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Fox News · collected 2026-11-04 · by Ryan Canfield

Quick Summary

During a pregame ceremony at Lumen Field in Seattle, four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the U.S. Army narrowly avoided being hit by fireworks that were set off prematurely as the last helicopter was still flying over the stadium. The incident highlighted an otherwise difficult night for the Seahawks, who lost 34-17 to the Chicago Bears and struggled significantly on both defense and special teams.
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Story summary

A Black Hawk helicopter flying over an NFL game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears in Seattle on Monday narrowly avoided being hit by fireworks during the pregame ceremony at Lumen Field. The incident occurred as four UH-60M Black Hawks from the US Army's 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, flew over the stadium in a diamond formation. Three helicopters safely passed over the stadium before fireworks erupted, narrowly missing the fourth helicopter which continued flying unharmed despite being dangerously close to the display. The robust design of the Black Hawk, built to withstand gunfire and continue operating even after being hit, reassured many online observers who dismissed concerns about the near-miss incident.

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Topics

Bears Seahawks Seattle the Chicago Bears the Seattle Seahawks

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Seahawks ORG · 7× Bears ORG · 3× Seattle ORG · 3× 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment ORG · 1× Caleb Williams PERSON · 1× Chicago GPE · 1× the Arizona Cardinals ORG · 1× the Chicago Bears ORG · 1× the Seattle Seahawks ORG · 1× the U.S. Army’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

Before the Seahawks’ 34-17 loss to the Chicago Bears at Lumen Field, four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, flew over the stadium.
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Wild video shows military helicopters nearly being hit by pregame fireworks · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

Whether it was on the field or during the pregame ceremonies, the Seattle Seahawks had a rough night on Monday. asserted
Seahawks → have → Monday
Before the Seahawks’ 34-17 loss to the Chicago Bears at Lumen Field, four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, flew over the stadium. asserted
helicopters → fly → stadium
The helicopters were nearly struck by some fireworks. asserted
helicopters → strike → fireworks
The timing of the fireworks was off, as the fourth helicopter had not yet cleared the stadium when the fireworks went off. asserted
fireworks → clear → stadium
Video showed the fireworks nearly hitting the last helicopter of the four. asserted
fireworks → show → four
The close call with the helicopters foreshadowed what turned into a rough night for the Seahawks. asserted
what → foreshadow → Seahawks
The 34 points the Seattle defense allowed were the most it had allowed all season. asserted
it → allow → ?
Bears star quarterback Caleb Williams threw for 237 yards despite the Seahawks not allowing a 200-yard passer in their first seven weeks. asserted
Seahawks → throw → weeks
The Bears had 363 yards of offense, 62 more than their previous season high. asserted
Bears → have → high
Just eight games after winning the Super Bowl, the Seahawks find themselves at 4-4. asserted
Seahawks → win → 4
If the season ended today, they wouldn’t make the playoffs. asserted
they → end → playoffs
In the loss to Chicago, the defense wasn’t the only unit to struggle. asserted
defense → struggle → Chicago
The Bears blocked a field goal on special teams and held the Seahawks to just 252 yards of offense, the second-lowest total for Seattle this season. asserted
Bears → block → Seattle
In addition to all of that, Seattle botched its pregame fireworks, too. asserted
Seattle → botch → fireworks
Overall, it was a Monday to forget for Seahawks fans. asserted
it → forget → fans
The Seahawks will look to bounce back when they play the Arizona Cardinals (3-5) on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET. asserted
they → look → ET
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