Caleb Williams' late push, Jeffery Simmons' dominance help Bears hold off Seahawks for big prime-time victory

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. Watch him woooork 🙂‍↕️ @jaxon_smith1 Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) November 3, 2026 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. Kalif Raymond turned on the burners 💨📺: ESPN pic.twitter.com/iFUiG5Priz— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 3, 2026 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.