Seahawks vs. Bears Another Trap Game?

The line on the Seahawks vs. Bears game has "Trap" written all over it, in our opinion at least.

76% of those betting the Seahawks-Bears spread are backing Seattle with a line now at -3.5, up from -2.5.

Sagarin gives us a number of Seattle 2.26, indicating an accurate line before and an overlay now.

The Bears have lost nine straight though they've managed to cover the spread in two of those games while pushing in another.

Weather will not be a factor here with temperatures in the 40's during the game.

Seahawks Playoff Chances

The Seahawks can be eliminated in Week 17 even with a win.  With a loss and a Rams win over Arizona, Seattle is out of the playoff picture.

But even with a win, the Rams are in provided they have a victory over Arizona and the following each occurs:

Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers

Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets

San Francisco 49ers beat the Detroit Lions

Washington Commanders beat the Atlanta Falcons

Cincinnati Bengals beat the Denver Broncos

Cleveland Browns beat the Miami Dolphins

Seahawks Player to Watch

QB Geno Smith. The two-time Pro Bowler had one of his better games last week, completing 31 of 43 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns. He did throw two interceptions, giving him 15 this season.
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Bears Player to Watch

QB Caleb Williams. Williams looked better against Detroit after a string of shaky outings, throwing for 334 yards and two touchdowns. The No. 1 overall draft pick is sixth on the Bears’ single-season passing list with 3,271 yards, and Erik Kramer’s franchise record of 3,838 in 1995 is within reach if he plays the final two games. His 326 consecutive attempts without an interception are an NFL rookie record and the most ever by any Bears player. But he has also been sacked a league-leading and club-record 60 times.

Key Matchup

Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba against Chicago’s secondary. Smith-Njigba once again put up some big numbers last week, when he caught eight passes for 95 yards and a touchdown. He has 1,089 yards this season, making him the 10th player in franchise history with 1,000 yards receiving and the first since both DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett in 2020. Chicago had a top-10 pass defense as recently as Nov. 17. Since then, it’s been in a major decline. The Bears have given up 865 yards passing and 102 points in the three games since former coach Matt Eberflus — who called the defense — was fired.