As the Seattle Seahawks face the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football, they will be without a key weapon on their offense as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive. With the Seahawks monitoring the injury to running back Kenneth Walker,

With Walker out, Zach Charbonnet is expected to make another start, and the Seahawks have full confidence in the second-year back, who has rushed for 453 yards and eight touchdowns, including a career-best 134 yards while starting in place of Walker in Seattle's Week 14 win in Arizona.

The Chicago Bears will be without four players on "Thursday Night Football" against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 17, according to the team's latest injury report. The Bears will be without safeties Elijah Hicks (ankle/foot) and Tarvarius Moore (knee), as well as running back Travis Homer (hamstring) and guard Teven Jenkins (calf).

The Seahawks' playoff chances are not directly tied to their Thursday night game in Chicago, but there's still motivation to play well against the Bears.

The Seattle Seahawks are hanging onto their playoff hopes by a thread. One more win by the Washington Commanders would eliminate the Seahawks from wild-card contention. Luckily, the NFC West would still be within reach.

The Seattle Seahawks find themselves in a quite a pickle. One more, for a third straight season, the Seahawks need a little outside help to improve their chances at making the playoffs. At 8-7, Seattle no longer controls their own fate.

The Los Angeles Rams have a chance to clinch a playoff spot for the first time this season. That playoff spot would come in the form of the NFC West division title, but clinching in Week 17 would make for a much less stressful final week of the season.

Taking care of business in Chicago will be the first step, but the Seahawks will need significant help to make Week 18 a winner-take-all NFC West title game.