Seahawks vs. Bears: Seattle Shoots for Another Upset in Chicago

by R.J. White

Filed under: Chicago Bears, Seahawks, NFL Playoffs, FanHouse Previews, NFL Analysis

Amidst popular opinion that the 2010 Seattle Seahawks could be the worst team ever to make the playoffs, Pete Carroll and company eliminated the defending Super Bowl-champion New Orleans Saints in thrilling fashion to open Wild-Card Weekend. Seattle scored a season-high 41 points in the game, and Matt Hasselbeck, who's availability to even play last Saturday was in question throughout the week, threw four TDs in the victory. Marshawn Lynch's game-clinching run delivered the highlight of the NFL season thus far.

Now the Seahawks travel to Chicago to face the second-seeded Bears in the divisional round. The Bears won seven games in the span of eight weeks prior to a Week 17 loss that ultimately meant nothing for their playoff stock -- their only loss in that previous stretch came to the Patriots in Week 14. Considering New England has been steamrolling everyone over the course of the season, Chicago can be forgiven for that black mark on its record.

But can the Bears be forgiven for what happened against the Seahawks back in Week 6?

 

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