The Chicago Bears (1-1) are heading up to the Seattle Seahawks’ (1-1) Qwest field Sunday and are going for their second win in a row.  Chicago Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler had a very strong game last week against the defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, as he lead them to a 17-14 win at home.  Cutler bounced back very well after throwing a career high four interceptions in the Bears’ opener at the Green Bay Packers.

The Bears’ running game has not gotten going yet, and Matt Forte has been very ineffective so far.  He is only getting 2.2 yards per carry and has a fumble through two games.  The 49ers’ Frank Gore was able to run all over the Seahawks’ defense last week though, so I think Forte will be much more effective this week.  The Bears passing game is looking good now that Cutler seems to have settled in.  He found a new talented receiver to go to as well, in the speedy rookie Johnny Knox.

The Seahawks’ quarterback situation, on the other hand, is not very good.  Their starter Matt Hasselbeck left in the Seahawks loss last week to the San Francisco 49ers with a broken a rib.  The cracked rib will probably keep him out of this game as well, so look for Seneca Wallace to start at quarterback for the Seahawks.  Wallace has been in the league for seven years now and this will be only his 13th start.  Wallace is a very athletic quarterback though, and is capable of making some big plays with his legs.

I think the Bears defense has been looking very good in the first two games though, even without their leader Brian Urlacher, and I think they will force the inexperienced Wallace into a lot of mistakes.  The Seahawks are tough at home but I think the Bears are the better team and are going to win this won pretty easily.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Bears  27, Seahawks 17