Thursday Night Football Preview: Week 17 It is Christmas morning, and the NFL has several gifts this season for football fans. Among them is the final Thursday Night game between the Seahawks and Bears. Fulltime Fantasy‘s Thursday Night Football Preview: […]
Thursday Night Football Preview: Week 17
It is Christmas morning, and the NFL has several gifts this season for football fans. Among them is the final Thursday Night game between the Seahawks and Bears. Fulltime Fantasy's Thursday Night Football Preview: Week 17 takes an abbreviated look at the game from a fantasy football and betting perspective.
The Seahawks had an opportunity to take control of the NFC West last week but lost a heartbreaker at home to the Minnesota Vikings. Now, Seattle has a tough task traveling east on short rest to frigid Chicago to take on the Bears. However, Chicago has lost nine straight games, which bodes well for the Seahawks' odds of catching up with the Rams.
Meanwhile, the Bears are wrapping up a lost season that will result in a new regime next year. However, the players assuredly want to end things positively and get No. 1 pick Caleb Williams his fifth home win.
To do that, Chicago will have to pull the upset. Seattle is favored by 3.5 points and the total is a modest 44 points.
Matchup
Chicago has mustered a miserable offense for most of the season. The Bears have only scored more than two touchdowns once during their nine-game losing streak. Meanwhile, Chicago ranks 23rd against the pass and 26th versus the run. Additionally, only the Jaguars allow more yards per play than the Bears.
The Bears' struggles have been on both sides of the ball, and their -59 points differential is the second-worst in the NFC.
Meanwhile, the Seahawks face a must-win situation. They are currently out of the NFC playoff picture and cannot afford to lose another game, particularly to a bottom-dwelling opponent like the Bears.
The Seahawks are the second-most pass-heavy offense in football. And that strength matches up well against a Chicago defense that has started to slip. Chicago has allowed the eighth-most fantasy points to quarterbacks over the last five weeks. Additionally, the Bears' inability to consistently sustain drives on offense should give Geno Smith and company ample opportunities to score points.
Seattle Offense
Geno Smith is second in the NFC with 3,955 passing yards. However, touchdowns have been harder to come by. Smith has only...
| TEAM | OFFENSE | PASS | RUSH | YDS/PLAY | POINTS |
| Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 15 |
| Chicago Bears | 31 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 26 |
How will Thursday's Seahawks vs. Bears game go?
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