CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears (5-2) travel to face the Seattle Seahawks (4-3) on Monday Night Football at Lumen Field, with Seattle installed as a 3.5-point favorite. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET.
Chicago enters the matchup off a 30-24 victory over the New England Patriots on Oct. 22, improving to 5-2 and holding second place in the NFC North. Seattle posted a 20-3 shutout over Kansas City in Week 7 to reach 4-3 and claim second place in the NFC West.
Chicago running back Kyle Monangia (thumb/toe) and Seattle offensive tackle Charles Cross (ankle) are ruled out of the game. Seattle running back Jadarian Price has been reinstated from injured reserve and is available to play. Bears defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons is active after being traded from the Titans last week.
The latest odds have Seattle as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 46.5 points. Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams has completed 71% of his passes for 1,020 yards and five touchdowns with one interception in four starts this season. Seattle's Sam Darnold is completing 62.1% of his passes for 1,290 yards and eight touchdowns but has been picked off eight times in six starts.
Chicago is eighth in the league in points scored at 25.7 per game, while Seattle averages 24 points per game, 13th-best in the NFL. The SportsLine model, which has simulated Bears vs. Seahawks 10,000 times, projects the Over 46.5 to hit 52% of the time with 49 combined points. The Over has hit in seven of the last 10 head-to-head matchups between the teams, including a 49-point total in their last meeting in Seattle on Dec. 26, 2021. The model also identifies one side of the spread hitting in more than 60% of simulations.
Seattle is 3-1 at home in 2026, while Chicago is 2-1 on the road this season. Anybody following the model's picks since inception could have seen more than $5,000 in returns on $100 bets on top-rated NFL picks.
