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All-Time Series History Regular Season: SEA leads series, 11-6 (CHI won past 2) Postseason: CHI leads series, 2-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/26/21: CHI 25 ar SEA 24 Postseason: NFC-D 1/16/11: SEA 24 at CHI 35
HEAD COACHES
Mike Macdonald vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 8-7 (.533)
Thomas Brown vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 0-3 (.000)
SEAHAWKS NOTES
• QB GENO SMITH passed for 314 yards & 3 TDs in Week 16 & is 1 of 4 QBs (Joe Burrow, Jared Goff & Baker Mayfield) with 5+ games (5) with 300+ pass yards in 2024. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 3,937 pass yards & needs 63 pass yards for 2nd-career 4,000-yard season (4,282 in 2022). Aims for his 3rd in row on Thursday with 300+ pass yards. Passed for 316 yards in his only career game vs. Chi. (9/22/14 w/ NYJ). • RB KENNETH WALKER tied his career high with 8 catches & had 59 scrimmage yards (31 rush, 28 rec.) in Week 16. Needs 128 scrimmage yards for 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season. Has 6 rush TDs in his past 4 primetime games & aims for his 5th in row in primetime with rush TD. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA had 8 catches for 95 yards & 6th rec. TD of season last week. Ranks 5th in NFL with career-high 1,089 rec. yards & 6th with career-high 93 receptions in 2024. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 primetime games. • WR DK METCALF had 4th TD catch of season last week, his 47th-career TD catch. Has 7 rec. TDs in 7 career Thursday games. Had TD catch in last meeting. • DE LEONARD WILLIAMS has TFL in 8 of his past 9 road games. Aims for his 3rd in row on road & 4th in row on Thursday with TFL. • NT JARRAN REED had sack & 8th-career FF last week. • LB ERNEST JONES has 123 tackles in 2024, 3rd-straight 100+ tackle season. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 8 games with Sea. • LB BOYE MAFE had 6th sack of season last week. • CB RIQ WOOLEN tied his career high with 3 PD last week & aims for his 6th in row with PD. Is only player with 40+ PD (40) & 10+ INTs (10) since 2022. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had 7th PD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL. • S JULIAN LOVE has PD in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 3rd in row on road with PD. Needs 4 tackles for 3rd-straight 100+ tackle season. Has INT in 2 of his 3 career games at Chi.
BEARS NOTES
• QB CALEB WILLIAMS passed for 334 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107.7 rating last week & became 6th rookie QB ever with 4 games of 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Has 11 TD passes vs. INT for 99.1 rating at home in 2024, incl. 95+ rating in 6 of his past 7 home starts. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Can become 3rd QB ever (Tom Brady & Derek Carr) with 10 straight games of 20+ atts. & 0 INTs. Has 326 consec. pass atts. without INT, longest streak ever by rookie QB. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT has 1,199 scrimmage yards in 2024 & can surpass career high set in 2023 with Phi. (1,263). Aims for his 8th in row at home with 50+ scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 5 RBs with 5+ rush TDs in each of past 5 seasons. • WR DJ MOORE had 7 catches last week & aims for his 7th in row with 6+ catches. Has 21 receptions for 385 yards (128.3 per game) & 4 rec. TDs in 3 Thursday games with Chi. Has 8+ catches & 90+ rec. yards in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Sea. • WR KEENAN ALLEN had 9 catches for season-high 141 rec. yards & 7th rec. TD of season in Week 16. Has 5+ catches, 70+ rec. yards & TD catch in 4 of his past 5. Has 60+ receptions in 11 of his 12 career seasons. • WR ROME ODUNZE (rookie) had 77 rec. yards last week, his 3rd game with 75+ rec. yards in 2024. • TE COLE KMET had 4th rec. TD of season last week. • S KEVIN BYARD ranks 3rd among DBs with 112 tackles in 2024, his 4thcareer 100+ tackle season. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 7th in row on Thursday & 15th in row overall with 5+ tackles. • LB T.J. EDWARDS has 119 tackles in 2024, his 4th-straight 100-tackle season. • LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS needs 6 tackles for 7th-straight 100-tackle season. • DL MONTEZ SWEAT has 9 sacks in 14 career primetime games. • DB JONATHAN OWENS aims for his 6th in row with 6+ tackles. • DB TYRIQUE STEVENSON aims for his 4th in row on Thursday with PD.
