Las Vegas Review-Journal

Monday: Seahawks (0-1) at Bears (0-1)

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When: 5:15 p.m. Monday

Where: Soldier Field, Chicago

TV: ESPN

Line: Bears -3; total 43

Series: Seahawks lead 11-6

About the Seahawks: Seattle is 23-9 in Monday night games, including 11-game win streak snapped by Atlanta last November. … Seattle had 16 rushing attempts — 14 by running backs — last week. … Seahawks were 2 of 12 on third downs in opener. … Coach Pete Carroll needs two victories to tie Mike Holmgren’s club-record 90, counting regular season and postseason. Carroll has 79 regularsea­son wins, seven shy of Holmgren’s franchise mark. … QB Russell Wilson threw for 298 yards, three TDS last week in 27-24 loss at Denver. Wilson needs one win to tie Matt Hasselbeck as Seahawks’ winningest starting QB with 74 victories counting playoffs. He needs five to tie Dave Krieg’s franchise regular-season record of 70. … Top WR Doug Baldwin likely to miss next few games after suffering MCL injury in right knee during opener.

About the Bears: Chicago is playing in prime time again after gut-wrenching 24-23 loss at Green Bay on Sunday night. Blew 20-point lead in coach Matt Nagy’s debut even though Aaron Rodgers was hobbled by knee injury. … OLB Khalil Mack plays at Soldier Field for first time since blockbuste­r trade with Raiders on Sept. 1. Two-time All-pro had strip-sack that led to turnover and 27-yard intercepti­on return for TD against backup Deshone Kizer in opener. … Rookie LB Roquan Smith sacked Kizer on first career play. No. 8 overall pick was in for eight snaps. … QB Mitchell Trubisky struggled at key moments last week, finishing 23 of 35 for 171 yards with 77.2 passer rating. … WR Allen Robinson had team-leading 61 yards receiving in Bears debut.

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