| Chicago (1-1) at Seattle (1-1)9/27/09 In their first road trip without injured Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Urlacher, the Chicago Bears are not likely to have many tears shed for them by this week's opponent, the Seattle Seahawks.
Seattle, plagued by the injury bug throughout its dismal 4-12 campaign of 2008, is already dealing with an infirmed list that rivals that of the Bears or anyone else in the league, for that matter.
The concerns begin on offense, where a team that has already been minus left tackle Walter Jones (knee) and center Chris Spencer (quadriceps) for the first two games had to make room for a few more bodies in the training room this week.
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (ribs) is doubtful for Sunday after exiting early in last week's 23-10 loss at the 49ers, and receivers T.J. Houshmandzadeh (back) and Deion Branch (hamstring) are questionable.
In addition to Jones and Spencer, both of whom are questionable, starting tackle Sean Locklear (ankle) is out for the Bears game.
The problems extend to the defensive side of the ball, where cornerback Josh Wilson (ankle) and linebacker LeRoy Hill (groin) are both out, and middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu (hamstring) and tackle Brandon Mebane (calf) are both questionable.
Tune in Sept. 27th to Fox at 4:05 to find out which team survives.
So any opinions on who might win this one?
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