Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks: Live updates from Soldier Field

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bears close out their home schedule on Thursday night at Soldier Field. Interim head coach Thomas Brown’s team will take on the Seattle Seahawks in primetime action.

Quarterback Caleb Williams and the Bears (4-11) have nothing left to play for, while Geno Smith and the Seahawks (8-7) need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Shaw Local Bears beat writer Sean Hammond will be reporting live from Soldier Field. Follow Hammond on X at @sean_hammond, on Instagram at @bears_reporter and on Threads at @bears_reporter. Shaw Local enterprise reporter Michal Dwojak also will be reporting from the lakefront. Follow Dwojak @mdwojak94 on X and at the same handle on Threads. Shaw Local Bears analyst Marc Silverman will provide his thoughts on X at @WaddleandSilvy.

Here’s everything Bears fans need to know ahead of the game. Stay here all game long for live updates too.

Seahawks win

The Bears somehow managed to convert a fourth-and-5 play deep in their own territory. Caleb Williams ran for his life with multiple defenders chasing him. He lofted up a pass that DJ Moore somehow came down with.

That kept hope alive. But only for a short while.

Later, the Bears went for a fourth-and-10 at the Seattle 40-yard line. Williams tossed a pass that was intercepted. The Seahawks escaped with a win, 6-3. A field goal try from there would’ve been 57 yards and a career long for Cairo Santos.

Kyler Gordon recovers a fumble

Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon forced a fumble and recovered it near midfield late in the third quarter.

Initially, it looked as if Gordon might have scored a touchdown after running the ball to the end zone. The officials discussed the play for a while before announcing the call on the field. They initially called it a touchdown on the field.

Upon further review, however, Gordon was down by contact after recovering the football. It was still a turnover, but not a touchdown.

It was a needed spark for the Bears.

Bears strip Smith on third down

The Bears offense punted on its first possession after halftime.

On the following Seahawks possession, Bears defensive end Darrell Taylor stripped Seattle QB Geno Smith on a third down early in the third quarter. The Seahawks recovered the fumble, but it went down as a sack for Taylor against his former team.

The Seahawks traded Taylor to the Bears in August in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick.

Seattle punted back to Chicago.

Seahawks score field goal

The Seahawks added a field goal seconds before halftime. Kicker Jason Myers knocked in a 50-yard try with 21 seconds remaining on the clock.

The Seahawks lead, 6-3, as the first half nears an end. The Bears will receive the kickoff after halftime.

Bears tie game with a field goal

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams scrambled to his left and zipped a pass across his body for the back of the end zone, where he connected with Rome Odunze for an apparent touchdown.

But there was one problem.

The refs flagged offensive lineman Jake Curhan for holding. The touchdown score was wiped off the board. Instead, the Bears faced a third-and-long and ran an unsuccessful screen pass. They wound up settling for a 42-yard field goal from kicker Cairo Santos.

The Bears tied the game, 3-3, with 2:32 remaining in the second quarter. The Bears ran several successful screen passes on the drive. Williams also made something out of nothing when he connected with Keenan Allen following a botched snap from center Coleman Shelton.

Bears go 3-and-out on their 1st possession

The Bears' first offensive possession ended with a three-and-out and a punt. That will come as no surprise to Bears fans. The Bears have failed to pick up a first down on their first possession of the game in six consecutive games.

The defense, though, came up with a stop on the following possession. Montez Sweat was awarded a sack when Seattle’s Geno Smith tripped and Sweat was the first defender to touch him. For Sweat, it was his first sack in a month.

The Bears defense forced a punt.

Bears nearly grab interception; Seattle settles for a field goal

Bears linebacker Tremaine Edmunds nearly had an interception in the red zone on the first possession of the game. On third-and-3 from the 9-yard line, Seattle quarterback Geno Smith threw a pass over the middle of the field that Edmunds nearly corralled, but teammate TJ Edwards appeared to inadvertently knock the ball out of Edmunds' grasp.

The Seahawks settled for an easy field goal. Kicker Jason Myers made a 27-yard try to give Seattle the lead, 3-0, with 8:59 to go in the first quarter.

Latest injury news

The Bears will be without left tackle Braxton Jones and left guard Teven Jenkins on Thursday. Jones is out for the season with an ankle injury after being carted off the field on Sunday against Detroit. Jenkins has been dealing with a nagging calf injury for several weeks.

With those two out, the Bears are likely to start Larry Borom at left tackle and Jake Curhan at left guard. Kiran Amegadjie could be another option at tackle.

The team called up offensive lineman Chris Glaser from the practice squad on Thursday for additional depth on the O-line.

Additionally, running back Travis Homer (hamstring), safety Elijah Hicks (ankle/foot) and defensive back Tarvarius Moore (knee) have all been ruled out of Thursday’s game.

Defensive tackle Gervon Dexter (knee), backup offensive lineman Doug Kramer (shoulder) and backup linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga (hip) are listed as questionable.

Update: The Bears announced several inactive players ahead of Thursday’s game. Running back Travis Homer, defensive back Tarvarius Moore, left guard Teven Jenkins, safety Elijah Hicks, linebacker Noah Sewell and defensive tackle Zacch Pickens are inactive and will not play Thursday. Pickens and Sewell appear to be healthy scratches.

What to expect from the Seahawks

The Seahawks need a win on Thursday. They are still in contention for the NFC West division title, but they must win Thursday.

They don’t control their own destiny, either. If the Los Angeles Rams win on Saturday, they will clinch the division. So the Seahawks need a win Thursday, plus a Rams loss in order to set up a pivotal Week 18 head-to-head matchup with the Rams.

Here are the top five storylines to watch on Thursday ahead of Bears vs. Seahawks.

Silvy still believes that Williams will succeed in Chicago. Read his weekly column here to find out why.

The Bears are coming off a dreadful blowout loss at the hands of the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Soldier Field. They looked like a team with nothing left to give.

Pete Carroll to the Bears?

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported this week that former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is interested in the Bears head coaching job.

Carroll coached the Seahawks for 14 seasons, a run that included two Super Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl victory. He’s one of only three head coaches to win a national championship at the college level and the Super Bowl in the NFL.

In his run with Seattle, Carroll’s teams had a losing record just three times in 14 seasons and never won fewer than seven games in a season. In 18 total seasons as an NFL head coach, Carroll holds a 170-120-1 regular season record.

Carroll still works for the Seahawks as an advisor. It’s unclear if the Bears would consider him for their head coaching position, but team president Kevin Warren noted earlier this month that the search would be “exhaustive.”

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