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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 8 · Monday 8:15 PM ET · Lumen Field

SEAvsCHI

Seahawks offensevsBears defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Seahawks, 7 for Bears. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

CHI offenseSEA offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Wideouts feast

Bears give up 149 yards a game to wide receivers (19th), against a league average of 147. Seahawks' wide receivers produce 185 (4th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Bears are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.50 EPA per attempt. Seahawks send 4% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Tight ends go quiet

Bears give up 6.6 targets a game to tight ends (7th), against a league average of 7.6. Seahawks' tight ends produce 5.1 (29th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Seahawks average -0.04 EPA per play (23rd). Bears allow -0.01 (15th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

CHI Bears

18Caleb WilliamsQB · 88/124 · 1020 yds · 5 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.31 · 2nd4D'Andre SwiftRB · 116 car · 476 yds · 7 TD · 22 recEPA per touch -0.02 · 24th10Luther Burden IIIWR · 35 rec · 491 yds · 2 TD · 47 tgtEPA per target +0.3184Colston LovelandTE · 26 rec · 244 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgtEPA per target -0.0499Jeffery SimmonsRight Defensive Tackle · 38 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-22nd in the NFL31Dillon ThienemanStrong Safety · 46 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 5 PD1 INT

SEA Seahawks

14Sam DarnoldQB · 110/177 · 1290 yds · 8 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback -0.05 · 25th11Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · 58 rec · 867 yds · 8 TD · 78 tgtEPA per target +0.75 · 5th22Rashid ShaheedWR · 16 rec · 163 yds · 0 TD · 30 tgtEPA per target -0.4713Ernest Jones IVRight Inside Linebacker · 68 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD3 sacks20Julian LoveFree Safety · 24 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL
The series · Bears and Seahawks since 1999, and this season's records14 meetings

The Seahawks lead the series 8–6 since 1999. Dec 26, 2024, at Soldier Field: the Seahawks won 6–3. Caleb Williams started at quarterback for the Bears and Geno Smith for the Seahawks; Matt Eberflus and Mike Macdonald coached.

Bears at home4–5the Bears' record
In Seattle2–3the Bears' record
Most pointsBears 37 · Seahawks 382006 · 2011
Biggest winBears by 31 · Seahawks by 262006 · 2015
Playoffs2–0the Bears' record

The last 5

2024 · Wk 17SEA 6 at CHI 3
2021 · Wk 16CHI 25 at SEA 24
2018 · Wk 2SEA 17 at CHI 24
2015 · Wk 3CHI 0 at SEA 26
2012 · Wk 13 · OTSEA 23 at CHI 17

2026 records

BearsSeahawks
Overall5–24–3
Division0–21–1
Conference3–21–2
Other conference2–03–1
Home3–13–1
Away2–11–2
Last 5WWLWWLWLLW
StreakWon 2Won 1
Points a game25.7 – 20.424.0 – 17.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Bears' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Seahawks offense against the Bears defenseDepth charts
Bears defense · 4-3 DSeahawks offense · 3WR 1TE67Cross56Nelson61Sundell76Zabel72Lucas88Barner14Darnold26Charbonnet11Smith-Njigba10Kupp22Shaheed97Lynch99Simmons50Jarrett98Sweat12Bush53Edwards48Jackson29Stevenson1Johnson6Gordon31Thieneman21Lewis

Seahawks offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBSam Darnold#14 · 110/177 · 1290 yds · 8 TD · 8 INT
  • RBZach Charbonnet#26
  • WRJaxon Smith-Njigba#11 · 58 rec · 867 yds · 8 TD · 78 tgt
  • WRRashid Shaheed#22 · 16 rec · 163 yds · 0 TD · 30 tgt
  • WRCooper Kupp#10 · 18 rec · 199 yds · 1 TD · 27 tgt
  • TEAJ Barner#88 · 19 rec · 180 yds · 0 TD · 29 tgt
  • LTCharles Cross#67
  • LGQuenton Nelson#56
  • CJalen Sundell#61
  • RGGrey Zabel#76
  • RTAbraham Lucas#72

Bears defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEJames Lynch#97 · 16 tackles · 1 PD
  • RDTJeffery Simmons#99 · 38 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD
  • LDTGrady Jarrett#50 · 12 tackles
  • LDEMontez Sweat#98 · 7 tackles · 2 sacks
  • WLBDevin Bush#12 · 38 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • MLBT.J. Edwards#53 · 15 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • SLBD'Marco Jackson#48 · 21 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • RCBTyrique Stevenson#29 · 23 tackles · 3 PD
  • LCBJaylon Johnson#1 · 19 tackles · 2 PD
  • NBKyler Gordon#6 · 7 tackles · 4 sacks
  • SSDillon Thieneman#31 · 46 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • FSCam Lewis#21 · 27 tackles

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · SEA offense against CHI defense
StatSEA SEA offFavors SEA · Favors CHICHI CHI def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.04#23
-0.01#15+0.00
Success rate
42%#22
41%#744%
Yards per play
5.4#17
6.3#325.4
Explosive play rate
9%#15
11%#269%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.05#18
+0.01#15+0.03
Sack rate
7%#19
9%#27%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.22#30
-0.08#15-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#22
4.2#194.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#15
26%#141%
Red zone TD rate
55%#21
69%#2561%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
185#4
149#19147
TE yards per game
31#29
57#2155
TE targets per game
5.1#29
6.6#77.6
RB receiving yards per game
30#17
35#2132
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Seahawks: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.144% of throws
+0.623% of throws
+1.217% of throws
Short
+0.0229% of throws
+0.0520% of throws
+0.0937% of throws

Bears: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.5016 throws
+1.408 throws
+0.4815 throws
Short
-0.0958 throws
+0.2333 throws
+0.0863 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.