The Seattle Seahawks will try to regroup and give their fading playoff hopes a boost when they visit the Chicago Bears. The Seahawks are coming off back-to-back losses.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) celebrates after scoring an 18-yard touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

The Seahawks must win out and hope the Rams lose in Week 17. The Bears have lost nine straight games. It’s the second-longest active losing streak in the NFL. The Bears have been killing me all year. But hey, I'm a masochist.

The Chicago Bears (4-11) are 3.5-point underdogs as they aim to break their nine-game losing streak in a matchup with the Seattle Seahawks (8-7) on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Soldier Field.NFL

Chicago and Bears quarterback Caleb Williams “is appealing” to Carroll, per Schefter. Carroll is reportedly eyeing a return to the NFL after parting ways with the Seahawks in January. He started discussing a return in recent weeks and has not spoken with any teams yet but is open to doing so.

Former USC and Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has reportedly "expressed interest" in the Chicago Bears head-coaching vacancy and "would like

Chicago Bears wide receiver Bernard Berrian, left, catches a 40-yard pass for a touchdown as Seattle Seahawks' Kelly Herndon, center, and Oliver Celestin, right, defend during the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006 in Chicago. (AP Photo)

Taking care of business in Chicago will be the first step, but the Seahawks will need significant help to make Week 18 a winner-take-all NFC West title game.

Now, if both the Seahawks and Rams win in Week 17, LA could still clinch through the strength of victory tiebreaker. Strength of victory is defined as the win-loss-tie percentage