The Seattle Seahawks (1-1) are hosting the Chicago Bears (1-1) Sunday at Qwest Field and are looking to bounce back after a tough 23-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.  It looks like starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will not be able to go, as the broken rib that forced him out of last weeks game is probably going to keep him out of this one as well.  That means the inexperienced but very athletic Seneca Wallace will be starting for the Seahawks.  This will be Wallace’s 13th start of his seven year career and he has been pretty inconsistent throughout those starts.

The Seahawks will also be without their middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu, which is not a good sign for the Seahawks as the 49ers Frank Gore destroyed the Seahawks defense on the ground last week.  Luckily for the Seahawks the Chicago Bears’ Matt Forte has not done much this year and is averaging 2.2 yards per carry.  Forte is a good player though, so don’t be surprised if he has a break out game against the Seahawks depleted and weak run defense.

Jay Cutler looks like he has settled in as the Bears quarterback after he lead them to a 17-14 win over the defending Super Bowl Champion Steelers.  He looked terrible in his first start though, as he threw a career high four interceptions against the Green Bay Packers.  The Seahawks better hope that the Jay Cutler vs the Packers shows up or they are in trouble.  With Hasselbeck out and the Bears’ defense looking solid, I don’t think Seneca Wallace will be able to do much.  Cutler looked strong last week and Forte is going to attack their weak run defense, so it doesn’t look like the Seahawks have enough to beat the Bears this week.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Bears 27, Seahawks 17