Week 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup & Injury Report, Week 9

Baker Mayfield is projected to start at quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Chicago Bears in Week 9. Jalon Daniels is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 PM ET.

Matchup

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears

Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 PM ET · NBC

We said Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32% to win — from our ratings, not a betting line.

Sun, Nov 8 · 08:20 PM ET

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Injury / inactive report

  • Yaya DiabyLBOutHead coach Todd Bowles said that Diaby (knee) has been diagnosed with an MCL sprain and won't be available for Sunday's game against the Bears, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
  • Emeka EgbukaWROut
  • Josh HayesCBInjured ReserveHayes suffered a small setback in his recovery from a knee injury, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
  • Christian RozeboomLBInjured ReserveRozeboom (finger) was placed on injured reserve by the Buccaneers on Thursday, Scott Smith of the team's official website reports.

Per ESPN's public injury report, as of Nov 3, 1:27 AM ET.

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Common questions

Who is starting for the Buccaneers in Week 9?
Baker Mayfield is projected to start at quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Chicago Bears in Week 9. Jalon Daniels is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 PM ET.
Are the Buccaneers playing in Week 9?
Yes. Baker Mayfield is projected to start at quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Chicago Bears in Week 9. Jalon Daniels is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 PM ET.
Where do the Buccaneers' Week 9 inactives and injury designations come from?
Injury and inactive designations shown here are pulled verbatim from ESPN's public injury report, last fetched Nov 3, 1:27 AM ET (4 players listed).

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