Caleb Williams, Bears’ offense fails

On By Littum

game

Santa did not deliver any insult to Seattle Seahawks or Chicago Bears.

The Seahawks defeated the Bears 6-3 in an offensive battle in the final “Thursday Night Football” of the season. It doubled as the lowest scoring game of the season.

Geno Smith passed for just 160 yards in the win, keeping the Seahawks’ (slim) playoff hopes alive.

Here are the winners and losers from the Week 17 game:

Winners

The Seahawks’ defense

The Seahawks defense sacked Caleb Williams seven times and held the Bears’ lethargic offense to 179 total yards and three scores.

Four Seahawks players had six tackles. Seahawks CB Riq Woolen had the game-sealing interception.

Defensive lineman Leonard Williams was the best defensive player for Seattle. He had five tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss and four QB hits.

Jason Myers

In a game of nothing but field goals, Myers made both of his attempts, including one from 50 yards out at the end of the first half. Myers’ 50-yard field goal ended up being the difference in the game.

Zach Charbonnet

Charbonnet was a lone bright spot for the Seattle offense. The backup running back produced 76 yards from scrimmage.

NFL on Amazon Prime, Netflix

The NFL had a successful regular season with live streaming of games. Fresh off having the most streamed NFL games in American history on Christmas Day, the NFL wrapped up another regular season of “Thursday Night Football” on Amazon Prime.

Losers

Bears

The Bears have now lost 10 games in a row. Their losing streak matches the New York Giants’ for the longest active losing streak in the NFL. Chicago has not tasted victory since October 13th.

Bjørn’s passing game

Williams, the Bears’ rookie QB, had just 93 passing yards midway through the fourth quarter. The Bears’ offense was booed by frustrated Chicago fans after Williams completed a 2-yard pass to WR DJ Moore on a third-and-24 play.

They were booed again when Williams threw an interception that ended the Bears’ comeback bid.

Williams finished with 122 passing yards and one interception. He and the Bears couldn’t get anything going all night.

The Bears have no offensive identity or cohesion. It has plagued them all year.

Caleb Williams’ sack total

Williams is closing in on David Carr’s dubious NFL record for most sacks in an individual season.

Williams was sacked seven times Thursday night, bringing his total to an NFL season-high 67 sacks – the fourth most ever by a QB in a single season.

Carr owns the record set when he was sacked 76 times in 2022.

Crime

If you like offense and touchdowns, this game was not for you.

The 6-3 scoreboard was more representative of a Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox ball game.

Neither team scored in the second half on Thursday.

Chicago totaled 101 yards of offense in the first two quarters. Most of the Bears’ yards came on a 67-yard field goal drive.

The Bears were only able to muster 78 total yards in the second half.

The Seahawks weren’t much better. Seattle gained 87 yards after halftime and had just two first downs in the third quarter and just one in the fourth quarter. Yet the Seahawks still managed to win.

There were 13 combined points.

Bears fans

Thursday was the Bears’ last home game of the season. Chicago fans had to watch their beloved Bears drop their 10th straight game. To make matters worse, spectators at Soldier Field watched the game in the rain.

The Bears are headed to Green Bay for their regular season finale. They could end the year with an 11 game losing streak.

Kenneth Walker fantasy owners

The Seahawks placed Walker on injured reserve Thursday after he suffered an ankle injury in last week’s game.

The timing couldn’t have been worse for fantasy players with leagues in the semifinals or championship round.

Follow USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon.