Bears vs Seahawks: Causes for concern in Week 17 matchup

The Chicago Bears will look to put an end to their nine-game losing streak on Thursday night, as they welcome the Seattle Seahawks to Soldier Field in their final home game of the year. A rather disappointing and failure of a season is drawing near the end, to the delight of many fans, but snapping their losing streak would be one of the few positives to close out the year.

While they're going to need some help in order to get there, the Seahawks still have a chance to breakthrough and make the playoffs. Still battling with the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC West division, Seattle will be looking to put themselves in a position against a very vulnerable Bears team that can't seem to get out of their own way, as they stack up continuously embarrassing losses.

Here are three main causes for concern in the Bears vs. Seahawks Week 17 matchup

1. Seattle's plethora of offensive weapons

With three wide receivers leading the way, DK Metcalf, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Tyler Lockett, alongside veteran quarterback Geno Smith, Seattle's offense has plenty of ways to destroy the Bears defense. The defense has been crushed over the three games with interim head coach Thomas Brown, with the 49ers, Vikings, and Lions putting up a combined 102 points over the last three Bears losses. Seattle could have their way with a vulnerable Bears defense and they could so in any way they choose to with the weapons they have.

2. Seattle's defensive line

The Chicago Bears offensive line is atrocious, having given up the second most sacks in the NFL this year, and that smells disaster taking on a defensive line that Seattle has. Led by Leonard Williams and Jarran Reed in the middle of the defensive line, the Seahawks should feast on a Bears line that has allowed 60 sacks this year. Despite the amount of sacks that Williams has taken, he's still been able to handle and withstand pressure from opposing teams while playing mistake free football.

3. Things don't seem to be getting better

Even with all the optimism that followed his arrival to the interim head coaching job, Thomas Brown has not had a good run during his short tenure. A coaching change was necessary, head coach Matt Eberflus had to be fired, but Brown's arrival has not gone according to plan. Each and every week this column has been optimistic about the losing streak ending, but nothing has changed so there should be no feeling of optimism this week against a Seattle team fighting for the playoffs.

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