Sunday Night Football: Buccaneers at Bears on Nov. 8, 2026, Time, Channel and Stream

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football (SNF) on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, with kickoff at 8:20 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on NBC, according to the NFL.com Week 9 schedule. The game is at Soldier Field, and the Bears list kickoff as 7:20 p.m. Central Time (CT). It is Week 9 of the National Football League (NFL) season. Clocks already fell back on Nov. 1, so 8:20 p.m. ET is Eastern Standard Time (EST).

The Buccaneers are 3-5 and the Bears are 6-2, per the NFL.com standings and the Buccaneers game center.

What time is Buccaneers at Bears in my time zone?

Kickoff is 8:20 p.m. EST. The other rows are our conversion from that time; the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in November.

Place	Kickoff
Eastern (EST)	8:20 p.m. Sun.
Central (CST), Chicago	7:20 p.m. Sun.
Mountain (MST)	6:20 p.m. Sun.
Pacific (PST)	5:20 p.m. Sun.
London (GMT)	1:20 a.m. Mon., Nov. 9

What channel is Buccaneers vs. Bears on?

NBC. The NFL.com Week 9 schedule lists “Buccaneers at Bears, Sunday, November 8th, 8:20 PM, NBC,” and Buccaneers.com says the game “will air locally on NBC.” The NFL’s injury page lists the Spanish-language broadcast as NBC/Universo.

How to watch and stream Buccaneers at Bears

Option	What the source says	Source
NBC	TV broadcast of the game	NFL.com, Buccaneers.com
NBC/Universo	Spanish-language	NFL.com injury page
NFL+	Streaming “for in-market mobile viewers”	Buccaneers.com
NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV	Out-of-market fans	Buccaneers.com
Game Pass	International viewers	Buccaneers.com
Peacock	“Subscribe to Peacock to stream all 18 Sunday Night Football games”	NBC Sports

The Peacock line is NBC Sports’ season-level wording; neither club’s page mentions Peacock for this game, so check Peacock on Sunday. The NBC booth is Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Chris Collinsworth (analyst) and Melissa Stark (sideline reporter), per Buccaneers.com.

For radio, the Bears flagship is ESPN Chicago (1000 AM, 100.3 FM HD2). The Buccaneers flagship is 97.9 FM (98ROCK) in Tampa Bay and Sarasota.

Where are the Buccaneers and Bears in the standings?

Team	Record	Division	Source
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3-5	National Football Conference (NFC) South	NFL.com standings
Chicago Bears	6-2	NFC North	NFL.com standings

The Bears page names Soldier Field as the venue. NFL.com’s table, as read on Nov. 5, shows the Buccaneers second in the division behind Carolina (3-4) and the Bears second behind Minnesota (6-1); standings change with each game, including this week’s.

When did the Buccaneers and Bears last meet?

The Buccaneers.com matchup history lists the most recent meeting as 2023, a 27-17 Buccaneers win in Tampa. We did not find a 2024 or 2025 meeting in the sources we read, and the exact 2023 date is not confirmed here.

Who is on the Buccaneers and Bears injury report?

The NFL’s page listed three Buccaneers as not participating in practice on Nov. 4: linebacker Yaya Diaby, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka and defensive tackle Elijah Roberts. It listed five Bears with the same status: Theo Benedet, T.J. Edwards, Grady Jarrett, Kyle Monangai and Zavier Scott; the page does not print a date for the Bears list. Reports change through the week, so check the final Friday report on NFL.com.

What else is on NFL Week 9?

The Week 9 slate from our schedule file runs from Thursday to Monday, all times ET:

Date	Game	Time	TV
Thu., Nov. 5	Jaguars at Ravens	8:15 p.m.	Prime Video
Sun., Nov. 8	Bengals vs. Falcons (neutral site)	9:30 a.m.	NFL Network
Sun., Nov. 8	Browns at Saints; Broncos at Panthers; Jets at Chiefs	1 p.m.	CBS
Sun., Nov. 8	Cowboys at Colts; Lions at Dolphins; Rams at Commanders; Giants at Eagles	1 p.m.	FOX
Sun., Nov. 8	Texans at Chargers	4:05 p.m.	CBS
Sun., Nov. 8	Raiders at 49ers; Cardinals at Seahawks; Packers at Patriots	4:25 p.m.	FOX
Sun., Nov. 8	Buccaneers at Bears	8:20 p.m.	NBC / Universo
Mon., Nov. 9	Bills at Vikings	8:15 p.m.	ESPN / ABC / ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / NFL Network

The full week, with a pick’em sheet, is in our NFL Week 9 schedule. The previous Sunday night game was Eagles at Commanders on Nov. 1.

Printable Buccaneers at Bears watch guide

The one-page guide lists the Nov. 8 kickoff in Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific time, the NBC channel and a pick box. Keep it with the November 2026 printable calendar, and see the December 2026 calendar for the rest of the regular season.