{"id":1773,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1773","headline":"Jeffery Simmons debuts with a sack as Bears rout Seahawks 34-17","dek":"The newly traded defensive tackle led Chicago in tackles as the Bears improved to 6-2 and handed Seattle its second straight home loss.","body":"Jeffery Simmons needed exactly one game to justify the price tag. Four days after Chicago shipped two first-round picks to Tennessee for him, Simmons led the Bears with six tackles, added a sack, a pass defensed and two tackles for loss as Chicago throttled Seattle 34-17 on Monday Night Football.\n\nThe Bears offense did its part too, opening with an 80-yard, 17-play drive capped by a 1-yard touchdown pass from Caleb Williams. Chicago's defense held the Seahawks to 252 total yards and forced a turnover when Sam Darnold's tipped pass, deflected by Austin Booker, was intercepted by James Lynch and returned 16 yards to the Seattle 6. Darnold was sacked three times on the night.\n\nSeattle did itself no favors, piling up three unnecessary roughness penalties in the second half, two of them on special teams. Kicker Jason Myers missed an extra point and had a 33-yard field goal blocked.\n\nThe win pushes Chicago to 6-2, within a half-game of the first-place Vikings in the NFC North. The defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks fall to 4-4, dropping into a tie with the Rams for second in the NFC West behind San Francisco.","published_at":"2026-11-03T17:34:02.646896+00:00","source_count":6,"written_from":[{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Bears show what their defense can do with Jeffery Simmons right in the middle of it","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7749909/2026/11/03/bears-jeffery-simmons-defense-monday-night-football/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Pat McAfee shares ‘shifted the NFL’ verdict on Jeffrey Simmons trade after Bears win","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pat-mcafee-shares-shifted-nfl-094000259.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Bears dominate Seahawks as Jeffery Simmons makes statement after trade","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/02/sports/bears-beat-seahawks-as-jeffery-simmons-makes-post-trade-statement/"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Chicago Makes A Statement: 3 Takeaways From The Bears' Win Over The Seahawks","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/chicago-makes-statement-3-takeaways-from-bears-win-over-seahawks"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Monday Night Football: Jeffery Simmons, Caleb Williams lead Bears to 34-17 rout of Seahawks","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/monday-night-football-jeffery-simmons-caleb-williams-lead-bears-to-34-17-rout-of-seahawks"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bears at Seahawks Monday Night Football betting odds, picks and predictions: Best bets, player props","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/betting/article/bears-at-seahawks-monday-night-football-betting-odds-picks-and-predictions-best-bets-player-props-141831369.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL Monday Night Football preview: Bears and Seahawks battle with new trade acquisitions on both sides","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/nfl-monday-night-football-preview-bears-and-seahawks-battle-with-new-trade-acquisitions-on-both-sides-164309964.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Monday Night Football: Bears lead Seahawks 13-9 at halftime","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/monday-night-football-bears-lead-025103362.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Monday Night Football: Bears lead Seahawks 13-9 at halftime","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/monday-night-football-bears-lead-seahawks-13-9-at-halftime"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘Absolutely Absurd,’ ‘Pretty Unbelievable’ — NFL World Calls Out Refs for Not Penalizing Bears After Scary Hit on Sam Darnold","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/absolutely-absurd-pretty-unbelievable-nfl-032517532.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘Who got fleeced?’ – Bears fans celebrate as Jeffery Simmons debut highlight goes viral","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/got-fleeced-bears-fans-celebrate-042325849.html"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Bears' impressive win in Seattle cements their status as contender with Jeffery Simmons","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7749149/2026/11/02/bears-seahawks-monday-night-football-score-result-takeaways/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Monday Night Football: Jeffery Simmons, Caleb Williams lead Bears to 34-17 rout of Seahawks","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/monday-night-football-jeffery-simmons-042810173.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Seahawks lose 34-17 to Bears on MNF, fall to 4-4 on the season","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/seahawks-lose-34-17-bears-043135004.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bears 34, Seahawks 17: D’Andre Swift scores three times in prime-time rout","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bears-34-seahawks-17-d-044134348.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bears get a spark from Jeffery Simmons in his debut and beat Seahawks 34-17","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bears-spark-jeffery-simmons-debut-044700637.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bears v. 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