Neither offense did anything good in this game, but the Seattle Seahawks came away with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football.
Seattle falls to 9-7 on the season, and it will be interesting to see what the Los Angeles Rams do against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night, as the NFC West winner will be decided when the two teams meet in Week 18.
Meanwhile, the Bears are already 4-12 with their eyes set on next season.
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith, 7, hands the ball to running back Zach Charbonnet, 26, during the first quarter of a game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel Iman Images)
No touchdowns were scored in this game, as both teams struggled to find paydirt, as the scores indicated.
That didn't seem 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 Chicago's own 9-yard line.
They moved the ball well on the opening drive of the game and made a field goal, but appeared to have a game plan to break through the Bears' defense.
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However, that didn't apply to Seattle's three consecutive punts after that, and they made another field goal just before the end of the first half. But Caleb Williams and the Bears offense didn't do enough to spoil their ending.
Chicago ran a total of 11 plays on its first three drives, but continued to stall until the fourth drive provided a lifeline. In fact, Williams appeared to score his first touchdown of the game when he found fellow rookie Roman Odunze for a 17-yard score with 3:27 left in the second quarter.
But right guard Jake Kahan was called for an offensive hold, negating the touchdown and the Bears ended up scoring three points, the only points of the game.
No points appeared on the scoreboard in the second half as both offenses showed incompletion. But there was another moment when it looked like the Bears were going to score, coming on defense after forcing Seahawks receiver Pharoah Brown to fumble.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) passes the ball during the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel Iman Images)
Kyler Gordon scooped up the ball and ran 62 yards to the house. However, it was later ruled that the down was due to contact by Gordon, and the Bears' additional touchdown was ruled out. Six plays later, with only 1 total yard gained, the Bears punted away.
The Bears took control on the final drive of the game, and although they didn't score, they still had a chance to at least tie the game and force overtime. Williams kept the drive alive with multiple scramble plays, including heaves at fourth and fifth base to get DJ Moore to move the chains.
But facing a fourth-and-10 just outside of field goal range from Cairo Santos, Williams was forced to take a shot into the air on an all-out attack called by Seattle, which was intercepted and sealed the Seahawks' victory. Ta.
Smith went 17-of-23 for 160 yards, and Zach Charbonnet, who started again in place of injured Kenneth Walker III, had 57 yards on 15 carries, according to the stat sheet. Kenny McIntosh added 46 yards on seven carries.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) attempts to make a pass during the second quarter of the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel Iman Images)
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For the Bears, Williams was 16-of-28 with interceptions for 122 yards. Moore was the top receiver with six catches for 54 yards, and D'Andre Swift had 53 yards rushing and 28 yards receiving on the night.
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