Bob Condotta

By RENTON — A mantra regularly stated by athletes of all walks — and commonly used by Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald — is to “control what you can control” and keep everything else out of mind.

CHICAGO — Seahawks starting running back Kenneth Walker III will miss the final two games of the regular season after the team announced Thursday it has placed him on injured reserve.

CHICAGO — Seahawks starting running back Kenneth Walker III will miss the final two games of the regular season after the team announced Thursday it has placed him on injured reserve.

CHICAGO — Now, after taking care of a little bit of necessary business Thursday night that they seemed to make unnecessarily difficult, the Seahawks sit and wait and hope.

CHICAGO — Now, after taking care of a little bit of necessary business Thursday night that they seemed to make unnecessarily difficult, the Seahawks sit and wait and hope.

As you might expect from a 6-3 Seahawks win vs. the Bears, Times beat reporter Bob Condotta gave the defense plenty of good grades. The offense? Not so much.

By Seattle's 6-3 win over the Bears Thursday night figures to be remembered until the next time the Seahawks play a game.

In their 49-year history, the Seahawks have been held to seven points or fewer 75 times, according to Pro Football Reference.

In their 49-year history, the Seahawks have been held to seven points or fewer 75 times. Only once have they won — Thursday night.

Needing a win by Arizona over the Rams on Saturday to keep anything but faint hopes alive of a playoff spot, the Seahawks could only watch helplessly as Los Angeles held on in improbable fashion.