Kari Anderson Contributing writer Updated Tue, November 3, 2026 at 4:31 AM UTC About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement In this story SEATTLE — The Chicago Bears emerged triumphant in a big NFC matchup against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night.
Despite a late score that pulled the Seahawks within three points, Caleb Williams stayed cool to get a late touchdown, while the Bears' defense did enough to stifle the spark in a 34-17 victory.
Chicago got things started early, silencing the crowd at Lumen Field with a methodical, 17-play opening drive that ended in Williams finding Luther Burden III in the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown pass.
Seattle's offense, meanwhile, spent the first half struggling, and Chicago's new defensive acquisition Jeffery Simmons played a role in that. He notched his first sack as a Bear in the Seahawks' second series of the game , bringing down Sam Darnold for a 6-yard loss. He finished with six tackles, two for loss and one pass deflection.
The Seahawks regained their footing enough in the second quarter. Chicago led 13-3, but in the final seconds of the half, Sam Darnold found Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a masterful (and much-needed) 43-yard touchdown that cut Seattle's deficit to 13-9.
The Bears didn't back down, though, breaking up a slow third quarter with another touchdown and blocking a Seahawks field-goal attempt early in the fourth.
Seattle bounced back on the next drive with when DeMarcus Lawrence forced and recovered a Bears fumble. That gave the Seahawks a chance that they capitalized on. Darnold found wideout Cooper Kupp in the end zone for a 7-yard score, and connected with Tory Horton for a 2-point conversion to pull the game within 20-17.
That bit of momentum didn't last long. Williams cooly led the Bears down the field for a touchdown, converting on third-and-9 (thanks to a delay-of-game call that actually might've saved the drive) on a 39-yard quick toss to Kalif Raymond that was officially counted as a rushing attempt.
D'Andre Swift then pulled through for a 5-yard touchdown run to push the lead back up to double digits.
A tipped interception on Darnold then dashed any last hopes of a Seahawks comeback, especially with Swift taking in another touchdown, his third of the night.
He finished with 69 yards on 27 carries, which wasn't efficient, but the three scores mattered more.
Seattle had one last futile drive, but turned it over on downs on fourth-and-4 from the Chicago 7. That was enough for the Bears to seal the victory.
Be afraid, NFC. There's a new sheriff in town. And it's Jeffery Simmons.
His strong debut, coupled with Caleb Williams' ice-cold control of the offense, led the Bears to a resounding road win against the defending Super Bowl champions.
A desperate 11-play drive that got to Chicago's 7-yard line ends in a turnover on downs for Seattle.
Chicago is going to improve to 6-2 while the defending champions will fall to 4-4.
If your fantasy team needed a big game from D'Andre Swift, congrats.
D'Andre Swift scored his third rushing TD, this one from 5 yards out and it looks like it'll be a happy plane ride to Chicago for the visiting Bears.
Fans are now streaming out of Lumen Field following the interception. It's late, it's cold, and Seattle is on the verge of a tough loss — not a lot of reasons to stay.
Defensive lineman James Lynch got the first pick of his career and the Bears are a few yards away from icing this game with another TD.
Down 10 points, Seattle has rushed the ball on two straight downs. The lone pass of this drive was a 6-yard completion to RB Jadarian Price.
That'll kill some momentum: D'Andre Swift sprints for a 5-yard touchdown and Chicago is back to a two-score lead.
It looked for a moment like Seattle had gotten the stop, but a delay of game call right before gave Chicago a repeat of third down. Williams then found Kalif Raymond for a 39-yard gain out of nowhere.
Mike Morris is flagged for a personal foul after tackling Zavion Thomas out of bounds. Another scrum briefly breaks out after the contact, as Morris clearly pulled Thomas around while making the tackle.
To make up for Jason Myers' missed extra point earlier, Seattle goes for two. Sam Darnold gets the ball to Tory Horton in the back of the end zone, and we've got a game .
After DeMarcus Lawrence's forced fumble, the Seahawks needed to convert the opportunity — and they do. Darnold takes the pressure but finds an open Kupp in the end zone for a massive play.
Near-disaster for Seattle is averted, as a potential pick in the end zone is erased after Clark Phillips II is called for holding on Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Bears DB Jaylon Johnson goes down after helping take down Jadarian Price. Johnson is tended to for a moment but is able to walk to the sideline on his own.
We've got some spice here in the fourth quarter: Colston Loveland loses the ball, and DeMarcus Lawrence is there to take him down and recover the ball. Seattle gets the ball at Chicago's 25, with a massive opportunity to turn things around.
Seattle's defense nearly picks off Caleb Williams, and then hits him with a massive sack for a loss of 10 yards. Mike Morris is there to take down Williams.
Official attendance for tonight is 68,739 fans, which is just about a sellout.
That JSN interference call doomed the Seahawks' drive. They couldn't make up the yardage, and instead had to settle for a short field goal.
But Jason Myers' 33-yard attempt was blocked at the line.
Chicago's lead is still 20-9 with 14:09 left in the fourth.
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