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Seahawks Triumph Over Bears in a Gritty 6-3 Victory
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12/27/2024
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We are talking all things Thursday night football and the big takeaways from what we saw out
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there last night in Chicago was the Seahawks prevailing, wait for this one, six to three
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over the Bears, a scoreless second half.
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The rain continued to drive in there at Soldier Field, but for the Seahawks with their season,
00:22
with their playoff hopes being out of their hands, Joe, they at least did what they could
00:26
control and that was getting a tough victory.
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That's being nice, Dubs.
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This was a Thursday night football game the NFL gave us that included three field goals
00:39
and 13 punts.
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If you're a fan of punting, I got to tell you, this game last night was riveting.
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It was over the top good.
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If you're not a fan of punts, this game was awful on so many different levels.
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I can't even begin to tell you, yes, it was raining, but both offenses were about as inept
00:58
as there can be.
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Now you expect that from the Bears, but Seattle has, and Geno, ironically enough, have always
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been better on the road.
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I think they just, with this win last night, I think they're six and one on the road this
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year.
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Geno has a harder time playing at home with the 12th man, which is so bonkers to me, but
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they are better on the road, and ultimately, it was a must-win spot for the Seahawks, and
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they won the game.
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Really, that's all that matters, but this was a 6-3 game at the break.
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It was raining sideways, yes, but it came out in the second half, and outside of really,
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I believe that Bears' final possession, Dubs, in which, of course, Caleb Williams finished
01:40
it off with an interception, that was it.
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It was played between, it felt like, the 30-yard lines.
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Nobody got really much closer than that in that second half, so not a great showing,
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but again, desperation for Seattle.
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It felt like they knew their season was on the line, that defense showed up last night,
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and now they don't, unfortunately, hold the keys to their future.
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They need Arizona to beat the Rams for them to have a, continue to have a shot going into
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Week 18 to make the playoffs.
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Yeah, taking a look at the NFC West, Rams still sitting up top there with the 9 wins
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now alongside the Seahawks, so they'd really love to see the Cardinals get that big result,
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and you highlighted, Joe, if you look at the box scores, the stat sheet, there's really
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no standout.
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It was a pretty middling passing game.
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The run game really never got going.
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Ken Walker didn't even, he wasn't a go for Seattle, so we saw Zach Charbonneau, he got
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the 15 carries of the Rock with 57 rushing yards, but let's keep with Caleb Williams,
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King Caleb Williams.
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There was so much expectation coming into this season, not only for the Bears, but for
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the star young quarterback who really wasn't great in his final year at USC.
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You look at his game, and there'd be questions of would it really parallel from the college
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ranks up to the professional level, and he's shown glimpses that he's a decent quarterback
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at times, Joe, but he's also shown some massive weaknesses and really making some poor decisions.
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I know coaching's been a lot to blame with that one.
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You look at this stat sheet, 16 of 28, 159 yards, but it is that key and critical turnover
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late in the game that ultimately cost him.
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It was, but at the same time, I mean, listen, I'm willing to give.
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I wasn't a big Caleb Williams guy at USC.
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I didn't think he should have been the number one pick.
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I was a big Jaden Daniels fan, and I think we all know how that has eventually turned
03:37
out here, but coaching matters, and Jaden Daniels ends up getting Kingsbury as his offensive
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coordinator, and Caleb Williams by this time next year will be on his, what, second, third
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head coach, second, third offensive coordinator.
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He's only been in the league a year, so you didn't get it done last night, but prior to
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that interception, they had a fourth down that he had to complete to keep the drive
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alive on the play prior to the interception, and you saw him in the conditions, running
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for his life once again, completed that fourth down pass in just unbelievable fashion, and
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that's what he's capable of doing.
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The problem is, if you can't protect a rookie quarterback, and he's getting sacked, and
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I think last night, again, they set the record for the franchise and the amount of times
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the quarterback has gotten sacked on a year, I mean, that's the Bears.
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That's what you're dealing with, so unfortunately for Caleb Williams, congrats, you're the number
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one pick in the draft.
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Unfortunately, it was the Chicago Bears that you landed with.
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