Week 8

NFL · Week 8 · Mon, Nov 2

Final

Chicago Bears

6-2 · Away

34 (winner)

Seattle Seahawks

4-4 · Home

17

Score by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI7671434
SEA090817

Lumen Field, Seattle · Mon, Nov 2, 8:15 PM ET

Bears stifle Seahawks on third down in 34–17 win

Recap · 1 min read

The Chicago Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 34–17 on Monday, holding Seattle to 1 conversion on 11 third downs.

Chicago converted 7 of 15 third downs and outgained Seattle 363 yards to 252. The Bears held the ball for 35:03 to Seattle’s 24:57, while rushing for 126 yards to the Seahawks’ 81. Each team committed one turnover.

Seattle cut Chicago’s lead to 20–17 on Darnold’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Kupp and a successful 2-point conversion in the fourth quarter. Raymond’s 39-yard run then set up a 5-yard touchdown by Swift. Lynch intercepted Darnold on Seattle’s next possession, and Swift scored again from 5 yards out.

Caleb Williams completed 24 of 34 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown. D’Andre Swift ran 27 times for 69 yards and 3 touchdowns. For Seattle, Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 6 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown.

By the numbers

  • 1-11

    SEA on third down

    Seattle converted just 1 of 11 third downs, while Chicago converted 7 of 15.

Who mattered

  • Caleb Williams Passing

    24/34, 247 YDS, 1 TD

  • D'Andre Swift Rushing

    27 CAR, 69 YDS, 3 TD

  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba Receiving

    6 REC, 118 YDS, 1 TD

Key moments

  1. Q2 0:30

    Darnold finds Smith-Njigba for a 43-yard touchdown before halftime.

    SEA 3rd & 10 at CHI 43 CHI 13–9

  2. Q4 13:14

    Lawrence forces and recovers Loveland’s fumble, giving Seattle possession at Chicago’s 25.

    CHI 3rd & 20 at CHI 13 CHI 20–9

  3. Q4 11:46

    Darnold hits Kupp for a touchdown, then finds Horton for the 2-point conversion.

    SEA 2nd & 6 at CHI 7 CHI 20–17

  4. Q4 9:01

    Raymond runs 39 yards to Seattle’s 5, setting up Swift’s touchdown.

    CHI 3rd & 9 at SEA 44 CHI 20–17

  5. Q4 6:01

    Lynch intercepts Darnold and returns the ball to Seattle’s 6.

    SEA 3rd & 7 at SEA 25 CHI 27–17

  6. Q4 4:41

    Swift scores from 5 yards out for his third rushing touchdown.

    CHI 2nd & Goal at SEA 5 CHI 34–17

Game flow

Win probability after every play, from ESPN. SEA is at the top, CHI at the bottom. It ends at 100% for CHI. Use the left and right arrow keys to step through plays.

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Drive chart

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Play clips

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Team stats

Team statistics
Statistic
363Total yards252
237Net passing171
126Rushing81
221st downs18
7-153rd down1-11
1-14th down1-2
1Turnovers1
1-10Sacks–yards3-17
10-85Penalties5-43
35:03Possession24:57

Player stats

Chicago Bears Passing
Passing Completions / attempts Passing yards Touchdowns Interceptions Sacks–yards lost Passer rating
C. Williams 24/34247101-10101.0
Chicago Bears Rushing
Rushing Carries Rushing yards Yards per carry Touchdowns Longest run
D. Swift 27692.637
K. Raymond 13939.0039
R. Johnson 5173.409
C. Williams 210.502
Chicago Bears Receiving
Receiving Receptions Targets Receiving yards Touchdowns Longest reception
R. Odunze 4687024
C. Loveland 7965015
L. Burden III 7956123
K. Raymond 231409
R. Johnson 1111011
D. Swift 231008
Z. Thomas 13404
Chicago Bears Defense
Defense Total tackles Sacks Tackles for loss Passes defended Quarterback hits
D. Bush 61101
J. Simmons 61211
T. Stevenson Sr. 50010
J. Johnson 50100
D. Thieneman 50000
D. Hardy 30000
N. Sewell 30000
A. Booker 30010
Chicago Bears Interceptions
Interceptions Interceptions Return yards Touchdowns
J. Lynch 1160
Chicago Bears Fumbles
Fumbles Fumbles Fumbles lost Fumbles recovered
C. Loveland 110
Chicago Bears Kicking
Kicking Field goals made / attempted Longest field goal Extra points made / attempted Points
C. Santos 2/2444/410
Chicago Bears Punting
Punting Punts Punt yards Average punt Punts inside the 20 Longest punt
T. Taylor 314749.0057
Chicago Bears Kick returns
Kick returns Kick returns Return yards Average return Longest return Touchdowns
Z. Thomas 48822.0270
Chicago Bears Punt returns
Punt returns Punt returns Return yards Average return Longest return Touchdowns
K. Raymond 273.570

Scoring plays

9
  1. Q1 5:25

    Luther Burden III 1 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)

    7–0

  2. Q2 12:50

    Jason Myers 27 Yd Field Goal

    7–3

  3. Q2 6:07

    Cairo Santos 44 Yd Field Goal

    10–3

  4. Q2 1:08

    Cairo Santos 38 Yd Field Goal

    13–3

  5. Q2 0:30

    Jaxon Smith-Njigba 43 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers PAT Failed)

    13–9

  6. Q3 5:38

    D'Andre Swift 1 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)

    20–9

  7. Q4 11:46

    Cooper Kupp 7 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Sam Darnold Pass to Tory Horton for Two-Point Conversion)

    20–17

  8. Q4 8:28

    D'Andre Swift 5 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)

    27–17

  9. Q4 4:41

    D'Andre Swift 5 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)

    34–17

How this recap was made

Written by an AI model (gpt-6.1-terra) from ESPN's play-by-play and box score, then checked against that data before it was published.

Published Tue, Nov 3, 1:06 AM ET