Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 Chicago Bears 06
Tampa Bay traveled to Soldier Field to take on the Bears, with a division title on the line.
Tampa Bay easlily handled the 6–9 Bears, and won their first NFC Central title since 1981. Shaun King threw for 178 yards, and one touchdown. Mike Alstott scored one touchdown run.
The Buccaneers earned a first-round bye for the playoffs. Longtime Buccaneer player Paul Gruber suffered a broken leg, and missed the rest of the season, and it would ultimately be his final NFL game.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Ron Winter
- UMPIRE: Ed Coukart
- LINE JUDGE: Bruce Maurer
- SIDE JUDGE: Tom Hill
- HEAD LINESMAN: Sanford Rivers
- BACK JUDGE: Billy Smith
- FIELD JUDGE: Steven Zimmer
- REPLAY OFFICIAL: Jerry Mereit
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 02:16-2Q Gramatica FG25
- BUCCANEERS: 00:16-2Q Alstott 1 run (Gramatica kick)
- BEARS: 05:46-3Q Holmes FG39
- BEARS: 02:15-3Q Gramatica FG33
- BEARS: 13:24-4Q Holmes FG31
- BEARS: 07:33-4Q Moore 6 pass from King (Gramatica kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #81 J. Green
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #65 K. Dogins
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #73 F. Middleton
- RT: #71 J. Wunsch
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- WR: #87 B. Emanuel
- QB: #10 S. King
- RB: #28 W. Dunn
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
- NT: #77 B. Culpepper
- DT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #94 S. White
- SLB: #53 S. Quarles
- MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #21 D. Abraham
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #24 D. Robinson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 25 Kelly, 27 Abdullah, 30 Smith, 31 Young, 35 McAfee, 43 McLeod, 50 Gooch, 51 Singleton, 58 Davis, 59 Duncan, 64 Diaz, 68 Unutoa, 69 Pierson, 75 Washington, 78 Jones, 80 Davis, 82 Hape, 84 McDonald, 86 Williams, 92 McFarland, 95 McLaughlin
DID NOT PLAY
- 15 Zeier
INACTIVE
- 12 Dilfer, 13 Milanovich, 34 Jackson, 66 Blackman, 79 Hegamin, 85 Anthony, 97 Jackson, 98 Cannida
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Dunn 16-80, Alstott 22-64, King 2-(-1).
- BEARS: Allen 12-43, McNown 5-29, Milburn 1-(-1).
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: King 24-18-178-0-1.
- BEARS: McNown 42-20-196-1-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Green 10-113, Alstott 4-19, Emanuel 1-22, McDonald 1-15, Moore 1-6, Dunn 1-3.
- BEARS: Robinson 7-84, Booker 4-29, Engram 3-32, Allen 3-26, Wetnight 3-25.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Abraham 1-13.
- BEARS: none.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Dunn 3-46.
- BEARS: Bennett 2-38, Milburn 2-26.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 3-26.
- BEARS: Milburn 4-39.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Jones 1-6, White 1-4.
- BEARS: Robinson 1-3.
