The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Francisco 49ers will go head to head on Sunday in a big Week 7 clash in the NFL. The game has a scheduled start time of 4.05 p.m. ET and takes place from Levi's Stadium in California. The game can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream via the link below.
Both teams come into today's game with negative records, and both are in desperate need to win this match up.
However, the Buccaneers seem to have the better chance of making something of their season if they can win today. Even though they are just on 2-3, they are tied for second in a poor NFC South.
Topping the table of the NFC South division are the Atlanta Falcons, who are on 4-2. That means there is still a way to go before the Buccaneers can even think of threatening them for the top spot, however, if they can win today and get back to an even 3-3 record then that could act as a spring board for things in the second half of this season.
The 49ers meanwhile are in the basement of the NFC West and their season looks all but over already. They are 1-5 and are the only team in the division with a negative record. They are likely playing for pride now, as they have next to no chance of making the postseason. However, the pressure will be on some players as their careers and futures may depend on how they play over the next two months.
Earlier in Week 7, NFL Thursday Night Football saw the Green Bay Packers claim what in the end was an easy win over the Chicago Bears.
Even though the 26-10 scoreline would indicate that the Packers had it all their own way, that was not the case, and through the opening three quarters just field goal separated the teams.
However, when things came to the crunch, the hapless Bears fell down again and disappointed. With just three points between the teams heading into the fourth quarter, Chicago fans may have been hoping their team could sneak the win at the end. But 13 unanswered points for the Packers saw Green Bay run out victors to move to 4-2.
That result condemned the Bears to their sixth defeat of the season so far as they dropped down further to 1-6, and this is already turning into a long and painful season for them.
Aaron Rodgers threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns. His 39 of 56 set a franchise record for completions in a single game.
The Bears meanwhile lost quarterback Brian Hoyer to a broken left arm in the second quarter, and so he joins the injured list with Jay Cutler, leaving Chicago to turn to third stringer Matt Barkley, who ended 6 of 15 for 81 yards and two interceptions.
Bears coach John Fox said, "Well, when you lose your starting quarterback it can be disruptive. It's not an excuse, it's just a reality,"
Today's big NFL game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Francisco 49ers has a scheduled start time of 4.05 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream by clicking here.
