Nothing was pretty from either offense in this game, but the Seattle Seahawks pulled out a critical victory over the Chicago Bears, 6-3, on “Thursday Night Football.”
Seattle moves to 9-7 on the season, and they’ll be watching to see what the Los Angeles Rams do against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night, as the Week 18 matchup between the two teams would determine the winner of the NFC West. .
Meanwhile, the Bears are already looking ahead to next season with a 4-12 record.
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) hands the ball to running back Zach Charbonnet (26) against the Chicago Bears during the first quarter at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel-Image Images)
As the score indicates, no touchdowns were scored in this game as both teams had trouble finding paid ground.
It didn’t look like that was going to be the case when the Seahawks’ first drive of the game ended after an incomplete pass from Geno Smith to Tyler Lockett on third-and-three from the Chicago nine-yard line.
They moved the ball well on the first drive of the game, settling for a field goal, but seemed to have the game plan to beat the Bears defense.
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That wasn’t the case with three straight punts on subsequent drives for Seattle before settling for another field goal near the end of the first half. However, Caleb Williams and the Bears offense weren’t doing much to ruin the game for them.
Chicago ran 11 total plays combined on its first three drives, continually stalling until some life came back on the fourth. In fact, it looked like we had our first touchdown of the game in this one when Williams found rookie Rome Odunze for a 17-yard score with 3:27 left in the second quarter.
But right guard Jake Curhan was called for an offensive holding, negating the touchdown, and the Bears ultimately settled for three points, their only score of the game.
The second half saw no points on the scoreboard as both offenses showed ineptitude. However, there was another time the Bears appeared to score, and it was on defense after forcing a fumble on Seahawks receiver Pharoah Brown.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) passes the ball against the Seattle Seahawks during the second quarter at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel-Image Images)
Kyler Gordon picked up the ball and ran 62 yards to the house. However, Gordon was later ruled down due to contact, nullifying another Bears touchdown. Six plays later, generating just one total yard, the Bears punted.
On the final drive of the game, the Bears were in control and despite the lack of scoring, they still had a chance to at least tie the game to force overtime. Williams kept the momentum alive with multiple scramble plays, including a push on fourth-and-five to find DJ Moore to move the chains.
However, facing fourth-and-10 just out of Cairo Santos’ field goal range, Williams was forced to throw one into the air on a full blitz called by Seattle and was intercepted to seal the Seahawks’ victory.
On the stat sheet, Smith was 17 of 23 for 160 yards, while Zach Charbonnet, starting once again in place of the injured Kenneth Walker III, rushed for 57 yards on 15 carries. Kenny McIntosh added 46 yards on seven carries.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) looks to pass against the Chicago Bears during the second quarter at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel-Image Images)
For the Bears, Williams was 16 of 28 for 122 yards with his interception. Moore was the leading receiver with six receptions for 54 yards, while D’Andre Swift had 53 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards on the night.
