Overview
- The Chicago Bears routed the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night in Seattle to improve to 6-2 and extend a three-game winning streak.
- New acquisition Jeffery Simmons made an immediate impact in his Bears debut with six tackles, a sack and a pass deflection while playing the majority of defensive snaps.
- Next Gen Stats showed a stark on-off split with Seattle gaining about 3.0 yards per play with Simmons on the field versus roughly 13.3 yards per play when he was off, a metric outlets and team officials cite as validation of the trade.
- Quarterback Caleb Williams finished 24-of-34 for 247 yards and a touchdown with a 101.0 passer rating, and D’Andre Swift scored three rushing touchdowns to secure the win.
- Chicago paid heavy draft capital for Simmons, and the team now faces a short week before Sunday Night Football against Tampa Bay and a pivotal mid-November stretch of divisional games and the Nov. 10 trade deadline that will test whether this momentum holds.