Chicago Bears lose 10th straight game to Seattle Seahawks. Here’s what you need to know.

CHICAGO – The Bears couldn’t score an offensive touchdown and lost their 10th straight game, 6-3, to the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field on Thursday night. Here’s what you need to know.

Three moments that mattered

1. Last-ditch effort: Facing fourth-and-10 from the Seahawks 40 yard line with 20 seconds left in the game and trailing 6-3, Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams tried to give his team one last chance to tie or win the game. But Seattle pressured him right away, forced Williams to throw it up in desperation and Tariq Woolen intercepted the pass. The Seahawks ran out the clock to win the game.

2. What just happened?: The Bears almost took its first lead of the game in a bizarre way in the third quarter. Safety Kyler Gordon forced a fumble, recovered it and then ran all the way to the end zone as players from both teams and the referees watched. The referees initially ruled the play was a touchdown but then found Gordon was down after replay review. They Bears failed to score off the turnover.

3. Blown opportunity: Williams appeared to turn nothing into a touchdown late in the second quarter. He scrambled after facing pressure and found fellow rookie Rome Odunze wide open for a 17-yard touchdown pass. But left guard Jake Curhan, who was in for an injured Teven Jenkins, held on the play and nullified the touchdown. The Bears settled for a field goal to the game 3-3 with 2:32 left in the second quarter.

Three things that worked

1. Pressuring the QB: The Bears found a way to create pressure on Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith after struggling to pressure teams for much of the Bears' losing streak. The defense finished with three sacks, including a strip sack by Darrell Taylor that the Seahawks recovered, and seven quarterback hits. The unit had four sacks in its last three games.

2. Give me the ball: After failing to force a turnover for just the second time this season last week against the Detroit Lions, Gordon got his team back on track with his third quarter forced fumble. The Bears defense has now forced at least one turnover in all games except against the Washington Commanders and the Lions. The unit has recovered 17 fumbles and 11 interceptions.

3. Pinning them deep: Bears punter Tory Taylor forced the Seahawks to start many of their drives deep in their own territory. Taylor, the Bears' fourth-round pick from this spring’s past draft, pinned the Seahawks inside their own 20 five times on Thursday. He finished the game averaging 46.7 yards per punt.

Three things that didn’t

1. Keep him on his feet: Seattle constantly created pressure on Williams, stopping the Bears from building much offensive momentum Thursday. The Seahawks sacked Williams seven times and added 10 quarterback hits. Williams has now been sacked 67 times this season, a Bears record, and nine sacks away from the NFL record set by former Houston Texans quarterback David Carr in 2002.

2. Stopping the run: Despite entering Thursday’s game as one of the worst rushing offenses in the NFL and losing their top running threat, the Seahawks had little trouble running the ball against the Bears defense. Seattle finished with 122 rushing yards, with Zach Charbonnet leading the way with 57 yards. The Seahawks entered the game averaging 91.9 rushing yards per game while the Bears defense allowed an average of 134.1.

3. Another slow start: Once again, the Bears failed to gain any momentum in the first quarter. The Bears picked up one first down during their three drives in the opening quarter, going three-and-out twice. The offense has now not scored a touchdown in the past five first quarters and have been held scoreless 12 times in the opening frame.

What’s next?

The Bears will conclude the regular season at the Green Bay Packers either Jan. 4 or 5. The NFL will announce the game time and date Sunday night.