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Jadarian Price RB | SEA
Seahawks' Jadarian Price: Gains 37 total yards in return
Price rushed 10 times for 29 yards and brought in two of four targets for eight yards in the Seahawks' 34-17 loss to the Bears on Monday night.
Making his return from a four-game stay on injured reserve due to a chest injury, Price ended up leading the Seahawks' ground attack in carries and rushing yards. Price's return coincided with the season debut of Zach Charbonnet (knee), who logged six carries in his own right in a game whose script eventually turned unfriendly to the running game. Monday may have served as a preview of that might be expected in terms of the division of labor between the two players, but more information will be gleaned during a Week 9 home matchup against the Cardinals on Sunday that should afford both backs more opportunities.
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Caleb Williams QB | CHI
Bears' Caleb Williams: Impressive performance against elite defense
Williams completed 24 of 34 passes for 247 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions and rushed twice for one yard in the Bears' 34-17 win over the Seahawks on Monday night.
Williams helped set the tone for the Bears' statement road victory by leading a 17-play, 80-yard march that absorbed 8:32 of the first quarter, one the third-year signal-caller capped off with a one-yard touchdown pass to Luther Burden. Williams then managed the game effectively from that point forward, avoiding mistakes while leaning on a workhorse performance from D'Andre Swift (27 carries, three touchdowns) and an often dominating effort from his defense. Williams now has a three-game streak of interception-free performances and is up to 1,267 passing yards through five contests heading into a Week 9 home matchup against the Buccaneers on Sunday night.
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Kalif Raymond WR | CHI
Bears' Kalif Raymond: Racks up 53 total yards on MNF
Raymond finished Monday's 34-17 win against Seattle with two catches for 14 yards on three targets along with one rush for 39 yards.
Raymond's most memorable contribution was a 39-yard dash on a third-down play early in the fourth quarter to take the ball down to Seattle's five-yard line and set up a D'Andre Swift touchdown. Though he didn't put up massive numbers, Raymond's 53 total yards were his most since Week 3 and represented more yardage than he had recorded over his previous four games combined. Raymond remains a shaky fantasy play given his recent numbers, and a Week 9 matchup against a Tampa Bay defense that has been pretty stingy on wideouts doesn't improve his outlook.
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Rome Odunze WR | CHI
Bears' Rome Odunze: Team-high yardage total in win
Odunze brought in four of six targets for 87 yards in the Bears' 34-17 win over the Seahawks on Monday night.
Odunze's yardage total led the Bears on the night while finishing second in receptions and targets. The third-year wideout's catch and yardage totals both qualified as his second highest of the season, and Odunze now has 156 receiving yards over the last pair of contests for his most productive two-game stretch this season. Odunze is averaging a career-best 16.7 yards per catch and already has a career-high 14 catches of 20-plus yards heading into a Week 9 home matchup against the Buccaneers on Sunday night.
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Luther Burden III WR | CHI
Bears' Luther Burden: Stays busy in Week 8 win
Burden secured seven of nine targets for 56 yards and a touchdown in the Bears' 34-17 win over the Seahawks on Monday night.
Burden tied Colston Loveland for the team lead in both receptions and targets, and he was on the receiving end of Caleb Williams' one touchdown pass of the night. The second-year wideout's scoring grab came from one yard out in the first quarter and was his third of the season, and Burden now has a 19-281-2 line on 21 targets over the last three games heading into a Week 9 home matchup against the Buccaneers on Sunday night.
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Colston Loveland TE | CHI
Bears' Colston Loveland: Co-team-high catch total in win
Loveland secured seven of nine targets for 65 yards and lost a fumble in the Bears' 34-17 win over the Seahawks on Monday night.
Loveland continued his upward trajectory by tying Luther Burden for the team lead in catches and targets, and he finished second in receiving yards to Rome Odunze. The second-year tight end's fourth-quarter fumble was costly for the moment, however, as Loveland fumbled at the Bears' 21-yard line following an eight-yard reception and the turnover ultimately led to the Seahawks' final touchdown of the contest. Nevertheless, Loveland now has at least six receptions in four of the last five games, including three straight, and he's drawn 21 targets over the last pair of contests alone heading into a Week 9 home matchup against the Buccaneers on Sunday night.
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D'Andre Swift RB | CHI
Bears' D'Andre Swift: Three-TD night in win
Swift rushed 27 times for 69 yards and three touchdowns and brought in two of three targets for 10 yards in the Bears' 34-17 win over the Seahawks on Monday night.
Swift put in a full night's work while repeatedly butting heads with the Seahawks' elite run defense, as his longest run went for only seven yards and he averaged 2.6 yards per carry overall. Swift sealed the win for Chicago with his third touchdown of the game, a five-yard run with 4:41 remaining. That score was preceded by one- and five-yard scores earlier in the second half, and Swift's carry total was a season high. The veteran running back is up to a career-high 10 rushing touchdowns heading into a Week 9 home matchup against the Buccaneers on Sunday night.
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR | SEA
Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Another 100-yard effort in loss
Smith-Njigba brought in six of 11 targets for 118 yards and a touchdown in the Seahawks' 34-17 loss to the Bears on Monday night.
Smith-Njigba was in his usual position of leading the Seahawks across the board in receptions, receiving yards and targets, and he crossed the 100-yard mark for the seventh time in eight games this season with a pair of catches on Seattle's final drive of the night. Smith-Njigba's target total was also his sixth double-digit tally of the campaign, and the absence of Rashid Shaheed (knee) helped reinforce JSN's downfield role even further. Smith-Njigba will now head into a Week 9 home matchup against the Cardinals on Sunday just 15 yards short of his third consecutive 1,000-yard campaign and only a touchdown shy of tying the career-high 10 he recorded over 17 regular-season games last season.
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Kentavius Street DE | CHI
Bears' Kentavius Street: Carted off with knee injury
Street (knee) will not return to Monday night's game against the Seahawks.
Street had to be carted off the field and was immediately ruled out, suggesting he could be dealing with a serious injury. With Grady Jarrett (groin) also injured Monday night, Neville Gallimore and Shemar Turner are the lone healthy defensive tackles alongside newcomer Jeffery Simmons.
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Grady Jarrett DT | CHI
Bears' Grady Jarrett: Injures groin on MNF
Jarrett (groin) is doubtful to return to Monday night's game against the Seahawks.
The veteran defensive tackle recorded one tackle prior to his departure in the fourth quarter. Neville Gallimore and Shemar Turner will help close the game out alongside Jeffery Simmons.