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Colin Cowherd Names Bears His Top NFL Team After Seahawks Win
The Chicago Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night.
The result led sports commentator Colin Cowherd to put Chicago at the top of his latest NFL power rankings.
Cowherd now considers the Bears the best team in football, though that is his assessment, not an official league ranking.
The Seahawks, last week’s top team and the defending champions, fell to 4-4.
The loss changed Cowherd’s view of the NFC title race, after he had predicted Chicago and Seattle would meet in the conference championship game.
His Week 9 rankings also show the Kansas City Chiefs slipping after back-to-back losses.
Cowherd’s latest rankings offer his updated view of the teams as the NFL season continues.
Colin Cowherd named the Chicago Bears the best team in football after their 34-17 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
The victory moved the Seahawks, who had been Cowherd’s top team the previous week, to a 4-4 record.
Cowherd had predicted the Bears and Seahawks would meet in the NFC title game.
His latest Herd Hierarchy rankings also saw the Kansas City Chiefs fall.
- Who
- Colin Cowherd ranked the Chicago Bears as the NFL’s best team.
- What
- He released his latest Herd Hierarchy rankings after the Bears beat the Seahawks 34-17.
- When
- After Monday night’s game; the article was published November 4, 2026.
- Where
- The game was between the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks. The venue is not stated.
- Why
- Cowherd named the Bears the best team after their win over the Seahawks.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Cowherd predicted the Bears and Seahawks would meet in the NFC title game.
The Bears defeated the Seahawks 34-17.
Cowherd released his latest Herd Hierarchy and named the Bears the best team in football.
- Bears-Seahawks score
- Chicago won 34-17
- Seahawks record
- 4-4
- Cowherd’s previous No. 1
- Seattle Seahawks
- Cowherd’s prediction
- Bears and Seahawks to meet in the NFC title game
- Publication date
- November 4, 2026
What people are saying
Kansas City is still good, but they’ve got to clean up the penalties, they’ve got to clean up the kicking game.