Stat dump: Key numbers and observations from the Seahawks Week 8 loss to the Bears

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Stat dump: Key numbers and observations from the Seahawks Week 8 loss to the Bears

Ryan Woodall · SB Nation

Wed, November 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM UTC ·

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(Editor's note: The following is a guest post by Ryan Woodall, assistant coach at Edmonds-Woodway High School in Edmonds, Washington)

Here is an advanced stats dump from the Seattle Seahawks' Week 8 loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football . These stats include some season-long observations, tendency breakers, and comparisons to other stretches of the season. There's also a stats round-up from across social media that may be of interest to you at the end of this article!

*Success = Positive EPA

*All stats cited are from Sumer Sports .

Seahawks Offense

Most 11 personnel (59%)this season (11p = 1 RB, 1 TE), 2nd lowest 12p (18%)by the Seahawks this season, Most 21p (18%)since week 2.
Bears allowed 4.5YD/PL, their avg Weeks 1-7 was 6.3.
Red zone struggles continued, TD on 1-4trips. Bears averaged 65%allowed W1-7
Average drive distance ( 22ish) and plays/drive (5)stayed the same as season. Bears DEF reduced their yards allowed by 7 (30 -> 23).
Didn't get into a 3rd and 3 or less all game. Went 1/11on 3rd down overall. 8/113rd downs were 7+
- 3rd down Season Rank: 26th (35%)

Seahawks p assing

Lowest dropback success of season (35%). 2nd game with < 40% Dropback success. The 49ers (38%)was the other game.
- Season Rank: 21st (44%)
2nd lowest explosive pass (6%), DEN was lowest (4%). 4th game < 10%.
- Season rank: 13th (9%)
2nd highest shotgun usage (63%)of season. Up 14%from week 1-7
- Season Rank: 25th (50%)
3rd game with > 65%Pass rate, all loses
Play action usage rate has fallen off a cliff.

Comparison of Seahawks offense from Weeks 1-5 vs. Weeks 6-8

(ADOT = Average Depth of Target)

You heard all night on the broadcast about the Bears not needing to blitz with the addition of Jeffery Simmons. 4-man rush Weeks 1-7 60%| Week 8 vs. SEA 80%. 5 man W1-7 24%| W8 vs. SEA 15%. 6 man W1-7 16%| W8 3%
Bears Man/Zone numbers remained the same. Their shells changed, 2-High: W1-7 45%| W8 67%, 1-High: 54%| W8 33%, Safety Rotation: W1-7 31%| W8 18%
JSN (63%)had his 3rd game of 60%+ of the passing yards. 5th with 50%+, 7th with 40%+

Seahawks rushing

3rd highest YPC of the season (4.3)
- Season Rank: 24th( 3.9)
2nd highest runs from Shotgun (37%), 3rd highest Gun YPC (5)
- Season Rank: 14th (4.8)
Highest YD/Before Contact since W1, still only 1.6yards.
- Season Rank: 22nd (1.1)

Seahawks pass blocking

39%pressure allowed. 7th game with 39%+ pressure allowed. Last week ( 33%) was the only game < 40%.
- Season Rank: 28th (44%)
3 sacksallowed. 4th game with 3+ sacks allowed. Haven't had a back to back game with 0 sacks. 0
- Season Rank: 20th (6.6%)
OL pressures | sacks
- Josh Jones: 3 | 0
- Quenton Nelson: 3 | 0
- Jalen Sundell: 0 | 0
- Grey Zabel: 2 | 1
- Abraham Lucas: 2 | 1

Seahawks Defense

Allowed 4/5 RZ trips to score a TD. Bears scored TD on 52%of RZ trips W1-7.
- Season Rank: 30th (79%)
Seahawks DEF reduced Bears Yards/drive by 6 ( 36 -> 30), but increase their own by 9 ( 21 -> 30)
- Season Rank: 1st (22)
Tied for highest success allowed ( 49%), 49ers the other game. Only games > 42%.
- Season Rank: 2nd (39%)
Missed Tackle (11%)
- Season Rank: 13th (12%)
7/153rd downs were 3 or less. With 14th & 3 or less.

Seahawks pass defense

Slowest Time to Pressure this year with 2.75. Weeks 1-7 was 2.52 (13th)
- Season Rank: 16th (2.55)
Highest passing success allowed (53%). Only 2nd game > 46%.
- Season Rank 4th (40%)
Highest YPA (7.3)allowed, W1-7 was 5.2.
- Season Rank: 1st (5.5)
2nd highest short (<10) passing success (55%). 3rd game > 44%.
- Season Rank: 16th (46%)
Highest intermediate (11-20) passing success allowed (63%)& YD/ATT (11.3), & 2nd most attempts (8)
- Season Rank: 2nd (41%)
Most deep (21+) attempted (6), completing only 2 of them. Only 2nd game with 4 or more attempts.
- Season Rank: 7th (26%)

Seahawks rush defense

2nd highest rush success allowed (46%), 49ers was highest (54%). 2nd game > 45%
- Season Rank: 2nd (36%)
Most rushing attempts faced (35)but only allowed 3.6 YPC
- Season Rank 3rd (3.5)
Yards before contact/carry (1.1)
- Season Rank: 5th (0.8)
Yards after contact/carry (2.5)
- Season Rank: 8th (2.7)

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