Week 8 game prep · Monday Night Football · November 2
WEEK 8 PREVIEW · CHICAGO 5–2 AT SEATTLE 4–3 · MONDAY 7:15 PM CT
MONDAY NIGHT MEASURING STICK.
BEARS 5–2ATSEAHAWKS 4–3
Seattle shut down the NFL's No. 1 offense in a 20–3 victory over Kansas City. Ben Johnson's Bears are next, averaging 391 yards per game and ranking third in the NFL. Mike Macdonald's defense ranks first in yards allowed. The national spotlight returns to Lumen Field.
Seattle just traded for All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson. Chicago countered with All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons. Availability matters for both new players. And after a 0-for-3 red-zone touchdown performance against Kansas City, Seattle needs to finish its drives.
Week 8 PredictionsBears at Seahawks · Monday Night Football · submissions open
Waiting on verified crew picks for Monday. First name and last initial only. The group average appears when submissions arrive. The War Room AI prediction stays separate.
War Room AI · Editorial scouting forecastSEA 24 · CHI 20Seattle gets a narrow edge at home. An editorial projection, not a calibrated win-probability model. See the Week 8 report.
Previous · Week 7 postgame · October 25
Seahawks vs. Chiefs · 20–3 win
TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS.
Seattle dismantled undefeated Kansas City, held Mahomes to 165 passing yards, and made the NFL's No. 1 offense settle for three points. Our Kenneth Walker tunnel-yardage joke lives on in the recap.
Another three-point loss. Seattle held the 49ers to 269 yards, but four giveaways led to 21 points. We graded all ten scouting calls and looked back at where this team stood after five games last season.
Cumulative score-prediction error through Week 7 · tracker begins Week 2 · lowest total wins
ScoringWk 2 through Wk 7Missed weeks use the highest submitted human error: 35 in Week 7.
Rank
Name
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
Season
Avg
1
KC A.Season leader
10
22
14
20
17
15
98off
16.3
2
Jesse P.
10
27
15
17
13
20
102off
17.0
3
Barry P.
10
24
7
11
16
35
103off
17.2
4
Steve M.
18
27
10
9
21*
19
104off
17.3
5
Jeff C.
18
33
6
14
6
35*
112off
18.7
6
Matt M.
11
32
5
34
13
35*
130off
21.7
7
Kendall P.
8
34
15
31
21*
22
131off
21.8
8
Josh F.
13
23
15
34
21*
35*
141off
23.5
9
Taylor C.
18
34
11
34
21*
35*
153off
25.5
10
Mark P.
18
34
14
34
21
35*
156off
26.0
Week 7 winner KC A. wins with 15 points of error and takes the season lead at 98 total. Jesse P. follows at 102, with Barry P. at 103.
* Missed-week rule Week 7 nonparticipants receive 35 points, equal to the highest submitted human error. Prior missed-week penalties remain unchanged.
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A WIN IS A WIN
Seattle is 3-1 after a 30-23 win over the Chargers. Four takeaways and a revived run game built a 27-6 lead. Fourteen penalties and a scoreless fourth quarter made the finish far more stressful than it needed to be.
Season pulseThrough Week 7 · totals from final scores
168Points scored
125Points allowed
24.0Points / game
17.9Allowed / game
Seattle is 4–3 with a +43 point differential. The three losses to Washington, San Francisco and Denver still total only eight points. The Week 7 win over previously undefeated Kansas City showed Seattle is still a threat. The 49ers remain first in the NFC West at 6–1.
