CHICAGO _ Brian Griese saved his big shot for the last moment.

Griese set up Matt Bryant's winning 21-yard field goal in overtime with a 38-yard pass to Antonio Bryant, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rallied to beat the Chicago Bears 27-24 today.

After blowing a 14-point lead in a 20-17 loss at Carolina last week, the Bears couldn't protect a 24-14 advantage in the fourth quarter.

The Buccaneers got a 35-yard field goal from Matt Bryant with 3:11 left, and Griese orchestrated a 79-yard touchdown drive in the final 1:49, hitting Jerramy Stevens with a 1-yard pass in the closing seconds of regulation. Several key mistakes cost Chicago (1-2) in overtime.

After Tampa Bay punted, Rashied Davis dropped a third-down pass at the Buccaneers 35. Tampa Bay then took over at its own 7 and had third-and-9 at the 8 when Griese hit Jerramy Stevens with a 2-yard pass.

There was a pileup and Charles Tillman jumped in late, leading to an unnecessary roughness penalty that gave the Buccaneers a first down at the 24. Tampa Bay was on the Chicago 44 when Bryant beat Nathan Vasher for a 38-yard pass that set up the winning field goal.