Bears beat Seahawks 34-17 as Simmons shines in debut

The Chicago Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night in Seattle, with D’Andre Swift scoring three rushing touchdowns and Jeffery Simmons making an immediate impact in his debut for Chicago. The victory lifted the Bears to 6-2, while Seattle fell to 4-4. Caleb Williams threw for 247 yards and a touchdown, completing 24 of 34 passes. He avoided an interception as Chicago built an early lead with a 17-play opening drive that ended in a touchdown pass to Luther Burden. The Bears added two field goals in the first half and led 20-9 in the third quarter after Swift scored on a one-yard run. Simmons, acquired from Tennessee the previous week, finished with six tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss. Chicago’s defense limited Seattle to 252 total yards and one conversion on 11 third-down attempts. The Seahawks managed 188 passing yards from Sam Darnold, who threw two touchdown passes and was intercepted in the fourth quarter. Seattle narrowed the margin to 20-17 early in the fourth quarter. After a blocked field goal, a fumble by Chicago tight end Colston Loveland gave the Seahawks possession, and Darnold threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp. Seattle...