Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Seattle Seahawks will travel to the Windy City to take on the top seeded Chicago Bears in an NFL playoff game in the NFC divisional round on Sunday afternoon.
Kick off time from Chicago is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The betting odds opened up in this NFL playoff game with the home team Chicago Bears favored by -10 points with an over under of 40 points.
Early money from the NFL betting public has been on the home club as the Chicago Bears have been bet up to a -10 ½ point favorite. The total has moved up to 41 points.
Chicago Bears money line gamblers will lay -430 odds with the road underdog Seattle Seahawks bringing back +400 odds to post the straight up victory without the need of taking the points.
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These two NFL clubs met during the regular season and it was the Seattle Seahawks with the 23-20 upset road victory as a +6 point underdog. The game landed over the closing total of 37 ½ points.
Seattle was able to gain 353 yards on the Bears defense in their victory. The team ran the ball 31 times for 111 yards. Seattle played turnover free football.
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed 25 of 40 passes for 242 yards with a touchdown and no picks.
On the ground Justin Forsett had 67 yards on 10 carries and a score. Marshawn Lynch contributed with 44 yards and a score on 17 rushing attempts.
Wide out Mike Williams came up big with 10 catches for 123 yards. Deon Butler contributed with 4 pass receptions for 47 yards and a score.
Seattle travels into Chicago with an overall mark of 8-9 on the season. The club puts up 20 points and 304 yards per game.
The team is on the road for the ninth time this season where they stand at 2-6. Their wins came at Chicago and Arizona.
The Seahawks have played against 5 playoff teams this season and went 2-3. The losses came against New Orleans, Kansas City and Atlanta and all losses came by double digits by 15 points or worse.
In addition to their win against Chicago the club beat playoff bound New Orleans Saints last week in the NFC Wildcard playoffs 41-36 as a +10 point home underdog.
Seattle put up 415 yards and converted on 6 of 14 on third down. The Seahawks ran the ball 25 times and rushed it for 149 yards for a 6 yards per rush average. Seattle had just one turnover and took one away from the Saints.
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed 22 of 35 passes for 272 yards with four touchdowns and one pick.
On the ground Marshawn Lynch ran wild with 131 yards on 19 carries and a score. Justin Forsett had 4 carries for 20 yards.
Brandon Stokely led the club with four catches for 73 yards and a touchdown. Mike Williams had 5 pass receptions for 68 yards and a score.
Defensively the club gives up 26 points and 374 yards per game.
The Seahawks allowed the Saints offense to produce 474 yards and 6 of 13 successful tries on third down. Seattle allowed their NFC south opponent 77 rushing yards on 22 carries for 3 ½ yards per rush attempt.
Seattle allowed the opposing quarterback Drew Brees to complete 39 of 60 passes for 404 yards with two touchdowns and no picks.
When the Bears lost to Seattle on October 17th the club produced 307 offensive yards on the Seahawks defense. Chicago ran the ball 14 times for 61 yards. The Bears got in the end zone in just 1 of 3 red zone attempts.
Quarterback Jay Cutler completed 17 of 39 passes for 290 yards with no touchdowns and picks.
On the ground Chester Taylor ran it 4 times for 31 yards. Matt Forte had just 11 yards on 8 carries and a score. Forte had 3 catches out of the backfield for 40 yards.
Wide out Johnny Knox led the Bears with 5 pass receptions for 120 yards. Earl Bennet had 3 catches for 55 yards.
The Bears host this NFC divisional playoff game with an overall record of 11-5 record. The team owns the #1 seed in the NFC and are coming off the bye. The club puts up 20 points and 289 yards per game.
Chicago plays at home for the ninth time this season where they sit at 5-3. Their home losses came against Seattle, New England and Washington.
The Bears have played games against 6 playoff bound teams and the club is 3-3 in those games. The wins over playoff opponents came against Green Bay, Philadelphia and the New York Jets with all games played at home.
The losses came at home to Seattle and New England and in week 17 the club dropped a 10-3 decision to the Green Bay Packers as a +11 point road underdog.
Chicago put up only 227 yards and converted on 5 of 16 on third down. The team ran the ball 20 times for 110 yards for 5 ½ yards per carry. The Bears had two turnovers and took two away from the Packers. Chicago failed to get in the end zone in two tries inside the red zone.
Quarterback Jay Cutler completed 21 of 39 passes for 168 yards with no touchdowns and two picks.
Running back Matt Forte had 91 yards on 15 carries. Forte had 8 pass receptions out of the backfield for 60 yards.
Wide out Rashied Davis led the receiving corps with 7 pass receptions for 63 yards. Tight end Greg Olsen had five catches for 29 yards.
On defense Chicago gives up 17 points and 314 yards per game.
The Bears allowed the Packers offense to generate 284 yards and to convert on 2 of 11 on third down. Chicago allowed their NFC north rivals to run the ball 23 times for only 60 yards for a 2.6 yards per rush average.
They allowed the opposing quarterback to hit on 19 of 28 passes for 229 yards with a touchdown and pick.
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