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L.A. Times’ Sam Farmer predicts the winner of Thursday’s Buccaneers-Bears NFL game

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady points at a teammate while directing the offense.
With his receiving corps hampered by injuries, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady might need to rely on the ground game more against the Bears.
(Jack Dempsey / Associated Press)
Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Farmer
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NFL Thursday

TAMPA BAY (3-1)
AT CHICAGO (3-1)

TV: Ch. 11, NFL Network, Fox Deportes, 5:20 p.m. PDT.
Line: Buccaneers by 4 1/2.
Over/under: 44.
Sam Farmer’s pick: The Buccaneers are banged up on offense, so Tom Brady doesn’t have a lot of targets left. This figures to be a low-scoring, keep-it-on-the-ground game, with Tampa Bay just escaping. BUCCANEERS 17, BEARS 13

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Sam Farmer

Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his “long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football,” Sam Farmer has covered the NFL for 25 seasons. A graduate of Occidental College, he’s a two-time winner of California Sportswriter of the Year and first place for beat writing by Associated Press Sports Editors.

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