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Bears look for 1st win today in Seattle

The Seattle Seahawks find themselves in a position they haven't
been in four years, but they're not overreacting after two
disappointing losses.

The Chicago Bears, meanwhile, would seem to have plenty of reasons
to panic.

Playing in Seattle for the first time, the Seahawks look to win for
the 27th time in 29 home games Sunday against Chicago.

Virtually no one expected the Seahawks - a franchise tied for
second in the league with 36 wins from 2012-14 - to be in this
position. But after defeats at St. Louis and Green Bay, they're off
to their worst start since 2011 and are sitting at the bottom of
the NFC West, which they've won seven of the last 11 seasons.

"To play at the level that we have played at the last three years,
we've done a lot of things really well and to play at that level
you have to because you're challenged at every turn," coach Pete
Carroll said. "There is a lot of fine-tuning to get that done.
There are a lot of teams that almost get on top but it's very
challenging. We're in the fine-tuning of it and not starting well
doesn't mean we won't finish well."

Though Carroll was level-headed in his assessment, he couldn't help
but be miffed by his team's inability to close games out. The
Seahawks blew fourth-quarter leads in both losses, giving up
80-plus yard drives in each game that culminated in touchdowns.

"Not finishing. Not finishing when we had the chance to win,"
Carroll said. "Whatever the circumstances were that led up to the
finish, let's finish the thing and get out of there."

The good news is that Seattle plays three of its next four at
CenturyLink Field, where it has lost only twice in the regular
season and has gone 4-0 in the playoffs since 2012. The Seahawks
also recovered from a lackluster start last year, finishing 12-4
despite splitting their first six games.

But perhaps what's most encouraging is that one of the league's
best safeties has returned. Kam Chancellor reported Wednesday,
ending his nearly eight-week holdout. Coming off his second
straight second-team All-Pro selection, Chancellor has deflected 29
passes with eight interceptions in 61 starts since 2011.

The Seattle secondary, which limited opponents to an NFC-low 6.3
yards per attempt and an 80.4 passer rating last year, has given up
9.1 and 116.4 this year.

Chancellor's return doesn't bode well for the Bears, who will start Jimmy Clausen after Jay Cutler suffered a
strained hamstring in last Sunday's 48-23 loss to Arizona, and
could be sidelined for a few weeks.

Clausen was 14 of 23 for 121 yards with an interception in relief.
He's 1-10 as a starter, and his 60.0 passer rating is the lowest
among the 67 quarterbacks with at least 300 attempts since 2010,
his rookie year.

"Most backups are not getting all those reps (in practice)
regardless of the position," coach John Fox said. "I think at the
quarterback position it's a little tougher because you have to be
in tune to everybody else completely. But I think all in all he did
OK."

With Clausen at the helm, Chicago figures to lean heavily on Matt
Forte, whose 271 yards from scrimmage leads all running backs.

The quarterback situation is just one in a litany of issues for
Chicago (0-2). Top receiver Alshon Jeffery is out again after a
hamstring sidelined him against Arizona. The Bears have floundered
defensively, failing to record a sack in consecutive games for the
first time since Week 2 and 3 in 2010. And they've also been by
hurt by a lack of discipline, getting whistled for 20 penalties for
234 yards, including a franchise record-matching 170 yards against
the Cardinals.

Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham figures to be able to take
advantage of this matchup. He had just one reception for 11 yards
against Green Bay, a letdown after he caught six passes for 51
yards and a score in his Seahawks debut.

"I think he is (frustrated). I think he is a competitor. He wants
the ball, he wants to help us win. I don't think there is any
question. I feel that too," Carroll said. "He's worked hard, he's
great about it. He wants to do everything he can to help us."

Chicago gave up 13 TDs to opposing tight ends in 2014, the
second-most in the NFL.

Marshawn Lynch has also been bottled up with 114 yards while
failing to find the end zone, and he's questionable due to a calf
injury. Seattle hopes Lynch can play since he's ran for 28 TDs in
his last 25 home games - including the playoffs.

Seattle owns a 10-4 edge in regular-season games in the series,
winning four of the last five meetings.

Today's game can be heard on Newstalk 1060 with the Pre-Game show at 2:45.

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