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Seahawks pick off Williams late, hold off Bears

Riq Woolen intercepted Caleb Williams' late pass and the Seattle Seahawks boosted their fading playoff hopes, squeezing past Chicago 6-3 on Thursday night to hand the Bears their 10th straight loss.

Jason Myers kicked field goals on the game's first possession and near the end of the second quarter. Woolen picked off a deep pass intended for Keenan Allen at the Seattle 22 with 20 seconds left, ending Williams' NFL rookie-record string of passes without an interception at 353.

Geno Smith threw for 160 yards, and the sluggish Seahawks (9-7) made just enough plays to come away with a win they sorely needed after dropping two in a row. They came in trailing the NFC West-leading Los Angeles Rams by a game with two remaining.

Leonard Williams had two of Seattle's seven sacks.

Smith completed 17 of 23 passes, and the Seahawks improved to 6-1 on the road.

Chicago (4-12) has two double-digit losing streaks in general manager Ryan Poles' three seasons. The Bears dropped the final 10 games two years ago as part of a franchise-worst 14-game slide that stretched into 2023.