Seahawks' defense tough on Bears QB

Seattle slipped.

“Forgive us on the fourth-and-1," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said.

When running back Chester Taylor sped 24 yards on fourth-and-1 with the desperate Bears trailing 23-13 late in the fourth quarter Sunday, it made the Bears perfect on fourth down 1-for-1.

Third down was another story for the home team. Try 0-for-12.

Seattle forgiven.

Exactly what Bears quarterback Jay Cutler didn't need to see after missing his team's last six quarters of football with a concussion was opposing defenders getting an up-close look of his chin strap. But that's what he saw.

Seattle rained sacks. The Seahawks dropped Cutler behind the line of scrimmage six times, including four on third down, and got pressure from every position.

“Knocked the quarterback around all day long, Carroll said.

Seattle's sacks came from strong safety Jordan Babineaux (1½), cornerback Roy Lewis (1), safety Lawyer Milloy (1), end Raheem Brock (1), outside linebacker Aaron Curry (1) and end Chris Clemons (half).

“We did a good job of bringing the heat from everywhere, Curry said.

Cutler threw for 290 yards and didn't throw an interception, but 22 of his 39 tosses fell incomplete.

If he was still foggy from the concussion, Curry didn't notice it.

“He didn't really seem affected, or he would have thrown a ton of interceptions, Curry said. “But he was definitely surprised that people were coming free. He wasn't expecting as many guys to come free like that. I think he did a good of keeping his poise.

Seattle's defense did a number on the Bears' running game, too, limiting them to 61 rushing yards. That included the 24-yard burst from Taylor.

“The defense really played great football, Carroll said.

The Seahawks blitzed effectively and created all kinds of problems for the Bears' young offensive line, which featured Chris Williams at left guard for the first time and rookies Edwin Williams and J'Marcus Webb starting for the second straight week.

“(Defensive coordinator) Gus (Bradley) did a marvelous job of mixing the calls and keeping them guessing with the rushes, Carroll said. “To throw a shutout on third down, we did it the first game (against San Francisco) in similar fashion, and we kind of rediscovered it a little bit.