Jeffery Simmons wasted no time making his presence felt in a Bears uniform Monday night.
In his Chicago debut, the defensive tackle piled up five tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss as the Bears took a 13-9 lead over the Seahawks into halftime. Chicago’s defense kept Seattle bottled up for long stretches, limiting the Seahawks to six first downs and 114 yards before the break.
Most of that yardage came on the final drive of the half, and Seattle managed just 1-of-6 on third down. Michael Dickson was busy punting four times.
The Bears set the tone early with a long opening march that covered 80 yards in 17 plays and ate up 8 minutes and 32 seconds. It was Chicago’s 11th drive of at least five minutes this season, and it ended with Luther Burden scoring on a 1-yard touchdown catch. Cairo Santos added field goals from 44 and 38 yards to help build the cushion.
Chicago had 208 total yards at the half, with Caleb Williams completing 17 of 25 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown. Burden was the top target, catching six passes for 53 yards and that score. D’Andre Swift, meanwhile, was held to 26 yards on 11 carries.
Seattle’s offense had little going early, but Jaxon Smith-Njigba kept the Seahawks from slipping away completely. He finished the half with four catches for 92 yards and a touchdown, including a 43-yard score with 30 seconds left that pulled Seattle within 13-9. Jason Myers missed the extra point after that touchdown, though he had earlier connected on a 27-yard field goal in the second quarter.
The Seahawks’ first half included just 29 yards across their first four drives, though they did manage scoring drives of 45 and 71 yards. Sam Darnold was 7-of-15 for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Jadarian Price, back in action, ran four times for 13 yards, while Zach Charbonnet made his 2026 debut and picked up 7 yards on three carries. Price and Charbonnet were also the only other Seahawks to catch a pass besides Smith-Njigba, combining for three receptions for 2 yards.
Left guard Quenton Nelson also made his Seahawks debut after the teams dealt for what they viewed as a missing piece last week.
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