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Game over, Bears win 25-19. Nice comeback from 13-0 deficit. Bears improve to 2-1 on the season. I had a great time blogging, and I will be back next Sunday when Chicago hosts Detroit at Soldier Field. Kickoff is at noon. I will be on around 11:45 a.m. Now, it's time to enjoy some of my father-in-law's pot roast.

Touchback on kickoff. Seattle will start at its 20. Incomplete on 1st down. Jones runs for a first down near midfield and gets out of bounds. 4th and inches, 52 seconds left. Chicago timeout. first down on a pass, ball at Chicago 37. Seattle timeout. 33 seconds left, 3rd and 2. Pass incomplete. 4th down. Pass incomplete to Jones. Bears ball!!!! Good play, Nick Roach.

Three touchdown passes by Cutler. Now it's up to the defense to make one last stand.

Pass to Hester, he breaks free, touchdown Bears!!! Two Seahawk defenders run in to each other. Chicago going for 2. Conversion to Bennett. Wide open. Bears ahead 25-19 with 1:52 remaining.

Chicago will start drive at its 29. Forte runs for a first down to the Bears 45. Adrian Peterson runs for a first down to the Seattle 39. Under 3 minutes to play. Peterson runs for 3 more. Two-minute warning. 2nd and 7. Getting close to Robbie Gould time. One more first down would make things a little more comfortable. His career long is 49 yards.

Huge turnover. Pressure on Chicago's defense for a stop. Near interception by Al Afalava. 46-yard FG attempt by Mare is good. Seattle is ahead 19-17 with 5:12 remaining. It's going down to the wire. Will Cutler come through in the clutch?

Bears start drive on their 29. Forte first down to 45, under 10 minutes to play. Cutler fumbles as he attempted to pass. Seattle recovers at the Chicago 39.

Bears aren't fooled by reverse to Deion Branch. Big loss. Seahawks forced to punt.

Knox downs kickoff in endzone. Bears to start drive at their own 20. Garrett Wolfe carries three consecutive times, and is stopped on 3rd and short. Seahawks will start drive deep in their territory.

Bears hold. Tipped pass on 3rd and 10. Mare to attempt 39-yard FG. It is good. 17-16 Bears in the opening minute of the 4th quarter. Will Mare's two earlier misses cost Seattle the victory?

Two huge turnovers in Seattle territory lead to 10 points for the Bears in the 3rd quarter. This one looks as if it is going down to the final minutes.

Jones rushes for a first down for Seattle. Burleson gets another 1st down for the Seahawks. 1st down for T.J. at Chicago 34 on 3rd down. Houshmandzadeh makes another first-down catch on a ball up for grabs deep in Chicago territory. Third quarter ends. Chicago winning 17-13.

Bears go three and out. Seattle doesn't field punt. Will start drive at its 5. Briggs INT at Seattle 14!!! Cutler fumbles on 3rd down. Bears recover. Gould makes a 37-yard FG. Chicago ahead 17-13 with 5:31 left in 3rd quarter.

One of my friends texted me after the Knox TD and said "do you still not like Johnny Knox?" after I criticized him in the opener against the Packers. Knox has played well in this game, and last week against Steelers.

2 facemask penalties on Chicago. Ouch! Burleson makes big catch to Chicago 20. Time out before 3rd and 5 at Chicago 15. Bears hold. Mare misses the field goal. Score remains 14-13 Bears.

The play stands!!! Touchdown Bears!!! Gould PAT is good. Bears take the lead, 14-13, early in the third quarter.

Seattle to get ball to start the second half. Drive will start at the Seattle 29. Bears recover a fumble in Seatle territory! They strip T.J. Houshmandzadeh at the Seattle 42. And he was talking trash all week. Cutler 22-yard completion to Hester. Big 3rd down and 4 at the Seattle 7. Underneath route to Knox. He gets in. Touchdown Bears!!! 7-yard TD pass from Cutler. Wait a second. Seattle is challenging that Knox went out of bounds before scoring. I'm 0-1 so far on challenges. I say Knox scored, and the TD will stand.

Halftime wrapup: Chicago is fortunate to be down only 6. They are allowing Wallace to complete too many passes. Also, the o-line must give Cutler better pass protection. I'm gonna take a break for a few minutes. See you at the start of the 3rd quarter.

Seattle gets good kickoff return to its own 45. Seahawks burn timeout with ball at Bears 37. 1:09 left before halftime. Jones runs for 14 yards to Chicago 23. Seattle to attempt a 43-yard FG. No good. Wide to the left. Halftime. Seattle up 13-7.

Wow, the ref said down by contact. What a break. Third and goal at the 1. Forte stopped short. 2-minute warning. Touchdown pass from Cutler to Olsen. Touchdown Bears!!! Gould extra-point good. Score now is Seattle 13-7 on the 1-yard TD pass from Cutler to Olsen with 1:56 left in the second quarter.

Forte fumbles near the goal line after catching a pass and trying to extend the ball. Coach Lovie Smith is challenging the call, but it looks to me like it will be difficult to overturn. I think Seattle will get the ball.

Nice screen to Bennett for 23 yards in to Seattle territory. Olsen catches 19-yard pass to Seattle 24. Forte gains 8 on a first-down run. Olsen gets first-down catch at Seattle 10.

Lance Briggs gets a big third-down sack. Bears get 3-and-out after Seattle scored on its first three possessions. Chicago starts drive on own 39 after punt.

Bears will start this drive on their 28. Devin Hester makes a nice grab and third-down conversion. Drive stalls three plays later. Cutler is not getting much time to throw.

Mare converts another field goal. Now it's 13-0 Seattle. Looks as if my prediction was not a good one.

Wow. The highlight was played of Brett Favre throwing a last-second touchdown pass to beat San Francisco. Zack Bowman just missed a much-needed interception for the Bears.

This game is a stinker so far for the Bears. Too many mistakes. No rhythm on offense or defense. If if doesn't change soon, it will be a long day.

First quarter ends with Seattle ahead 10-0, and Chicago with the ball and a third and short. Cutler fumbles snap, Chicago has to punt.

Bears finally get Seattle stopped, but Olindo Mare converts a field goal for a 10-0 Seahawk lead late in the first quarter.

Seattle is driving into Bears territory. Catches by Benjamin Obomanu and Burleson have Seahawks at Chicago 30.

Of course, maybe it is the Seattle uniforms. Lime green. Yikes.

Chicago is shooting itself in the foot with inconsistent play. They need to settle down and play some solid, fundamental ball.

Completions to Forte and Bennett (31 yards) get Chicago to Seattle 17. Cutler then is intercepted trying to lob the ball to Knox while under pressure.

Cutler penalized for crackback block on reverse to Hester. First and 25. Now a false start. A sloppy start to the game for Chicago.

Cutler completes first-down pass to tight end Greg Olsen. False start penalty moves them back 5. Matt Forte picks up 10 on 2nd and 13. Earl Bennett picks up 20 for the first down at Seattle 39.

Bears' second drive will start at the 21. Peanut Tillman and Hunter Hillenmeyer missed tackles on the touchdown play for Seattle.

Chicago has themselves in a hole early. Time to take a breath and regroup.

Seattle gets a second first down, now at Bears 30. Bad pitch on run play puts Seahawks in 3rd and 19. Bears blitz and are burned on screen pass to Julius Jones for a touchdown. Thirty-nine yard play. Extra point good. Not a good start.

Wallace completes pass to Nate Burleson for a first down.

Gould pushes 52 yard field-goal to the left.

Drive starts at Seattle 40, two Forte runs net 5 yards, 3rd down pass to Hester in endzone incomplete.

Bears to receive opening kickoff. Johnny Knox returns to kick to 45, and facemask penatly adds 15 more yards.

Ah, gametime is just about here. All the nervous energy about to be let out.

Backup Seneca Wallace is getting the start at quarterback for the Seahawks.

As the noon kickoffs wind down, Detroit has a 19-7 fourth-quarter lead on Washington, San Francisco is up 24-20 against Minnesota, and Green Bay is beating St. Louis 36-17.

A Minnesota loss would obviously be a huge benefit to the Bears.

My pregame prediction is Bears 24, Seattle 17. Look for Chicago to run the ball more often and effectively.

Welcome everybody to a live blog of today's Bears-Seahawks game.

I have my supplies right here by the laptop: snacks (Tostitos scoops and medium salsa con queso) and drinks (cherry Diet Pepsi and bottled water).

As we countdown to kickoff, I encourage everyone to participate by either posting comments or send me the link to your blog.

- Tom