WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored on a 5-on-3 power play with 1.6 seconds left and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Sunday after blowing a late three-goal lead.
Scheifele scored on a one-timer from the high slot off a feed from Cole Perfetti.
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Winnipeg Jets' Dylan DeMelo (2) cross-checks Tampa Bay Lightning's Pontus Holmberg (29) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Neal Pionk (4) checks Tampa Bay Lightning's Nikita Kucherov (86) into goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Cole Koepke (45) collides with Tampa Bay Lightning's Jeff Viel (25) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) celebrates after his winning goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) scores the game winning goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning's goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
After Brayden Yager gave Winnipeg a 3-0 lead on a power play at 8:10 of the third with his first NHL goal, the Lightning tied it in a 4:07 burst. Brandon Hagel scored with 9:38 to go, and Pontus Holmberg struck twice — with 5:59 left and 5:33 remaining.
Perfetti, Morgan Barron and Brayden Yager also scored for Winnipeg (7-8-3), and Stuart Skinner made 18 saves. The Jets have won three in a row after dropping nine straight.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 shots for Tampa Bay (11-4-2) in the opener of a three-game trip The Lightning had won three in a row.
Winnipeg went 3 or 5 on the power play, and Tampa Bay was 0 for 4.
Lightning: At Buffalo on Wednesday night.
Jets: Host New Jersey on Tuesday night.
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Winnipeg Jets' Dylan DeMelo (2) cross-checks Tampa Bay Lightning's Pontus Holmberg (29) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Neal Pionk (4) checks Tampa Bay Lightning's Nikita Kucherov (86) into goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Cole Koepke (45) collides with Tampa Bay Lightning's Jeff Viel (25) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) celebrates after his winning goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) scores the game winning goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning's goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams found a wide-open Colston Loveland for a 38-yard catch to set up Cairo Santos' 38-yard field goal as time expired, and the Chicago Bears picked up a sloppy 27-24 victory over Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night.
Chicago (7-2) committed five turnovers, including a career-high four interceptions by Williams. But he delivered after Mayfield rallied the Buccaneers in the final minutes.
Loveland was pushed out of bounds at the Tampa Bay 16 with 40 seconds left. After two kneel-downs by Williams, Santos delighted the crowd of 60,470 by drilling his second field goal of the night.
Chicago had a 24-16 lead when Luther Burden fumbled with 3:38 left and Tampa defensive back Ifeatu Melifonwu returned the ball to the Bears 17.
Bucky Irving had an 11-yard carry before going in from the 6 for his second touchdown of the game. Mayfield scrambled for the 2-point conversion, tying it at 24 with 2:51 left.
Mayfield was 18 for 32 for 243 yards and two interceptions. Irving finished with 97 yards on 20 carries.
Mayfield failed to complete a pass in Tampa Bay’s previous game, a 16-0 win over Atlanta in wet conditions. The Buccaneers (3-6) rushed for a franchise-record 324 yards in the victory over the Falcons, including 170 by Irving.
Williams was 22 for 37 for 279 yards and two touchdowns in Chicago’s fourth straight win. Burden had seven catches for 97 yards before he was shelved by a concussion. Jeffery Simmons had a sack in his first home game since he was acquired in a trade with Tennessee.
The Buccaneers and Bears were the NFL’s top rushing teams going into the weekend, but there wasn’t much room to maneuver on the ground. The Bucs finished with 126 yards rushing, and the Bears had 72.
Chicago had a 17-13 lead when Williams threw his fourth interception of the night, a deflected ball that landed in the hands of Tampa Bay linebacker Alex Anzalone. The Buccaneers took over at the Bears 37 with 4:32 left in the third quarter.
One play later, Mayfield tried to throw the ball to Cade Otton, but Jaylon Johnson stepped in front of the tight end and returned the interception 67 yards for his second career pick-6. It was his first interception of the season.
Chicago got off to a fast start, scoring on its first two possessions. Williams passed to a wide-open Rome Odunze for a 9-yard touchdown on the first drive of the game. Then Burden broke a couple of tackles while turning a third-and-8 reception into a 56-yard TD, making it 14-0 with 6:00 left in the first quarter.
But the next two possessions for the Bears ended with interceptions by Williams, and the Buccaneers rallied by scoring on each side of halftime. Chase McLaughlin kicked a 21-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, and Tez Johnson’s 58-yard catch set up Irving’s 2-yard TD early in the third.
Buccaneers: S Antoine Winfield Jr. (ankle) departed in the second quarter with an ankle injury.
Bears: CB Tyrique Stevenson had a hand injury. ... CB Kyler Gordon left with an unspecified injury, but he returned to the game.
Buccaneers: Bye week, and then a road game against the Detroit Lions on Nov. 22.
Bears: Bye week, and then a home game versus the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 22.
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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) passes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears place kicker Cairo Santos (8) kicks a game-winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) scores a two-point conversion against the Chicago Bears in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving (7) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Chicago Bears in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears wide receiver Kalif Raymond (14) runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears place kicker Cairo Santos (8) celebrates with teammates after kicking a game-winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/David Banks)
