The Seahawks were scheduled to face the Bears on Monday Night Football in Week 8. Seattle receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the NFL with 867 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, while Chicago's Jeffery Simmons was set to make his Bears debut.
The Seahawks were scheduled to face the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. Seattle is 3-1 at home and comes in off a 20-3 win over Kansas City in Week 7. Chicago is 2-1 on the road after a 30-24 win over New England on Thursday, Oct. 22, and it scored 59 points at Carolina in Week 1.
Smith-Njigba leads the league
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the NFL in receiving yards with 867 following the Week 8 Sunday games. He also has eight touchdown catches and three straight 100-yard games. He is the first receiver in the Super Bowl era with at least 850 yards and eight TDs in his team's first seven games.
Bears defense adds Simmons
Jeffery Simmons was making his debut for the Bears in the Week 8 game against the Seahawks. Chicago has 10 takeaways and 19 sacks, and Simmons was acquired from Tennessee with 4.0 sacks. Montez Sweat is back from a two-game suspension.
