Bears’ grades are in. How did they do against the Seahawks?

Bears 34, Seahawks 17.

Eyes opened everywhere.

Super Bowl thoughts rattling around the heads of Bears fans everywhere.

Is it 1985 all over again?

Holy cow, that was impressive. Let’s get to the grades:

QUARTERBACK — A

Seventeen plays. Eighty yards. Eight and a half minutes. Against the top-ranked defense in the NFL — and in one of the toughest environments for a road team in sports — Caleb Williams calmly, coolly directed the first touchdown drive allowed by the Seahawks on an opponent’s opening possession in 27 games. It was a monster drive that said, “We’re here. More importantly, I’m here. Get to know me.” Williams got Colston Loveland going, then Luther Burden, then Rome Odunze. He kept the ball out of harm’s way. On his best play, he stepped his tree-trunk legs out of the grasp of Pro Bowl tackle Leonard Williams’ and hit Odunze for 22 yards on the third-quarter drive that put the Bears up 20-9. “Superstar” is the word now — go ahead and use it freely.

RECEIVERS — B-PLUS

Outside of tight end Loveland’s fourth-quarter fumble that set up the Seahawks for a 25-yard touchdown drive and two-point conversion to make it a 20-17 game, it was a great night for the pass catchers. Odunze claimed the deep middle as his territory, even making another of his apparently signature catches by reaching far behind his body — against its momentum — to snare a bullet. Burden, who had a 1-yard touchdown among his seven catches, continues to be open whenever Williams looks for him. Loveland, who also had seven catches, has put his slow start to the season deep in the rearview mirror. You just can’t put the ball on the ground, though.

RUNNING GAME — B

What a grind it was to get anything going on the ground against a team that hasn’t allowed a 100-yard rusher in its last 37 games. But the Bears converted a big fourth-and-one on their opening drive, D’Andre Swift getting five yards over the right side of the line (where have we seen that before?). And by the end, even though Swift averaged 2.6 yards per carry, he had 69 yards and three touchdowns and, lordy, you’d take that 17 weeks a season if you could.

DEFENSIVE LINE — A

No need to ask on Tuesday why every kid in Bears country seems to be going to school with bright orange sleeves showing. It’s because defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons is their new hero. The brand-new Bear had an instant and major impact, recording his first sack with the team, helping linebacker Devin Bush blow up a screen pass, creating steady pressure and yapping nonstop at the Seahawks. Man, what attitude! Montez Sweat was similarly disruptive, exactly what the Bears hoped for in pairing him with his former college teammate. Austin Booker and James Lynch earned props, too, and not just because Booker tipped a pass that Lynch intercepted in nails-in-the-coffin time.

REST OF THE DEFENSE — A-MINUS

Linebacker Bush was everywhere, from hammering QB Sam Darnold with a huge hit on a scramble to sacking him later on. The Seahawks just plain couldn’t run the ball. Cornerback Tyrique Stevenson took his eyes off Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a beat and got toasted for a 43-yard touchdown as a result. Corner Jaylon Johnson whiffed on another routine-looking tackle attempt, allowing Smith-Njigba to run 21 yards after a catch. On the whole, though, well done by all.

SPECIAL TEAMS — A-MINUS

Booker’s field-goal block was one of the biggest plays of the game, keeping the lead at 11. Cairo Santos was pure on every kick, including a pair of field goals. Does anybody in the league go harder in punt coverage than Jahdae Walker? Near disaster came when Tory Taylor’s first punt was deflected; luckily for the Bears, it bounced and rolled and ended up going for 45 yards anyway.

COACHING — A

Ben Johnson’s best regular-season win? The Bears looked as good as any team has in any game this season. To pull that off in Seattle required top-notch preparation, no doubt.