Dallas Cowboys vs. Indianapolis Colts: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• New York Jets vs. Kansas City Chiefs: 1 p.m. (CBS)

• Detroit Lions vs. Miami Dolphins: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• Cleveland Browns vs. New Orleans Saints: 1 p.m. (CBS)

• New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• Los Angeles Rams vs. Washington Commanders: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers: 1 p.m. (CBS)

• Houston Texans vs. Los Angeles Chargers: 4:05 p.m. (CBS)

• Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots: 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

• Las Vegas Raiders vs. San Francisco 49ers: 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

• Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks: 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears: 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, Nov. 9, 2026

• Buffalo Bills vs. Minnesota Vikings: 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)

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