Chicago Bears: Winners and losers from win over Seahawks

The Chicago Bears won their first game of the season on Monday night, defeating the Seattle Seahawks by the score of 24-17 in their home opener.

Nothing like the first win of the season.

The Chicago Bears picked up their first win of the 2018 season on Monday night, taking down the Seattle Seahawks, 24-17.

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The game was mainly a defensive affair, as the Bears lead 10-7 going into the half, and ultimately pulled away with a Prince Amukamara pick-six to make it 24-10. A Seahawks garbage time touchdown made it look closer than it really was in the end.

Matt Nagy’s home debut went about as well as anticipated. The Bears again scored on a furious opening drive, and didn’t trail at any point in the game. While the Bears had to hold off a late Seahawks comeback attempt, this time the defense stood strong and came out on top.

There were plenty of positives in the game, which we’ll dive deeper into in a bit. Long story short, the offense had its struggles, but the defense looked every bit of the top-five unit that it is on paper.

After last week’s heartbreaking loss, the Bears are now 1-1, defeating the Seahawks under the lights on Monday night. Another blown-lead would’ve been demoralizing for the Bears, so this one feels especially good after last week.

As there always is in every game, there were indeed some negatives in the game despite the Bears win. Lets take a look at a couple of winners and losers from Monday night.