SEATTLE (7-9) At CHICAGO (11-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Chicago by 9 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Seattle 8-9-0; Chicago 9-6-1
SERIES RECORD – Seahawks lead 8-5
LAST MEETING – Seahawks beat Bears 23-20, Oct. 17, 2010
LAST WEEK – Seahawks beat New Orleans 41-36; Bears bye
SEAHAWKS OFFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (31), PASS (19)
SEAHAWKS DEFENSE – OVERALL (27), RUSH (21), PASS (27)
BEARS OFFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (22), PASS (28)
BEARS DEFENSE – OVERALL (9), RUSH (2), PASS (20)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Matt Hasselbeck threw for 242 yards and touchdown in first meeting, Mike Williams had 10 catches and 123 yards and Seattle’s defense sacked Jay Cutler six times. Seattle was coming off bye and had made several big moves leading up to game, trading receiver Deion Branch to New England and acquiring Marshawn Lynch from Buffalo. Cutler, who was 17 of 39, dropped back to pass 47 times in that game while handing it off just 12 times. … Bears beat Seahawks 27-24 in OT in divisional playoff game on way to Super Bowl four years ago, winning on Robbie Gould’s 49-yard field goal. Chicago’s Rex Grossman threw for 282 yards in that game. … Only 21 of 53 players on Seahawks’ active roster were with team last season. … Lynch’s tackle-breaking, 67-yard TD run last week caused seismic event to be recorded by sensors outside Qwest Field. … Hasselbeck threw four TD passes last week. Three-time Pro Bowler is 5-5 in 10 postseason starts for Seattle. … Bears had better record on road (6-2) than at home (5-3) in regular season. … Bears in playoffs for 25th time and third in seven seasons under coach Lovie Smith. Chicago is 16-17 in postseason, including 11-7 at home. … Offense had 258 rushing attempts and 276 pass plays (attempts plus sacks) during final nine regular-season games. … Bears defense held offenses to 256 points (16 per game), fourth fewest in NFL. Chicago allowed 14 passing TDs, second fewest in NFL. … Bears had 35 takeaways, tied for third in league. … Cutler threw for 3,274 yards, third in franchise history, and became first Bears QB to throw for 3,000 in back-to-back seasons. … RB Matt Forte ran for 717 yards over final nine games while averaging 4.9 per carry, eighth in league during that span. Forte finished with 1,069 yards rushing and 547 receiving, joining Walter Payton as only Bear with 1,000 yards rushing and 500 receiving in same season. He also had three receiving TDs, tied for most among NFL running backs this season. … Devin Hester set NFL record with his 14th career kick return for a TD, and tied Eric Metcalf’s record with his 10th punt return TD. His 17.1-yard average on punt returns was best ever among those with 30 or more in a season.
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