By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO — Riq Woolen intercepted Caleb Williams’ late pass and the Seattle Seahawks boosted their fading playoff hopes, squeezing past Chicago, 6-3, on Thursday night to hand the Bears their 10th straight loss.
Jason Myers kicked field goals on the game’s first possession and near the end of the second quarter. Woolen picked off a deep pass intended for Keenan Allen at the Seattle 22-yard line with 20 seconds left, ending Williams’ NFL rookie-record string of passes without an interception at 353.
Geno Smith threw for 160 yards, and the sluggish Seahawks (9-7) made just enough plays to come away with a win they sorely needed after dropping two in a row. They came in trailing the NFC West-leading Rams by a game with two remaining. The Rams can clinch the division title by beating Arizona on Saturday night, but a loss would create a winner-take-all finale when Seattle visits the Rams next week.
Leonard Williams had two of Seattle’s seven sacks.
Chicago (4-12) has two double-digit losing streaks in General Manager Ryan Poles’ three seasons. The Bears dropped the final 10 games two years ago as part of a franchise-worst 14 game slide that stretched into 2023. They’ve never lost more than 10 straight in one season, and fans chanted “Sell the team!” near the end of this one.
Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams extended his NFL-leading total and individual franchise record for sacks to 67. The Bears broke their previous mark of 66 sacks allowed in 2004, when they used four quarterbacks.
Smith completed 17 of 23 passes, and the Seahawks improved to 6-1 on the road.
Noah Fant had 43 yards receiving, and Zach Charbonnet ran for 57.
Chicago is 0-4 since interim coach Thomas Brown replaced the fired Matt Eberflus.
