One game was all Jeffery Simmons needed to justify the premium draft capital Chicago sent out to get him. In his Bears debut against the Seahawks, the All-Pro defensive tackle bent Seattle's offense out of shape — the Seahawks managed just 3.0 yards per play with Simmons on the field, per Yahoo Sports.

The ripple effects were just as valuable as the disruption itself. Montez Sweat feasted on the one-on-one matchups his former college teammate created, turning Simmons' interior pressure into edge production. That's exactly the multiplier effect Chicago's front office was buying when it pulled the trigger on the blockbuster deal.

Head coach Ben Johnson didn't hide his enthusiasm afterward, sounding off on the debut and what Simmons means for the defense. NBC Sports reported the Bears felt a "profound" impact from their new acquisition. For a team that bet big at the deadline, the early returns read less like a gamble and more like a bargain — and the rest of the NFC North now has a new interior problem to scheme around.