Week 8 Monday Night Football preview: Chicago at Seattle
October 29, 20264 min readUpdated October 29, 2026
As of October 29 at 12:50 PM ET, the market's implied probability favors the Seattle Seahawks at 62% in the Week 8 Monday Night Football game of the 2026 NFL season. Chicago arrives 4-1 over its last five games; Seattle is 2-3 over the same stretch.
The slate at a glance
Chicago at Seattle is the only game in this table. The Market favorite column gives the market's implied probability for the favored side.
The Read column classifies that number by band: Toss-up at 58% or below, Lean 59-70%, Clear favorite 71-82%, Lopsided 83% or above. These labels describe where the market's price sits on that scale; they are not a prediction of the result or a view on what to trade.
| # | Matchup | Market favorite | Read | Kickoff (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bears at Seahawks | Seahawks 62% | Lean | Mon 8:15 PM |
Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks
The market
Seattle Seahawks contracts are priced at 62 cents for Monday night and Chicago Bears contracts at 39 cents; the two are quoted separately, so the prices do not add to 100 cents. A 62-cent price implies about a 62% chance of a Seattle win, a Lean on the band above.
Seattle is home at Lumen Field, where it beat Kansas City 20-3 on Monday, October 26. The Seahawks are 2-3 over their last five, with a 14-17 loss at Denver on October 16 and a 29-32 home loss to San Francisco on October 11.
Chicago is 4-1 over its last five. The Bears beat New England 30-24 at home on October 23 and Atlanta 31-23 on the road on October 18, and lost 7-31 at Green Bay on October 11.
The numbers
Chicago averages 236.4 passing yards and 154.3 rushing yards per game this season, as of October 29. Seattle averages 229.6 passing yards and 113.7 rushing yards per game. Both teams have played seven games.
Seattle allows 144.4 passing yards and 89.4 rushing yards per game; Chicago allows 225.9 passing and 87.6 rushing. Chicago is converting 44% on third down this season, Seattle 38.9%.
Over their last five games the Bears have scored 23.6 points per game and conceded 19.4; the Seahawks have scored 24.8 and conceded 21.6. See markets for Bears at Seahawks.
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Fanatics Markets provides a place where you can trade event contracts on real-world outcomes. A price is the market's implied probability — a 62-cent contract implies about a 62% chance. If the outcome happens, the contract pays $1. If it does not, the contract pays nothing and you lose the 62 cents you paid.
See the Monday night markets
Chicago at Seattle kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday, November 2 at Lumen Field in Seattle, on ESPN. See markets for Bears at Seahawks, or see the full NFL slate.
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