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Bears dominate Seahawks as Jeffery Simmons makes statement after trade

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In a Monday night matchup, the Chicago Bears defeated the Seattle Seahawks 34-17, largely due to Caleb Williams' efficient play and Jeffery Simmons' defensive impact following his trade from Tennessee last week. Williams completed 71% of his passes for 247 yards with no turnovers, while Simmons recorded six tackles, two sacks, and a pass defensed. The Bears capitalized on three short touchdown runs by D’Andre Swift, whereas the Seahawks struggled to overcome Chicago’s defensive prowess and their own inefficiencies in the red zone and against the run game.
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On November 2, 2026, the Chicago Bears defeated the Seattle Seahawks in an NFL game at Lumen Field by a score of 34-17. The Bears' commanding win came after recent high-profile trades that bolstered both teams: the Bears acquired All-Pro defensive lineman Jeffrey Simmons from the Tennessee Titans, while the Seahawks obtained three-time All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson from the Indianapolis Colts. Simmons made an immediate impact with six tackles and a sack in his first game for Chicago, helping to shut down Seattle's offense. Caleb Williams led the Bears' attack with 247 yards passing and no turnovers, setting up D’Andre Swift’s three short touchdown runs. Despite strong efforts by Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold and receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who topped 100 receiving yards for a sixth straight game this season, Chicago's defense dominated the contest to solidify their position as one of the most complete teams in the NFC North.

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📰 Bears Dominate Seahawks
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Bears Chicago SEATTLE Seahawks the Seattle Seahawks

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SEATTLE GPE · 8× Bears ORG · 6× Seahawks ORG · 4× Darnold PERSON · 3× Simmons PERSON · 3× Williams PERSON · 3× Chicago ORG · 2× Sam Darnold PERSON · 2× Swift PERSON · 2× Caleb Williams PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Things looked bleak for Seattle when Jason Myers had a 33-yard field goal blocked in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. But DeMarcus Lawrence forced a fumble by Colston Loveland on the next possession that set up Darnold’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp, and Seattle converted the 2-point conversion to make it 20-17.
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🔮 Caleb Williams threw a touchdown pass on the opening drive and Jeffery Simmons delivered just what Chicago needed on defense as the Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night.
2026-11-03 · New York Post
Bears dominate Seahawks as Jeffery Simmons makes statement after trade · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

Caleb Williams threw a touchdown pass on the opening drive and Jeffery Simmons delivered just what Chicago needed on defense as the Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night. asserted
Bears → throw → night
Williams was extremely efficient 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 completing 71% of his passes. asserted
Williams → commit → passes
Williams’ play helped set up three short touchdown runs by D’Andre Swift and that proved to be more than enough against Sam Darnold and the Seahawks (4-4), thanks to the impact Simmons had on the defense. asserted
Simmons → set → defense
Acquired last week from Tennessee for a package that included two first-round picks, Simmons took little time to make a big impact on a defense that had lacked difference-makers. asserted
that → acquire → makers
He had a sack on the opening drive, added another tackle for loss and finished with six tackles and a pass defensed as Chicago held Seattle to 252 yards and one third-down conversion on 11 tries. asserted
Chicago → have → tries
The defending champion Seahawks lost for the third time in four games and are now looking up at the NFC playoff standings and can ill afford many more slip-ups. asserted
Seahawks → defend → ups
The loss ended a 30-game streak for Seattle in the regular season and playoffs — the fourth longest for any team in the Super Bowl era — of not losing by more than four points. asserted
loss → end → points
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. asserted
it → go → 4:41
The Seahawks struggled once again to run the ball despite their trade last week for three-time All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and the return of Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price from injures. asserted
Seahawks → struggle → injures
Seattle ran for only 81 yards. asserted
Seattle → run → yards
The Bears started off well against Seattle’s stout defense by putting together a 17-play drive on the opening possession to take the lead when Williams threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Luther Burden. asserted
Williams → start → Burden
The Bears added two more field goals in the first half and built the lead to 20-9 in the third quarter with another efficient touchdown drive that ended with a 1-yard run by Swift. asserted
that → add → Swift
The Seahawks were bottled up by Simmons and the Bears for almost the entire first half before Darnold connected with Jaxon Smith-Njigba on a 43-yard pass with 30 seconds left in the second quarter. asserted
Darnold → bottle → quarter
Things looked bleak for Seattle when Jason Myers had a 33-yard field goal blocked in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. But DeMarcus Lawrence forced a fumble by Colston Loveland on the next possession that set up Darnold’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp, and Seattle converted the 2-point conversion to make it 20-17. asserted
Seattle → look → it
The Bears answered with another TD drive and put the game away after Darnold’s interception asserted
Bears → answer → interception
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