Through a combined 10 games this season, Baker Mayfield and Caleb Williams totaled just three interceptions.

For Williams, his limited turnovers have helped lead to an elite Bears offense, emerging as a potential Super Bowl contender. For Mayfield, he has historically taken care of the football, and despite playing through injuries in 2026, the veteran has at least been careful with his passes.

For the former Heisman Trophy winners and No. 1 overall picks, “Sunday Night Football” wound up being a complete reversal of those trends. Mayfield and Williams both turned the ball over multiple times — and it led to a wacky, back-and-forth game between the Bears and Buccaneers.

Here’s a look at the collection of interceptions between Williams and Mayfield on Sunday night.

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Caleb Williams interceptions vs. Buccaneers

Williams has always been a fairly accurate quarterback who rarely turns the ball over — he came into 2026 with 13 interceptions in two full seasons. Through five games, he was playing a clean brand of football, only throwing a pick in September against the Vikings.

Everything unraveled for Williams against Tampa Bay, though. With the Bears pushed back beyond the 20-yard line on a 2nd & Goal, Williams went for a shot to the end zone that wound up hurting Chicago in the second quarter.

Tykee Smith grabbed the first Williams pick of the night.

Just minutes later, after a Buccaneers turnover on downs, Williams’ next throw was also an interception to Zyon McCollum. 

The end of the second quarter wound up being littered with turnovers. Right after getting the ball back with a chance to add points before halftime, McCollum got him again, diving to make an interception that was awarded after a review.

The fourth Williams interception was less his fault than just an unfortunate bounce. Looking for Luther Burden in the third quarter, the pass bounced off Burden into the air, and Alex Anzalone was in the perfect spot to make the play.

It became the first four-interception game of Williams’ NFL career.

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Baker Mayfield interceptions vs. Bears

Mayfield, meanwhile, had not thrown multiple interceptions in a game since last December against the Dolphins. After not throwing a single pass against the Falcons last week, he put the ball in a bit more danger in Week 9.

Toward the end of the first half, Mayfield was looking for Tez Johnson when Cam Lewis picked him off.

The far more critical interception came in the third quarter. Mayfield, moments after Williams’ fourth pick, was trying to get the ball to Cade Otton for a short gain when Jaylon Johnson jumped in front of the tight end, grabbed the ball, then got a block en route to the end zone.

The pick-six made it a two-score Bears lead, and it was the sixth interception of the game between the two teams.

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