A 39-yard TD pass from Cutler to tight end Kellen Davis capped the Bears scoring with 4:40 left in the game.
On the injury front, the Bears announced in the third quarter that safety Chris Harris would not return after sustaining a hip injury in the first half.
With 6:59 left in the third period, Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant sustained an apparent serious injury when he tackled Bears tight end Kellen Davis. Trufant's head appeared to collide with the right knee of Davis. Medical personnel from both the Bears and Seattle rushed out to the field and Trufant was carted off the field after being strapped down and stabilized. Trufant is an eight-year veteran from Washington State.
Seahawks tight end John Carlson was ruled out for the game after suffering a head injury with 11:55 left in the first period. Carlson caught a pass from Matt Hasselbeck, then tried to leap Bears safety Danieal Manning, who undercut him. Carlson, a third-year player from Notre Dame, landed awkwardly on his head along the Seattle sideline. He was strapped down and carted off the field after a long delay.
In a bid perhaps to duplicate the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup magic last season, the Bears enlisted Jim Cornelison to sing the national anthem, and he had the Soldier Field crowd roaring throughout as light snow fell.
The Bears wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. On their first possession, Cutler passed 58 yards to tight end Greg Olsen for a touchdown. Olsen beat veteran safety Lawyer Milloy on the route.
According to ESPN, Cutler became the first quarterback to throw for a touchdown on his first career postseason pass since the Jets' Chad Pennington in 2002.
The Bears mounted another drive late in the first period.US NEWS PAPER
