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NFL Preview: Chicago Bears (4-8) vs San Francisco 49ers (5-7)

TV: FOX (4:25 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Megan Olivi (field reporter

All-Time Series History Regular Season: CHI leads series, 33-32-1 (Away team won 3 of past 4) Postseason: SF leads series, 3-0

The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/11/22: SF 10 at CHI 19 Postseason: NFC-D 1/7/95: CHI 15 at SF 44

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HEAD COACHES

Thomas Brown vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: –

Kyle Shanahan vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-2 Reg. Season: 69-58 (.543) Postseason: 8-4 (.667)

BEARS NOTES

• QB CALEB WILLIAMS (rookie) passed for 256 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 97.8 rating in Week 13. Has 232 straight pass attempts without INT & surpassed Kyler Murray (211 in 2019) for longest such streak by rookie in NFL history. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes & 4th in row with 95+ rating. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 74 scrimmage yards (39 rush, 35 rec.) in Week 13 & has 1,017 scrimmage yards in 2024, his 3rd-career 1,000-yard season. Aims for his 10th in row with 65+ scrimmage yards. • WR DJ MOORE had 8 catches for 97 yards & 5th rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch & 4th in row with 7+ receptions. Has 62 catches in 2024 & is 1 of 2 (Travis Kelce) with 60+ catches in each of past 6 seasons. • WR KEENAN ALLEN had 5 catches for 73 yards & 12th career game with 2 rec. TDs last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Has 948 catches in 149 games, most receptions by player in 1st 150 games all-time. Needs 6 catches & 59 rec. yards for his 11th straight season with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards. • S KEVIN BYARD led team with 10 tackles & had 5th PD of season last week. Aims for his 12th in row with 5+ tackles. Ranks 3rd among DBs with 94 tackles & can reach 100 tackles for 4th time in his career (2020, 2022-23). • LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS has 5+ tackles in 7 of his past 8. • LB T.J. EDWARDS has 6+ tackles in 11 of his 12 games this season. Needs 7 tackles for his 4th-straight 100+ tackle season. • DL GERVON DEXTER had career-high 5th sack of season last week. • DB JAYLON JOHNSON had TFL & FF in last meeting. • DB TYRIQUE STEVENSON had 2nd-career FF last week. Has 25 PD in 27 career games, incl. PD in 7 of his past 8 on road. • DB KYLER GORDON aims for his 3rd in row with PD.

49ERS NOTES

• QB BROCK PURDY has 30 TDs (24 pass, 6 rush) & 102.6 rating in 16 career home starts. Needs 293 pass yards for 2nd-straght 3,000-yard season. • RB ISAAC GUERENDO (rookie) had 2nd-career rush TD last week. Has 246 rush yards on 42 atts. (5.9 yards per carry) in 2024. • TE GEORGE KITTLE has 510 receptions & 6,923 rec. yards & can become 3rd TE ever (Antonio Gates & Travis Kelce) with 500+ catches & 7,000+ rec. yards in 1st 8 seasons. Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 at home. Leads all TEs with 8 rec. TDs & ranks 3rd with 649 rec. yards in 2024. • WR DEEBO SAMUEL has 237 scrimmage yards (118.5 per game) & rush TD in 2 career games vs. Chi. Has 531 rec. yards in 2024, his 5th-career season with 500+ rec. yards. • WR JAUAN JENNINGS had 56 rec. yards last week & has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Has career highs in catches (50) & rec .yards (684) in 2024. • LB FRED WARNER needs 12 tackles for his 7th-straight 100+ tackle season. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Chi. with 5+ tackles. • DL NICK BOSA aims for his 4th in row with sack. Has 3 sacks & 4 TFL in 2 career games vs. Chi. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with sack. • DL LEONARD FLOYD has sack in 3 of his past 4 at home. Was selected No. 9 overall by Chi. in 2016 NFL Draft & had 18.5 sacks & 26 TFL in 54 games (2016- 19) with team. • CB RENARDO GREEN (rookie) aims for his 5th in row with PD. • CB CHARVARIUS WARD had 9th-career TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with PD. • S MALIK MUSTAPHA ranks 5th among rookies with 56 tackles & aims for his 7th in row with 5+ tackles.

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