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WATCH: Burden scores 56-yard TD to give Bears 14-point lead on SNF

Then, Luther Burden III broke away for a 56-yard touchdown to give the Bears a 14-0 lead just nine minutes into the game against the Buccaneers.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 9, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC
Key points
  • Caleb Williams connected with Burden on third-and-8 with a short pass over the middle, and Burden turned on the jets to outrun the Tampa Bay defense and score a 56-yard touchdown.
  • However, on their opening drive against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, quarterback Caleb Williams found Odunze in the end zone on third down for a touchdown, giving them an early 7-0 lead.
  • The last time the Bears played at home, Luther Burden went off for 130 yards.

It only took the Chicago Bears nine minutes to get a 14-point lead against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football.

Additional details
  • Rome Odunze has taken a back seat to Luther Burden III on the Chicago Bears.
  • After going 0-of-3 passing last week in heavy rain, Baker Mayfield completed his first passing attempt of the day for a 3-yard gain.
  • On Tampa Bay's next drive after Burden's touchdown, the Buccaneers got all the way down to Chicago's three-yard line.
  • That was the second-longest touchdown of Burden’s career and Chicago’s longest passing touchdown of the season.
  • But the Bears stuffed them at the line of scrimmage, forcing Tampa Bay to settle for a field goal.

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