Seahawks Cinderella story comes to a screeching hault.

Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs will not let Marshawn Lynch run all over them like he did against the Saints.

"I was pulling for Philly, wanted to see Green Bay knocked out," stated Urlacher on FOX television Sunday.  Your crazy Brian Urlacher!  As a Bears fan I love watching the Packers lose just as much as the next fan, but not last weekend.  Had Michael Vick's last pass ended up in an Eagles receiver's hands, they would be arriving in Chicago this weekend instead of the Seahawks.  Sure, the Bears lost to the Seahawks earlier this season, and beat the Eagles too, but the circumstances have changed.  The Bears-Eagles game was completely changed before halftime of their November 28th game when Chris Harris intercepted Michael Vick in the end zone on a potentially go ahead drive for the Eagles.  The Bears went on to score a touchdown off the turnover and went on to win the game 31-26.  Without that turnover the end result could have been much different.  When the Bears played the Seahawks on October 17th they were a different team.  It was week 6 and Cutler was returning from his first game off of his concussion against the Giants.  Lance Briggs did not play a snap due to injury.  The offensive line was playing terrible, and allowed six sacks.  The Bears were struggling to finish drives and find the end zone.  Chicago played some of their worst football all year and only ended up losing by a mere score of 23-20. 

After the Bears' bye week they have been a completely different team, by going on a 7-2 run afterwards to finish the regular season.  Jay Cutler has been playing at a Pro Bowl level quarterback level. Jay threw sixteen touchdowns and only nine interceptions in the nine games following the bye week.  The Urlacher lead defense has been shutting down opposing rushers all season, and finished second in the NFL in rushing yards.  The Bears have shown what good a bye week can do them, and next Sunday will not be any different.

There is not one other team in the playoffs healthier than the Bears either with help from last week's bye. Earl Bennett (ankle) and Nick Roach (dislocated shoulder), who both did not play in the week 17 match-up against the Packers, were both seen fully-dressed at the Bears practice earlier today.

Regardless of being nine and a half point favorites, the Bears will not overlook the Seahawks.  Maybe losing to the Seahawks in week 6 was for the best.  Chicago want revenge.  "I definitely want to play the Seahawks because they beat us earlier in the season," safety Chris Harris said on ESPN 1000 on Sunday morning.


The one obvious change that needs to happen from the week 6 game to this game is Mike Martz's play calling.  There were 39 passing plays called yet only 14 rushing plays in the October game.  The Seahawks were ranked 21st in the NFL defenses in terms of allowing rushing yards in the regular season (118.9 per game).  As long as Martz calls a somewhat balanced game, the Bears will roll in this one.  Its going to get ugly: Bears win 31-10.