Robbie Gould's 45-yard field goal as time expired in regulation sent the Chicago Bears into overtime Sunday tied 17-17 with the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field.
A 56-yard Jay Cutler pass to Brandon Marshall set up the tying kick.
Rookie quarterback Russell Wilson engineered a 97-yard drive for a touchdown to give the Seahawks a 17-14 lead with 24 seconds to play. Russell capped the drive with a 14-yard TD pass to Golden Tate.
Cutler had put the Bears back on top in the third quarter, hitting Matt Forte on a 12-yard touchdown pass for a 14-10 lead at the 3:10 mark. The officials initially ruled Forte down just inside the 1. Coach Lovie Smith challenged the spot and the officials then ruled it a touchdown.
Seattle took a 10-7 into halftime on a 31-yard field goal by Steven Hauschka. The Seahawks appeared initially to score a touchdown when Wilson passed 14 yards to Braylon Edwards into the end zone with 10 seconds left. But the play was reviewed and determined that the ball was trapped.
Seattle had tied the game on a 4-yard touchdown run by Marshawn Lynch with 2:15 left until the half. The nine-play, 94-yard scoring drive included a 49-yard pass from Wilson to Tate.
Cutler, who entered the game with a 13-2 record in his last 15 starts, delivered during the Bears' first drive. Lynch fumbled with 11:59 left in the first period when Brian Urlacher forced the ball away and Kelvin Hayden recovered at the Seahawks' 49. The Bears converted the turnover into a 12-yard touchdown pass from Cutler to Earl Bennett with 8:33 left.
Bennett was hit low by Brandon Browner inside the 5-yard line and flipped into the end zone. The Bears led 7-0 with Robbie Gould's extra point.
Bennett later was ruled out with a concussion. Safety Chris Conte was ruled out due to illness.
Cutler completed 10 of 16 passes for 125 yards and one TD in the first half for a passer rating of 107.6. The Bears had just 41 yards rushing at the intermission.
Marshall had seven first-half catches for 94 yards.
Since Week 16 of the 2009 season, the Bears had compiled a 27-10 record (.730) in games Cutler has started. He had completed 659 of 1,103 passes (59.7 percent) for 8,144 yards, 57 touchdowns and 35 interceptions for a passer rating of 86.6.
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