Seahawks pick up ugly win over Bears to stay in NFC West title hunt

Nothing was pretty from either offense in this game, but the Seattle Seahawks came away with a critical win over the Chicago Bears, 6-3, on “Thursday Night Football.”

Seattle moves to 9-7 on the season and will see what the Los Angeles Rams do against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night as the Week 18 matchup between the two teams would decide the winner of the NFC West.

Meanwhile, the Bears are already looking at next season at 4-12.

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) passes the ball to running back Zach Charbonnet (26) against the Chicago Bears in the first quarter at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn photos)

As the score indicates, no touchdowns were scored in this game as both teams had trouble finding dirt.

It didn’t look like that would be the case when the Seahawks’ first drive of the game ended on an incomplete pass from Geno Smith to Tyler Lockett on third-and-three from Chicago’s nine-yard line.

They moved the ball well on the game’s opening drive and settled for a field goal, but seemed to have the game plan to beat the Bears’ defense.

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That was not the case with three straight shots on the ensuing drives for Seattle before they settled for another field goal near the end of the first half. However, Caleb Williams and the Bears’ offense did little to play spoiler on their end.

Chicago ran a total of 11 plays combined over their first three drives, constantly stalling until coming to life in the fourth. In fact, it looked like we had our first touchdown of the game in this one when Williams found fellow rookie Rome Odunze for a 17-yard score with 3:27 left in the second quarter.

But right guard Jake Curhan was called for offensive holding, nullifying the touchdown, and the Bears ultimately settled for three points – their only score of the game.

The second half did not see a point on the scoreboard as both offenses showed ineptitude. There was one more moment the Bears looked to score, though, and that 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 in the second quarter at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn photos)

Kyler Gordon broke the ball open and raced 62 yards to the house. However, it was later determined that Gordon was down on contact, nullifying another Bears touchdown. Six plays later, generating just one total yard, the Bears punted away.

The final drive of the game saw the Bears 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 drive alive with several scramble plays, including a lift on fourth-and-5 to find DJ Moore to move the chains.

But facing fourth-and-10 just out of Cairo Santos’ field goal range, Williams was forced to send one into the air on an all-out blitz called by Seattle, and it was intercepted to seal the Seahawks’ victory.

On the stat sheet, Smith was 17-of-23 for 160 yards, while Zach Charbonnet, again starting in place of an 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 suit up against the Chicago Bears in the second quarter at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn photos)

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For the Bears, Williams was 16-of-28 for 122 yards with his interception. Moore was the top receiver with six catches for 54 yards, while D’Andre Swift had 53 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards on the night.

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