Bears-Seahawks DFS Picks: Best Value Plays, NFL Week 8

The Chicago Bears will look to extend their two-game win streak when they travel to take on the reigning Super Bowl Champions at Lumen Field for Monday Night Football. The Seahawks picked up their fourth win of the season last week vs. the Kansas City Chiefs in a dominant defensive effort. They’ll now look to replicate that against one of the league’s best offenses through the first seven weeks of the season. 

Here are the best DFS picks for Monday night’s Bears vs. Seahawks matchup. Be sure to check out our NFL betting trends page for data and odds on every game.

Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks DFS Picks

Pos	Player	Matchup	FPPG	Salary
MVP	👑 Jaxon Smith-Njigba	CHI @ SEA	30.6	$18,000
FLEX	D’Andre Swift	CHI @ SEA	18.3	$9,800
FLEX	Emanuel Wilson	CHI @ SEA	11.3	$7,400
FLEX	Seahawks	CHI @ SEA	8.1	$4,200
FLEX	AJ Barner	CHI @ SEA	6.2	$4,600
FLEX	Jason Myers	CHI @ SEA	9.7	$5,400

👑 Jaxon Smith-Njigba, SEA/WR/MVP ($18,000)

The Seattle Seahawks offense ranks around the middle of the pack in most statistical categories, but Jaxon Smith-Njigba remains unmatched among the league’s top offensive players. The fourth-year WR has blossomed into the best receiver in the NFL and showed it again last week against a difficult Kansas City secondary, finishing with 9 receptions for 163 yards and a TD. He now leads the league in two of the three major receiving categories. Despite dominating targets and defenses knowing what is coming, no secondary has been able to slow him down.

The former Ohio State star leads the league with a 36.8% target share, seeing 11.1 targets per game. His 8 TDs lead all WRs, and despite his smaller frame, he still dominates looks near the goal line, with a team-leading 44.4% red-zone target share. The sheer volume he sees allows him to succeed even without scoring. He has a solid matchup against a Bears secondary that concedes 225.9 passing yards per game and has historically struggled in one-on-one coverage. Patriots QB Drake Maye picked this defense apart for 300-plus passing yards last week, and a player of JSN’s caliber should find plenty of openings on Monday evening.

D’Andre Swift, CHI/RB ($9,800)

D’Andre Swift has spearheaded the NFL’s top running game this season, with the Bears averaging a league-high 154.3 rushing yards per game. Swift is not solely responsible for that number, but the veteran RB is on pace for a career year nearly halfway through the season. His 7 TDs are tied for third-most in the league, and the seventh-year back ranks just outside the top 10 in rushing yards despite playing in a committee. With RB Kyle Monangai ruled out for Monday night and the Bears facing the league’s best pass defense, look for HC Ben Johnson to place a clear emphasis on establishing the run.

The former second-round pick has scored 4 TDs across his last three games and arrives at Monday night’s contest off his heaviest workload of the season. While Johnson typically prefers a two-RB system, Monangai’s absence has pushed Swift into more of a lead role, and the former Eagle finished last week with a season-high 22 carries. In what could turn into a defensive grind-it-out game, look for similar volume, with backup Roschon Johnson seeing little action last week. Seattle has been the toughest defense to throw against, but some backs have found success against them this season. They allow under 90 rushing yards per game, but Swift’s volume and goal-line work make him worthy of a spot in the primetime matchup.

Emanuel Wilson, SEA/RB ($7,400)

The Seahawks’ run game may look a bit different on Monday night, as rookie Jadarian Price and veteran Zach Charbonnet could potentially return after both missed several weeks. That would likely limit RB Emanuel Wilson’s production, though after such a strong showing last week, he should still see steady carries going forward. Wilson finished the game with 24 carries for 100 yards and a TD, helping Seattle pick up a much-needed win over the Chiefs. It remains to be seen what the pecking order will be if the other RBs return, but Wilson certainly made a case for continued touches even with them back in the fold.

Having his teammates back could work in his favor against a run defense as tough as Chicago’s. The Bears allow the third-fewest rushing yards per game, with opponents managing just 87.57 yards on the ground per contest. Wilson can serve as a change-of-pace back to his teammates and has shown the ability to thrive in short-yardage situations and near the goal line. The former Packer scored 4 TDs during his stretch as Seattle’s lead back and should continue to be the team’s biggest red-zone threat for the reigning Super Bowl champions.

Seattle Seahawks, D/ST ($4,200)

The Seahawks defense made a statement against the Chiefs on Sunday Night Football last week and will look to replicate that against a more dynamic offense on Monday evening. The unit that was a driving force in winning last year’s Super Bowl held Kansas City to just 3 points and limited the league’s leader in total yards, RB Kenneth Walker III, to only 36 rushing yards. Seattle’s secondary ranks first, allowing a league-low 144.4 passing yards per game, while the run defense ranks sixth, allowing just 89.4 yards on the ground.

Seattle has been elite at forcing turnovers this season, ranking third with 1.71 takeaways per game. Opponents are averaging just 17.86 PPG against Mike Macdonald’s unit and a league-low 4.3 yards per play. The Seahawks have allowed the third-fewest red-zone trips this season and rank second in limiting explosive plays. Against a Chicago team with this many weapons that relies on chunk plays, that ability to take them away could slow the Bears down considerably.

A.J. Barner, SEA/TE ($4,600)

After such a big chunk of the salary is tied up in Smith-Njigba, we needed budget options on the back end of the lineup, such as his teammate TE A.J. Barner. While JSN commands so much of the Seahawks’ target share, Barner could see extra looks with WR Rashid Shaheed ruled out for Monday night. Behind JSN, Shaheed and Barner rank second and third in target share respectively, with the athletic TE sitting at 13.5% this season. With how strong Chicago’s run defense has been, look for QB Sam Darnold to play a bigger role in leading his team down the field.

Barner is coming off one of his most productive games of the season, catching four of his five targets for 42 yards and adding three carries for four yards. Forty-one of those 42 receiving yards came after the catch, as Seattle used his athleticism against a tough Kansas City secondary. With Shaheed’s speed out of the lineup for the foreseeable future, Barner will serve as a safety valve for the times Seattle can’t feed its superstar on the outside. He saw more than his normal 4.1 targets per game last week and could be in for another higher-volume day against the Bears’ zone-heavy defense.

Jason Myers, SEA/K ($5,400)

We wrap up Monday night’s lineup with Seattle’s leading scorer this season, K Jason Myers. The 35-year-old has knocked down nine of his last 10 FG attempts and is 93.3% on the season. His 58 points lead the team, and he has benefited from a more inconsistent offense than Seattle had last season. The Bears are allowing just over 20 PPG, and the Seahawks may need to default to Myers given how inefficient their red-zone offense has looked.

The reigning Super Bowl champions have converted just 50% of their 24 red-zone trips into touchdowns this season. At home, the offense has been even less efficient, scoring on only 33.3% of its red-zone trips, which bodes well for a kicker who has made 87.9% of his kicks at home in his career. In a game that could stay fairly low-scoring, Myers will be called upon to help carry the team as Seattle enters the primetime matchup as a slight favorite

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