Jeffery Simmons Gets a Sack in His Bears Debut as Chicago Beats the Seahawks 34-17

By The Arena Staff

SEATTLE, Nov. 3, 2026 — Jeffery Simmons needed one series to show the Chicago Bears what two first-round picks buy. The defensive tackle, acquired from Tennessee last week, sacked Sam Darnold on Seattle's opening drive of his Bears debut, and Chicago went on to beat the defending champion Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night at Lumen Field.

Simmons finished with six tackles, another tackle for loss, three pressures and a pass defensed, according to The Associated Press. Coach Ben Johnson called his impact "profound." ESPN, citing NFL Next Gen Stats, reported that Seattle averaged 3.0 yards per play with Simmons on the field and 13.3 with him off it.

"When I attacked the field, I wasn't worried about the trade," Simmons told reporters. "I wasn't worried about all the outside noise. All I was worried about is play after play, just give the team everything I got."

The defense around him was just as stingy. Seattle finished with 252 total yards, converted one of 11 third downs and ran for only 81 yards, a week after trading for guard Quenton Nelson, the AP reported.

Caleb Williams kept the offense clean on the other side. He completed 24 of 34 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown, took one sack and did not turn the ball over. Chicago opened with a 17-play, 80-yard drive that ate 8 minutes, 32 seconds and ended with Williams' 1-yard touchdown pass to Luther Burden, according to ChicagoBears.com. D'Andre Swift then ran for three short touchdowns.

Seattle had one real push. Darnold hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 43-yard touchdown with 30 seconds left in the first half, and after Austin Booker blocked a 33-yard Jason Myers field goal early in the fourth quarter, DeMarcus Lawrence forced a Colston Loveland fumble that set up Darnold's 7-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp. The two-point conversion cut Chicago's lead to 20-17 with 11:46 to play.

The Bears answered right away. Kalif Raymond's 39-yard catch set up Swift's second touchdown, which made it 27-17 with 8:28 left, and Booker then tipped a Darnold pass that James Lynch intercepted at the Seattle 6, ChicagoBears.com reported. Swift's third touchdown made it 34-17 with 4:41 left.

"We got beat. No other way to sugar coat it," Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said.

The loss ended a 30-game run, counting regular season and playoffs, in which Seattle had not lost by more than four points, the fourth-longest streak in the Super Bowl era, according to the AP. The Seahawks are 4-4 and have lost three of four. Chicago is 6-2 with three straight wins.

The Bears lost defensive linemen Grady Jarrett (groin) and Kenatvius Street (knee) to injuries during the game. Seattle's Leonard Williams left in the second half with a stinger and did not return.

Sources: AP via ESPN, ChicagoBears.com and ESPN.