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After the Chicago Bears’ recent loss, the boos were loud and clear Thursday night at Soldier Field.

On a cool, rainy night in Illinois, the Bears lost to the Seattle Seahawks in a 6-3 defensive battle between both teams on Thursday Night Football.

Needing a field goal to at least force overtime, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams drove the Chicago offense all the way to Seattle’s 40-yard line.

With a field goal attempt out of reach on fourth down, it was up to Williams to convert the ball to keep the Bears alive, but it went awry. The 23-year-old No. 1 overall pick was hit while throwing the ball and was intercepted by Seattle cornerback Tariq Woolen, securing the win for the Seahawks.

It was Williams’ first interception in 354 passes, which was the longest streak by a rookie in NFL history.

All three field goals in the game came in the first half.

Williams finished the game with 122 yards and an interception, while Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith threw 17 of 23 for 160 yards.

The offense was almost non-existent, but both defenses held firm to keep the game within reach.

The Seahawks’ defense sacked Williams seven times to help them stay alive in the NFC playoffs. NFL.com currently has Seattle at a 15 percent chance of reaching the postseason.

In a sign that Chicago may need to improve its offensive line, Williams has now been sacked 67 times this season. Former Houston Texans quarterback David Carr holds the NFL record for most sacks with 76 in 2002.

Amid Chicago fans chanting “Sell the team,” Seattle signal-caller Smith said on the Amazon Prime broadcast that the team “doesn’t care” how they get victories.

“The defense played great,” Smith said. “At this point we don’t care how we get victories. We just want to win games. I don’t care if it was 5-4. We got the sync. It was a hard-fought game. Our defense was completely out of action.”

Seattle improves to 9-7 this season and can win the NFC West with some help. If the Los Angeles Rams lose to the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday and the Seahawks beat LA and complete the regular season, Seattle will win the division and secure a ticket to the postseason.

After starting the season 4-2, the Bears have now lost 10 and are 0-4 under interim coach Thomas Brown.

Chicago travels to Green Bay to take on the Packers to close out the regular season.