SEATTLE — Caleb Williams threw a landing cross on the opening drive and Jeffery Simmons delivered just what Chicago wanted on protection as the Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night time.
Williams was extraordinarily environment friendly for the Bears (6-2) against one of the NFL’s stingiest defenses, committing no turnovers, taking just one sack and throwing for 247 yards while finishing 71% of his passes.
Williams’ play helped set up three brief landing runs by D’Andre Swift and that proved to be more than enough against Sam Darnold and the Seahawks (4-4), thanks to the influence Simmons had on the protection.
Jeffery Simmons (99) of the Chicago Bears celebrates a cease against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Getty Images
Acquired last week from Tennessee for a package deal that included two first-round picks, Simmons took little time to make a massive influence on a protection that had lacked difference-makers.
He had a sack on the opening drive, added another deal with for loss and completed with six tackles and a cross defensed as Chicago held Seattle to 252 yards and one third-down conversion on 11 tries.
Chicago Bears defensive deal with Jeffery Simmons (99) celebrates during the first half of an NFL soccer sport against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Seattle. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
The defending champion Seahawks lost for the third time in 4 video games and are now wanting up at the NFC playoff standings and can unwell afford many more slip-ups. The loss ended a 30-game streak for Seattle in the common season and playoffs — the fourth longest for any workforce in the Super Bowl period — of not dropping by more than 4 factors.
Sam Darnold went 17 of 34 for 188 yards and two touchdowns for Seattle, but his interception in the fourth quarter set up Swift’s third TD that made it 34-17 with 4:41 to play.
The Seahawks struggled once again to run the ball despite their commerce last week for three-time All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and the return of Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price from injures. Seattle ran for only 81 yards.
The Bears began off properly against Seattle’s stout protection by placing collectively a 17-play drive on the opening possession to take the lead when Williams threw a 1-yard landing cross to Luther Burden.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) rolls out to cross against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Getty Images
The Bears added two more subject objectives in the first half and constructed the lead to 20-9 in the third quarter with another environment friendly landing drive that ended with a 1-yard run by Swift.
The Seahawks were bottled up by Simmons and the Bears for nearly the total first half before Darnold related with Jaxon Smith-Njigba on a 43-yard cross with 30 seconds left in the second quarter.
Things appeared bleak for Seattle when Jason Myers had a 33-yard subject aim blocked in the opening minute of the fourth quarter.
But DeMarcus Lawrence pressured a fumble by Colston Loveland on the next possession that set up Darnold’s 7-yard landing cross to Cooper Kupp, and Seattle transformed the 2-point conversion to make it 20-17.
The Bears answered with another TD drive and put the sport away after Darnold’s interception