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.

The Bears have won the past two meetings after losing three in a row to the Seahawks. They prevailed last time when Nick Foles threw a late 15-yard touchdown to Jimmy Graham, and Damiere Byrd made an acrobatic catch on the 2-point conversion.

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.

Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III has officially been ruled out for Thursday's matchup against the Chicago Bears with an ankle injury,

The Chicago Bears (4-11) released their final injury report ahead of their Week 17 prime-time game against the Seattle Seahawks (8-7), which featured some notable names. The Bears ruled out four players for Thursday night's game,

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