NFL Game Preview: Chicago Bears (5-2-0) vs. Seattle Seahawks (4-3-0)

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ESPN: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters (field reporter), Laura Rutledge (field reporter)

Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 PM ET

Lumen Field

Referee: Shawn Smith

Regular Season: SEA leads series, 12-6 (CHI won 2 of past 3)

Last reg. season meeting: 12/26/24: SEA 6 at CHI 3

Ben Johnson (CHI) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 16-8 (.667)

Mike Macdonald (SEA) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 28-13 (.683)

Chicago Last Game: W, 30-24 vs. NE (Week 7)

Seattle Last Game: W, 20-3 vs. KC (Week 7)

BEARS NOTES

• QB CALEB WILLIAMS passed for 308 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.7 rating last week & aims for 3rd in row with 300+ pass yards & 110+ rating. Has TD pass & 0 INTs in each of his 3 career MNF starts. Aims for his 5th in row in primetime with 250+ pass yards, TD pass, 0 INTs & 95+ rating. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 7th rush TD of season last week, his 45th-career rush TD. Is 1 of 3 (Josh Allen & Derrick Henry) with 5+ rush TDs in each of past 7 seasons. Aims for his 4th in row with rush TD & 8th in row with 70+ scrimmage yards. Has 815 scrimmage yards (101.9 per game) in 8 career MNF games, incl. 65+ scrimmage yards in each game. • WR LUTHER BURDEN had 4 catches for team-high 130 yards & 4th-career rec. TD last week, his 3rd-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Has 60+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5. • WR ROME ODUNZE had 69 rec. yards last week. • TE COLSTON LOVELAND aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ catches, 65+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 primetime games. • DB KYLER GORDON had 4th sack of season last week. Can become 1st DB with sack in 3 straight games since 2023 (P.J. Locke). Can become 1st DB since 2000 with 2+ TFL in 3 straight games. Had FF & FR in last meeting. • DB MALIK MUHAMMAD (rookie) had 1st-career game with TFL & PD last week. • DB DILLON THIENEMAN (rookie) aims for his 4th in row on road with PD. Leads all rookie DBs with 43 tackles. • DB TYRIQUE STEVENSON aims for his 3rd in row with PD. • DL MONTEZ SWEAT has TFL in 6 of his 7 career MNF games. Had sack & FF in last meeting. • LB DEVIN BUSH aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with FR. • LB T.J. EDWARDS aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with TFL. • LB D’MARCO JACKSON had 2nd-career INT last week.

SEAHAWKS NOTES

• SEAHAWKS lead NFL in total defense (233.9 yards per game against) & pass defense (144.4 yards per game against). • QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 257 yards & TD in Week 7. Is 11-3 with 98.5 rating in 14 career home starts with Sea., incl. playoffs. Has TD pass & 0 INTs in 2 of his 3 career starts vs. Chi. • RB EMANUEL WILSON had 115 scrimmage yards (100 rush, 15 rec.) & 10thcareer rush TD last week, his 3rd-career 100+ scrimmage yard game. Has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 4 & aims for his 5th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Chi. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA had 9 catches for 150 yards & NFL-leading 8th rec. TD of season last week. Is 4th player in SB era with 100+ rec. yards in 6 of his 1st 7 games of season. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 58 receptions & 867 rec. yards, 4th player all-time with 55+ catches & 800+ rec. yards in his team’s 1st 7 games of season. Aims for his 4th in row in primetime with 8+ catches & 120+ rec. yards. Can become 6th player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in his 1st 8 games of season & 1st since 2023 (Tyreek Hill). • LB ERNEST JONES ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 68 tackles. Has 5+ tackles in 37 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 5th in row on MNF with TFL. • LB TYRICE KNIGHT aims for his 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. • LB DERICK HALL had 3rd sack of season & 3rd-career FF last week. • DT LEONARD WILLIAMS aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Has 8 TFL in his past 8 on MNF. Had 3 TFL & 2 sacks in last meeting. • DT BYRON MURPHY has sack in 2 of his past 3 at home. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had 3 TFL & sack in last meeting. • S NICK EMMANWORI has 7+ tackles & TFL in 2 of hips past 3 in primetime. • S TY OKADA had 2nd-career INT last week.

Game Odds

Chicago Bears                    46.5

Seattle Seahawks            – 3

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Sunday, November 01, 2026

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