His only drive where Seattle threatened to score ended when Jason Myers missed a 47-yard field goal attempt. Smith finished 10 of 18 for 112 yards and was hampered by teammates' mistakes while playing the first half. “I talked to him this morning and it hit him pretty hard,” Carroll said. Carroll said Lock was still feeling “really sick.” That may depend on how quickly Lock can return from his illness and if he'll be ready to play by the preseason finale in Dallas next week. That meant another opportunity for Smith, who started last weekend at Pittsburgh, but his uninspired performance suggests Lock still has a chance to win the job. The Seahawks had planned to start Lock but turned to Smith when Lock tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. “Had a nice drive and scored the field goal. He handled the offense the way we wanted him to,” first-year Chicago coach Matt Eberflus said of Fields. “I thought operation was good, his preparation was great. Backup Trevor Siemian threw a touchdown pass, and Elijah Hicks recovered a muffed punt for a Chicago TD. Second-year Bears quarterback Justin Fields made a brief appearance and led a field-goal drive. We needed to make the plays around him, too.” “He did OK," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said of Smith. Smith and the Seahawks were overwhelmed in a 27-11 loss to the Chicago Bears on Thursday night in the second preseason game for both teams, which was mostly a dud from Seattle's standpoint. SEATTLE (AP) - Geno Smith's chance to gain an edge over Drew Lock for Seattle's starting quarterback job was hindered by his team's sloppy performance.
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