# Bears at Seahawks, Week 8

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The Chicago Bears play the Seattle Seahawks in an NFL Week 8 game in Seattle on November 1, 2026. Colin Cowherd and Eli Manning both call it the game of the week and both lean Seattle at home, with Cowherd calling the Quenton Nelson trade big for Chicago and Manning praising Caleb Williams and Jaxon Smith-Njigba while expecting a close, high-action game. Adam Schefter says Jeffrey Simmons is very likely to play Monday night against Seattle. The discussion has since turned to Seattle's defense: no quarterback has thrown for over 190 yards against the Seahawks this season, Seattle allowed 37 points combined in its four games not decided by turnovers, and the unit's 234 yards allowed per game compares favorably…

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## Segments

- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-29, 15:53 to 18:02: **Previews Bears at Seahawks with both hosts leaning Seattle**. Previews Bears at Seahawks as the game of the week, with Cowherd calling the Quenton Nelson trade big for Chicago and both hosts leaning Seattle at home. Manning expects a close, high-action game behind Caleb Williams and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. New angle: Cowherd and Manning both lean Seahawks at home over the Bears in Week 8.
- [First Take](https://boilpoints.com/u/firsttake), 2026-10-29, 22:40 to 31:10: **Previews with Schefter on Simmons playing Monday**. Previews Bears-Seahawks with the Jeffrey Simmons trade as the lens: Schefter tells the hosts Simmons is very likely to play Monday night, and the panel flips toward Chicago because of interior pressure on Darnold. New angle: Schefter says Jeffrey Simmons is very likely to play Monday night against Seattle.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-29, 35:21 to 41:15: **Notes no quarterback has topped 190 on Seattle**. Previews the Bears' Monday night trip to Seattle as strength on strength: Chicago's third-ranked offense against the league's stingiest defense. Notes that no quarterback has topped 190 yards against the Seahawks this season, Purdy's 189 the best, and splits on whether Williams can produce MVP moments. New angle: No quarterback has thrown for over 190 yards against Seattle this season; Purdy's 189 is the most.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-29, 1:41:14 to 1:46:27: **Puts Seattle's 37 points allowed on record**. Debates whether Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson can post the best offensive game any team has had against Seattle, and puts the Seahawks' points allowed on the record: 37 total across their four other games, with the 49ers' and Commanders' totals inflated by turnovers. New angle: Seattle allowed 37 points combined in its four games not decided by turnovers; the Chargers' 301 yards came mostly in garbage time.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-30, 26:39 to 32:23: **Predicts Seattle holds Chicago under 20**. Previews Bears-Seahawks Monday night and picks Seattle, arguing the Bears will not reach 20 against a top-two defense. Frames the stakes through the NFC playoff math: a Seattle loss drops it to 4-4 and possibly seventh in the conference.
- [The Rich Eisen Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thericheisenshow), 2026-10-30, 19:54 to 24:03: **Previews Bears-Seahawks with a defensive read**. Former Bills head coach Sean McDermott previews Bears-Seahawks on Monday night, calling Seattle's defense the most talented on paper and pointing to Chicago's play-action and screen game against the four-man rush. Analysis and praise for both head coaches, no new reporting.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-30, 20:51 to 24:38: **Breaks down Seattle's front and Chicago's run design**. Schlereth breaks down the Monday night matchup from the film side: Seattle's positionless front seven and the shell coverage that shut down Kenneth Walker, plus Ben Johnson's run-game design in Chicago. Analysis and praise, no new development.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-30, 27:06 to 34:21: **Previews Seattle's defense against history**. Previews Bears-Seahawks through Seattle's defense, citing Ben Johnson's praise and a historical comparison: 234 yards allowed per game is better than the 2008 Steelers, 1992 Cowboys and 2000 Ravens, all Super Bowl winners. Frames a win over Chicago as making Seattle the NFC favorite, then pumps the brakes over Darnold. New angle: Seattle allows 234 yards per game, better than the 2008 Steelers, 1992 Cowboys and 2000 Ravens.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-30, 1:28:59 to 1:40:33: **Long preview of Williams in Seattle**. Long preview of Bears-Seahawks built around what a Caleb Williams win in Seattle would mean for his superstar case. Retells the defense's numbers - 234 yards a game, the 35-game no-100-yard-rusher streak, 10 points to New England and 3 to Kansas City - and stays inside the week's coverage.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-30, 2:07:48 to 2:09:39: **Poses what a Williams win in Seattle proves**. Poses the hypothetical: what a Caleb Williams win in Seattle would prove. Greg says he has already arrived and calls him the scariest quarterback in football; the segment stays inside the week's Bears-Seahawks framing.