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It wasn’t pretty, but the Seattle Seahawks pulled off a 6-3 slog of a victory over the Chicago Bears that featured an outstanding effort from the Seattle defense, a near disappearance from the offense

There are no ugly wins in the NFL, especially not for a team that traveled two times zones on Christmas for a Thursday night game, so the Seahawks will gladly take the 6-3 victory over the Bears that they earned Thursday, and fly home happy knowing they improved to 9-7 to keep their NFC West chances alive.

The Seahawks did not force a single turnover in their Week 16 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings. Jarran Reed did record a strip-sack, but the Vikings recovered. Meanwhile the Bears committed two turnovers in their latest outing. Look for Macdonald’s opportunistic defense to tempt the Bears into multiple turnovers.

The defense delivered for the Chicago Bears. Just not enough. Chicago limited Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks to 265 yards and Jason Myers' two field goals.

The Bears lost their 10th straight game. But there was still a standout performance in their ugly loss vs. Seahawks.

No 10-win NFL team has missed the playoffs in the 14-team playoff era. We do have some history at stake on Sunday. Whether or not the Seahawks and/or Rams play their starters the

Seattle has not made the postseason for the second consecutive year, the franchise's longest streak since 2009.

The Seattle Seahawks won the worst game of the season on Thursday night, taking down the Chicago Bears on the road by a score of 6-3. While the win technically improved their position in the NFC standings,