The Chicago Bears will just be looking to wrap up the poor 2024 season with some momentum, while the Seattle Seahawks attempt to revive their dwindling postseason prospects.
It is expected to be a cloudy and cold night in Chicago when they meet at Soldier Field.
It will be the season’s last Thursday night game, and it will air on Prime Video at 8:15 p.m. Every Week 18 game is scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday, January 4-5, 2025.
For the record, on December 26, 2021, the Bears defeated the Seahawks 25-24 in Seattle.
With two games left, Seattle (8-7) is one game behind the NFC West-leading Los Angeles Rams in their attempt to stay in the playoff race. In Week 18, they will visit the Rams. The Seahawks’ current winning streak of four straight away victories is their greatest since they achieved five consecutive victories in 2020.
Right now, we have no control over our destiny. Coach Mike Macdonald told reporters this week that it hurts. However, we still have a lot to gain. Until this thing breaks, we will simply keep pounding away. It’s right there, I believe. When it occurs, we want to be prepared. Hopefully, we’ll have a chance to join in the dancing and cause some harm.
After completing 31 of 43 throws for 314 yards and three touchdowns, quarterback Geno Smith is coming off one of his best performances of the season. He has thrown 15 interceptions this season, including two.
Despite being near the bottom (30th) in rushing offense, Seattle has had greater success through the air, ranking fourth in passing and 14th overall on offense.
With 1,089 yards this season, Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the 10th player in the team’s history to reach 1,000 yards, and the first since Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf in 2020.
Smith-Njigba should have plenty of opportunities because the Seahawks threw on 45 of their 60 snaps last week and the Bears are having trouble stopping the ball.
Chicago (4-11) would have double-digit losing streaks for the second time under GM Ryan Poles’ three years if they lost to Seattle. As part of a 14-game losing streak that continued into the previous season, the Bears lost the last 10 games in 2022. They haven’t triumphed since defeating Jacksonville 35-16 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on October 13.
The Bears will give rookie quarterback Caleb Williams another start. After a run of unsteady performances, Williams looked better this past weekend against Detroit, throwing for 334 yards and two touchdowns. Erik Kramer’s team record of 3,838 yards in 1995 is within reach if he plays the last two games, and the No. 1 overall draft pick is sixth on the Bears’ single-season passing chart with 3,271 yards. He has the most straight attempts without an interception of any Bears player, with 326, setting a rookie NFL record. However, he has also been fired 60 times, which is a league and club record.
As recently as November 17, the Bears’ pass defense was ranked in the top ten. Today is the 23rd. In the three games since Matt Eberflus was fired on November 28, the Bears have allowed 102 points and 865 passing yards.
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