Bears 25, Seahawks 19

Considering the unfortunate amount of injuries Seattle is dealing with, Jim Mora's squad played one heck of a football game. Against a much better Bears team, the Seahawks fought and clawed their way to a game that was not decided until the final minutes. 

Seneca Wallace, filling in for the injured Matt Hasselbeck, did a commendable job, throwing for 261 yards, one touchdown and one interception. It would have understandable had Wallace turned in an ugly performance, but he showed yesterday why he is a solid backup. At the same time, however, he showed why he isn't a starter -- he completed 26 of 44 passes for a quarterback rating of 79.1, hardly extraordinary numbers. Still, Seattle had a chance to win the football game. And if not for two missed field goals by Olindo Mare, it may have happened. 

Even with the two missed field goals, the Bears proved yesterday that they are the better football team. After putting together a horrific game against the Packers in Week 1, Jay Cutler has played nearly-flawless football en route to two consecutive victories. Yesterday, Cutler turned in his best performance as a Bear yet, completing 21-of-27 passes for 272 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Cutler gives the Bears and offensive coordinator Ron Turner options -- something they didn't have with Kyle Orton. 

If there's one thing the Bears are worrying about today, it's their running game. Matt Forte doesn't look as good as he did last season, when he led the team in both rushing and receiving yards. Forte averaged just 3.1 yards per carry yesterday, which doesn't even come close to what he put up last year. It was encouraging that Cutler was able to find Forte through the air this week, as Forte caught six passes for 40 yards. 

In what is shaping up to be an extremely competitive NFC North, the Bears are in position to be fighting for the division title all season long. The Seahawks, meanwhile, need to get healthy before getting in position to win the wide-open NFC West.