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Final Score Prediction

Bears 30, Seahawks 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Matt Hasselbeck Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 12 Justin Forsett Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 15 Leon Washington Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7 Mike Williams Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 15 Ben Obomanu Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 6 John Carlson Rec: 2-20, 1 TD
K 8 Olindo Mare FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
 
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Jay Cutler Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 1 Matt Forte Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 6-40, 0
 RB 17 Chester Taylor Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 4 Johnny Knox Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 17 Devin Hester Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 20 Earl Bennett Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 3 Greg Olsen Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 1 Robbie Gould FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Teams meet for 2nd time in postseason. Bears won 2006 NFC Divisional (27-24, OT). Clubs met in Week 6 (Sea. 23-20). Seahawks lead all-time series, incl. playoffs, 8-5.

Seahawks Have won NFC West 5 times in past 7 seasons. Team's 6th playoff appearance in past 8 years. Last week, became 1st team to defeat defending SB champion in postseason after trailing by 10+ points... Club's 41 points last week set franchise postseason record & were most scored in playoff game vs. defending SB champion. QB Matt Hasselbeck had team postseason record 4 TD passes vs. NO. Has TD pass in 9 consecutive playoff games & can become 7th QB in NFL history to throw TD in 10 postseason games in row. Has started 10 playoff games with Sea. & can pass WALTER JONES (10) for most postseason starts by Seahawk. Holds club playoff passing records for attempts (360), completions (211), yards (2,483) & TDs (15). Had 3,001 pass yards, his team-record 7th career 3,000-yard season... RB Marshawn Lynch rushed for 131 yards in WC, 2nd most by Seahawk in postseason game (SHAUN ALEXANDER, 132). Had 67-yard TD run, longest offensive play in team playoff history. Lynch & RB Justin Forsett each had rush TD in last meeting. RB-KR Leon Washington tied for NFL lead with franchise-record 3 KR-TDs. Is only player in NFL history to record 3+ KR-TDs in 2 different seasons (2007 with NYJ). Has 7 career KR-TDs, 2nd most in NFL history (JOSHUA CRIBBS, 8)... WR Mike Williams had 38-yard TD catch last week. In Week 6 vs. Bears, recorded 10 catches for 123 yards. Had 3 games with 10+ receptions & is 1st Seahawk with 3 10-catch games in season. TE John Carlson joined HOFer STEVE LARGENT & JERRAMY STEVENS as only Seahawks with 2+ rec. TDs in playoff game. WR Ben Obomanu tied Williams for team lead with 5 catches last week. WR Brandon Stokley had 45-yard rec. TD vs. NO, his 5th career postseason TD catch. TE Cameron Morrah had career-long 39-yard reception last week... DE Raheem Brock had sack & FF in WC. Has played in 17 postseason games. DE Chris Clemons led team with career-high 11 sacks. S Earl Thomas led NFC rookies with 5 INTs & tied club rookie record (MICHAEL BOULWARE, 2004). CB Marcus Trufant (78 yards) & S Jordan Babineaux (57) have only INT-TDs in team postseason history. Babineaux had 1.5 sacks & FF in Week 6. S Lawyer Milloy had 2 sacks in last game vs. Chi. Has played in 11 playoff games. LB David Hawthorne had FR & led team with 9 tackles in WC.

Bears Advanced to postseason for 25th time. Won NFC North for 3rd time under head coach LOVIE SMITH. Bears have won 10 division titles since 1970 merger. Have won 9 NFL championships, 2nd most all-time. Club had 4 players selected to Pro Bowl: LB Lance Briggs (6th), KR Devin Hester (3rd), DE Julius Peppers (6th) & LB Brian Urlacher (7th)... QB Jay Cutler passed for 3,274 yards, 3rd highest total in team history. Had 3,666 yards last year & is 1st QB in franchise history with consecutive 3,000-yard seasons. Had 23 pass TDs & is 1st Bears QB with 20+ TD passes in back-to-back years (27 in 2009). Cutler & HOFer SID LUCKMAN (1943, 1947) are only QBs in team history with multiple seasons with 20+ pass TDs. In career, when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 21-0 (6-0 in 2010)... RB Matt Forte had 1,616 scrimmage yards (1,069 rush, 547 rec.) & joined HOFer WALTER PAYTON (1983) as only Bears with 1,000+ rush yards & 500+ rec. yards in season. Forté & HOFer GALE SAYERS are only players in franchise history with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 3 seasons... WR-KR-PR Devin Hester holds NFL record with 14 career combined KR-TDs (10 PR, 4 KR) in reg. season. Also had 92-yard KR-TD in SB XLI, only KR-TD in team postseason history. Averaged 17.1 yards per PR (564 yards, 33 PR), best single-season mark in NFL history (min. 30 PR). WR Johnny Knox averaged 18.8 yards per catch (51 receptions, 960 yards), highest in NFC by player with 50+ receptions. In Week 6, had 5 catches for career-high 120 yards (24 avg.). TE Greg Olsen had 5 rec. TDs, 3rd consecutive season with 5+ TDs. Is 1st Bears TE with 5+ rec. TDs in 3 seasons in row since HOFer MIKE DITKA (1961-64)... LB Urlacher reached 100 tackles for 10th time in 11-year career. Joined HOFers MIKE SINGLETARY (10), DICK BUTKUS (8) & BILL GEORGE (8) as only Bears LBs to be selected to 7+ Pro Bowls. LB Briggs reached 100 tackles for 7th season in row. Joined Singletary (10), Butkus (8) and George (8) as only Bears LBs to be selected to 6+ Pro Bowls in row. Since entering NFL in 2002, DE Peppers has 89 sacks, 3rd most in NFL. DE Israel Idonije tied Peppers for team lead with career-high 8 sacks. For 1st time since 1986, Bears had 3 players with 4+ INTs: S Chris Harris (5), CB Charles Tillman (5) & CB D.J. Moore (4). Club ranked 2nd in NFC with 35 takeaways. Since 2004, Smith's 1st season as head coach, Bears lead NFL with 235 takeaways (137 INT, 98 FR).


Results and Schedule
Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 SF H W 31-6 +25
2 2010-09-19 DEN A L 14-31 -17
3 2010-09-26 SD H W 27-20 +7
4 2010-10-03 STL A L 3-20 -17
5   Bye      
6 2010-10-17 CHI A W 23-20 +3
7 2010-10-24 ARI H W 22-10 +12
8 2010-10-31 OAK A L 3-33 -30
9 2010-11-07 NYG H L 7-41 -34
10 2010-11-14 ARI A W 36-18 +18
11 2010-11-21 NO A L 19-34 -15
12 2010-11-28 KC H L 24-42 -18
13 2010-12-05 CAR H W 31-14 +17
14 2010-12-12 SF A L 21-40 -19
15 2010-12-19 ATL H L 18-34 -16
16 2010-12-26 TB A L 15-38 -23
17 2011-01-02 STL H W 16-6 +10
WC 2011-01-08 NO H W 41-36 +5
DP 2011-01-16 CHI A L 24-35 -11
   
Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 DET H W 19-14 +5
2 2010-09-19 DAL A W 27-20 +7
3 2010-09-27 GB H W 20-17 +3
4 2010-10-03 NYG A L 3-17 -14
5 2010-10-10 CAR A W 23-6 +17
6 2010-10-17 SEA H L 20-23 -3
7 2010-10-24 WAS H L 14-17 -3
8   Bye      
9 2010-11-07 BUF A W 22-19 +3
10 2010-11-14 MIN H W 27-13 +14
11 2010-11-18 MIA A W 16-0 +16
12 2010-11-28 PHI H W 31-26 +5
13 2010-12-05 DET A W 24-20 +4
14 2010-12-12 NE H L 7-36 -29
15 2010-12-20 MIN A W 40-14 +26
16 2010-12-26 NYJ H W 38-34 +4
17 2011-01-02 GB A L 3-10 -7
WC   Bye      
DP 2011-01-16 SEA H W 35-24 +11

Injury Report
Seattle Seahawks
   
Chicago Bears

Offense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Offense 
CHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.8 25.0 21.8 CHI
Rushing yards 101.5 112.0 119.3 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.94 4.17 4.31 CHI
Completion % 59.0% 59.0% 59.8% -
Passing yards 203.3 181.5 209.3 SEA
Passing yards per completion 9.95 11.17 10.71 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 5.87 6.59 6.41 CHI
Interceptions 1.5 1.0 1.0 CHI
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.3 0.6 CHI
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.0 2.3 SEA
3rd down conversions 33.8% 33.9% 37.4% CHI
4th down conversions 37.5% 0.0% 51.4% SEA
Time of possession 28:07 28:60 30:07 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Defense 
CHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 31.5 23.5 21.8 CHI
Rushing yards 133.0 116.8 119.3 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.64 4.11 4.31 CHI
Completion % 62.0% 65.2% 59.8% SEA
Passing yards 196.0 238.5 209.3 SEA
Passing yards per completion 9.76 10.84 10.71 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 6.05 7.07 6.41 SEA
INT return 0.5 0.8 1.0 CHI
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.5 0.6 CHI
Sacks 2.0 2.8 2.3 CHI
3rd down conversions 43.0% 41.5% 37.4% CHI
4th down conversions 60.0% 40.0% 51.4% CHI
Time of possession 31:54 31:00 30:07 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SEA   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.9 22.6 9.5 CHI
Yards per kick return 21.0 24.5 21.6 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 6.3 11.3 9.5 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 21.2 23.4 21.6 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SEA   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 5.3 5.4 CHI
Penalty yards 47.8 40.8 45.0 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 7 2003-10-19 CHI SEA 17-24 SEA
2006 4 2006-10-01 SEA CHI 6-37 CHI
2006 DP 2007-01-14 SEA CHI 24-27 CHI
2007 11 2007-11-18 CHI SEA 23-30 SEA
2009 3 2009-09-27 CHI SEA 25-19 CHI
2010 6 2010-10-17 SEA CHI 23-20 SEA

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff