SEATTLE – Last year, they were known as the "cardiac Bears" for a series of exhilarating comeback wins. Over the first half of this season, the reigning NFC North champions have repeatedly shown resiliency and overcome adversity.

That was the case again Monday night in a decisive 34-17 victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks at Lumen Field.

The Bears entered the fourth quarter with a seemingly safe 20-9 lead. But the Seahawks closed the gap to 20-17 in the blink of an eye and had all the momentum and a raucous crowd on their side.

But the Bears answered, outscoring the Seahawks 14-0 the rest of the way to improve to 6-2 with their third straight victory.

Caleb Williams put together another impressive performance, completing 24 of 34 passes for 247 yards, one touchdown and a 101.0 rating. D'Andre Swift powered the Bears' rushing attack, scoring three TDs and recording 69 yards on 27 carries. The Bears' passing attack was balanced throughout Monday's win, thanks to strong performances from Rome Odunze, who led the way with four catches for 87 yards, Colston Loveland (7-65) and Luther Burden III (7-56).

The Bears defense also had a strong outing, holding the Seahawks to 252 total yards, 1-of-11 on third down, and recording three sacks and one interception of Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold. All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, who the Bears acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Titans Thursday, was as advertised, recording a sack, a pass defensed and six tackles, which tied for the team lead.

The Bears started strong on both sides of the ball. After the defense forced a three-and-out on the game's opening possession, Williams engineered a 17-play, 80-yard drive that he capped with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Luther Burden III, giving the Bears a 7-0 lead with 5:25 left in the first quarter. Williams completed 8 of 10 passes for 58 yards on the drive, which burned 8:32 off the clock.

The Seahawks had not permitted an opening-drive touchdown in their last 16 games and had not allowed an opponent into the red zone on 17 straight drives.

Jason Myers' 27-yard field goal closed the gap to 7-3 early in the second quarter. Seattle settled for the kick after Simmons and Devin Bush dropped running back Zach Charbonnet for a 6-yard loss on a dump-off pass.

The Bears answered, increasing their lead to 10-3 on Cairo Santos' 44-yard field goal with 6:07 remaining in the second quarter. Williams completed 4 of 5 passes for 45 yards on the drive, including a 23-yard gain to Burden on the first play.

After the Bears defense forced a second straight three-and-out, Santos' 38-yard field goal widened the margin to 13-3 with 1:08 left in the first half. The kick was set up by Williams' completions to Odunze of 15 and 24 yards.

The Seahawks responded as Sam Darnold lofted a 43-yard touchdown pass to receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, beating a blitz with :30 remaining to cut the deficit to 13-9. Myers followed by missing the extra point attempt.

After the defense forced its fifth three-and-out of the game, D'Andre Swift's 1-yard TD run put the Bears ahead 20-9 with 5:38 left in the third quarter. The 10-play, 69-yard drive was highlighted by Williams completions to Odunze of 23 and 22 yards.

The Seahawks had a chance to close the gap, but Austin Booker deflected Myers' 33-yard field goal attempt early in the fourth quarter, preserving the Bears' two-score lead.

Seattle closed the gap to 20-17 on Darnold's 7-yard TD pass to receiver Cooper Kupp coupled with a two-point conversion pass to Horton with 11:46 left in the fourth period.

The TD came after linebacker DeMarcus Lawrence forced and recovered a Colston Loveland fumble at the Bears' 25 following an eight-yard reception.

Two plays before the touchdown, it appeared that the defense had stopped the Seahawks again when Cam Lewis intercepted a Darnold pass in the end zone. But the takeaway was nullified by a defensive holding penalty on Clark Phillips III.

On their next possession, it appeared that the Bears would have to punt when Swift was tackled for a 2-yard loss on third-and-4 from the Seattle 39. But the play clock had expired before the ball was snapped, drawing a delay of game penalty.

On the next play, Kalif Raymond caught a quick pass from Williams on the line of scrimmage and darted up the middle for a 39-yard gain to the 5. Swift then raced around right end for a 5-yard TD that gave the Bears a 27-17 lead with 8:28 to play.

James Lynch followed by intercepting a Darnold pass that was deflected by Booker, returning it 16 yards to the Seahawks' 6.

The Bears capitalized on the takeaway as Swift scored his third rushing TD of the game on a 5-yarder to make it 34-17 with 4:41 to play.

The Bears will look to get to 7-2 next Sunday night when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Soldier Field.