Win over Bears amid playoff uncertainty shows Seahawks ‘play for each other’

Despite the fact that the Seahawks have had more success than the Bears this season, there were plenty of reasons why Thursday’s game could have proven difficult for Seattle beyond the usual clichés about a particular Sunday, or in this case Thursday .

First of all, the Seahawks had just suffered two straight losses and needed to bounce back after a short week that included a long flight east for Christmas. And the Seahawks also had to deal with the fact that they were no longer in control of their playoff fate thanks to last weekend’s loss to the Vikings combined with another Rams win. Yes, the Seahawks can still win the NFC West, but they’re going to need some help doing so, which means they went into Thursday night’s game not knowing whether or not it had any playoff significance.

But even though the Seahawks struggled against them, they were still able to eke out a 6-3 win thanks to a dominant performance from the defense, keeping them at least in the game heading into the weekend as they’re unsure if they’ll be able to pull it off. that they need to stay competitive.

“The guys are in a tough spot,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said Monday. “You have no guarantees – you are not in control of your own destiny, so what are you going to play for? How are you going to get through a short week, traveling across the country, playing the right way, and fighting adversity?” Staying together and persevering throughout the game? How are you going to do all that when playoff implications aren’t necessarily at stake? That shows me that our guys stick together, are tough and play for each other, pretty great I think.

The significance of Thursday’s win from a playoff perspective remains to be seen, but it secured the Seahawks a winning season in their first year under Mike Macdonald and allowed Macdonald to tie Mike Holmgren and Chuck Knox for most wins by a year Head coach in his first season with the Seahawks.