Tom Brady surpassed 600 career touchdown passes on another landmark night for the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback as he threw four more to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a thumping 38-3 victory over Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears.
The reigning champions, who advanced to 6-1 on the year, put up a ruthless, merciless and rampant performance and did everything that earned them the right to go by the aforementioned title with five first-half touchdowns including three from Mike Evans to take a 35-3 lead into the break.
Chicago’s first-round quarterback Fields was sacked four times and finished with three interceptions as well as three fumbles, two of which he lost, during a performance that saw the Bears come up overwhelming second best in all phases of the contest.
The Bucs eased through a scoreless third period before extending their lead thanks to a Ryan Succop field goal and affording themselves the luxury of benching multiple starters, including Brady, late in the fourth.
One of few bright spots for the Bears was sixth-round rookie running back Khalil Herbert, who logged his first 100-yard rushing game.
Up next for the Bucs is Week Eight is an all-NFC South clash with the Saints in New Orleans, while the Bears are due to host the San Francisco 49ers.