Seattle's top-ranked defense hosts Chicago's hot offense on Monday night, with Jaxon Smith-Njigba chasing history in primetime.
Game details
| When | Monday, November 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM ET |
| Where | Lumen Field |
| TV | ESPN |
| Line | Seattle Seahawks -3 | O/U 46.5 (market view) |
| Chicago Bears record | 5-2 |
| Seattle Seahawks record | 4-3 |
Overview
The Seattle Seahawks (4-3) enter Week 8 on a one-game winning streak after beating the Kansas City Chiefs 20-3 at home in Week 7. Before that, Seattle lost 14-17 at the Denver Broncos, lost 29-32 at home to the San Francisco 49ers, beat the Los Angeles Chargers 30-23 at home, and lost 31-33 at the Washington Commanders.
The Chicago Bears (5-2) arrive on a two-game winning streak, having beaten the New England Patriots 30-24 last week. Before that, they beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-23 on the road, lost 7-31 at the Green Bay Packers, beat the New York Jets 23-12 at home, and beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-7 at home.
Seattle is favored by 3.0 points with a total of 46.5 for Monday's kickoff at Lumen Field at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN, and the number makes sense given the Seahawks lead the NFL in total defense at 233.9 yards per game against and pass defense at 144.4 yards per game against. Chicago has outscored its opponents by more on paper, 180 points for against 143 allowed, but Seattle has allowed just 125 points against 168 scored. That defensive gap is the edge here.
Key players
Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the NFL in receiving yards (867) and touchdown receptions (eight) this season, and he needs 133 receiving yards Monday night to become the sixth player ever with 1,000 receiving yards in his team's first eight games of a season, joining Charlie Hennigan, Elroy Hirsch, Wes Chandler, Don Hutson and Tyreek Hill, according to the NFL.
Sam Darnold threw for 257 yards and a touchdown in Week 7 and is 11-3 with a 98.5 rating in 14 career home starts with Seattle, including playoffs.
Emanuel Wilson piled up 115 scrimmage yards and his 10th career rushing touchdown last week, his third career 100-plus scrimmage yard game, and he has scored four touchdowns over his past four games.
Jason Myers projects for 8.5 DraftKings points as Seattle's kicker this week.
Cooper Kupp rounds out Seattle's receiving corps and projects for 5.0 DraftKings points Monday.
Keys to the game
Seattle needs its defense, which leads the NFL in total defense and pass defense, to keep slowing down a Chicago offense that got 308 passing yards and two touchdowns out of Caleb Williams last week.
Feed Emanuel Wilson on the ground and through the air — he has found the end zone four times over his past four games and is chasing a fifth straight with 50-plus scrimmage yards.
Keep getting the ball to Jaxon Smith-Njigba in big spots; he is riding a stretch of three straight primetime games with eight-plus catches and 120-plus receiving yards.
Fantasy angles
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba with total confidence — he is the NFL's leader in receiving yards and touchdown catches, and a 22.5-point projection reflects that production.
Emanuel Wilson is a strong flex start at 12.5 projected points — four touchdowns over his past four games means he is getting the ball near the goal line, and nothing here says that stops.
Sam Darnold is a fine streaming option at 13.0 points — he has a touchdown pass and zero interceptions in two of his three career starts against Chicago.
Jason Myers is startable at 8.5 points behind a defense that should keep creating short fields for him.
Cooper Kupp is a bench piece this week at a 5.0 projection — with Smith-Njigba commanding the looks near the goal line, there is not enough volume left for Kupp to matter in most formats.
Prediction
The market sees this one going Seattle's way, 25-22. That lines up with the three-point spread and the 46.5 total — a game where Seattle's defense does enough to slow down Caleb Williams and an offense led by Jaxon Smith-Njigba does just enough to get out in front.
Injury report
| Player | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Bradford | OG | Questionable |
| Brandon Pili | DT | Questionable |
| Charles Cross | OT | Out |
| Drew Lock | QB | Questionable |
| Patrick O'Connell | LB | Questionable |
| Rashid Shaheed | WR | Out |
| Uchenna Nwosu | LB | Doubtful |
| Velus Jones Jr. | RB | Out |
Depth chart
Offense
| Pos | Seattle Seahawks |
|---|---|
| QB | Sam Darnold |
| RB | Zach Charbonnet |
| FB | Brady Russell |
| WR | Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rashid Shaheed, Cooper Kupp |
| TE | AJ Barner |
| LT | Charles Cross |
| LG | Quenton Nelson |
| C | Jalen Sundell |
| RG | Grey Zabel |
| RT | Abraham Lucas |
Defense
| Pos | Seattle Seahawks |
|---|---|
| LDE | Leonard Williams |
| NT | Byron Murphy II |
| RDE | Jarran Reed |
| WLB | DeMarcus Lawrence |
| LILB | Drake Thomas |
| RILB | Ernest Jones IV |
| SLB | Uchenna Nwosu |
| LCB | Devon Witherspoon |
| RCB | Josh Jobe |
| NB | Nick Emmanwori |
| SS | Ty Okada |
| FS | Julian Love |
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | Wk7 W 20-3 vs Kansas City Chiefs, Wk6 L 14-17 vs Denver Broncos, Wk5 L 29-32 vs San Francisco 49ers |
More league notes: Week 8 NFL Preview & Capsules and What To Look For - Week 8, from the NFL.
Written by Rhett Zone, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores, box scores, injuries and depth charts). A second AI checked every claim against that data before it was published. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.