The Chicago Bears continued their losing streak, losing for the tenth game in a row in a 6-3 showdown against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football.

The loss caused them to fall to 4-12 in the 2024 regular season and finished their home games at Soldier Field on a poor note. They will look to break their losing streak and win their first (and only) NFC North game when they travel to Green Bay to take on the Packers next Sunday.

Here are some of the key takeaways from another loss in Chicago.

Makeshift OL works as expected

This expectation was actually a bad game. The injuries at the top hurt the Bears’ offensive line as Caleb Williams faced constant pressure throughout the evening. Without a clean pocket, lack of receiver separation and occasionally holding on to the ball too long, it was difficult for Chicago’s offense to get much going in the passing game.

This also applies to the running game. D’Andre Swift hasn’t exactly wowed the world this season, but part of that can certainly be attributed to the offensive line’s lack of consistent movement up front, which was also the case on Thursday.

Kyler Gordon is a bright spot in the Bears’ defense

The Bears had arguably their best defensive performance of the season against the Seahawks. Racking up three sacks and limiting a talented Seattle offense is something that deserves recognition.

The run defense strengthened somewhat as the game progressed, and the “bend, don’t break” approach the Bears used under Matt Eberflus was evident in defensive coordinator Eric Washington. Kudos in particular goes to Kyler Gordon, who broke up a pass and forced a fumble that Chicago recovered. It wasn’t the hottest defensive performance – or the hottest game in general – but any time you can hold a team to single-digit points in the NFL, you should be proud.

It’s clear what the Bears need to do now

The Bears have the second-cheapest offensive line in the NFL and they are producing results that reflect that investment. While no team’s offensive backups are truly great, this is a problem regardless of who is in the starting lineup. The trenches must be a top priority, and that includes the defensive line.

Jeff Berckes and Lester Wiltfong will be talking about the game here soon in a special postgame edition of Bear & Balanced, or you can hang out with us at the 2nd City Gridiron and have fun while we answer your questions.

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