WEEK 1
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS @ CHICAGO BEARS
Date: Sunday (9/11/22)
Stadium: Soldier Field
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Referee: Clay Martin
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 1:00 PM ET
TV FOX: Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver (field reporter)
San Francisco SiriusXM 108 or 391 and the SXM App
Chicago SiriusXM 159 or 229 and the SXM App
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER All-time series tied, 32-32-1
STREAKS 49ers have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 10/31/21: 49ers 33 at Bears 22
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/31/21
49ERS NOTES
• QB TREY LANCE totaled 771 yards (603 pass, 168 rush) & 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 97.3 rating in 6 games (2 starts) in 2021.
• RB ELIJAH MITCHELL ranked 2nd among rookies with franchise rookie-record 963 rush yards & 4th with 1,100 scrimmage yards in 11 games in 2021. Led all rookies & ranked tied-2nd among all players with 5 games with 100+ rush yards last season. Rushed for career-high 137 yards & had rush TD in last meeting.
• WR DEEBO SAMUEL ranked 3rd in NFL with career-high 1,770 scrimmage yards (1,405 rec., 365 rush) & became 1st player ever with 1,400+ rec. yards & 300+ rush yards in single season. Had 8 rush TDs, most-ever by WR in single season. 1 of 3 all-time (Roger Craig & HOFer Marshall Faulk) with 1,000+ rec. yards, 5+ rec. TDs (6) & 5+ rush TDs in single season. Had 171 rec. yards in last meeting.
• WR BRANDON AIYUK had 56 receptions for career-high 826 rec. yards & 5 rec. TDs in 2021.
• TE GEORGE KITTLE ranked 4th among TEs in rec. yards (910) & 6th in catches (71) last season. Has 4,489 career rec. yards, 3rd-most rec. yards by TE in his 1st 5 seasons all-time. Since 2017, ranks 2nd in rec. yards & 3rd in receptions (335) among TEs.
• DL NICK BOSA tied for NFL-lead with 21 TFL & ranked 4th in NFL with career-high 15.5 sacks in 2021. Had 2 sacks & 3 TFL in last meeting. Had 0.5+ sacks in 8 of his 9 road games last season.
• LB FRED WARNER led team with career-high 137 tackles in 2021 & is 1 of 3 with 115+ tackles in each of past 4 seasons. Since 2018, ranks 4th in NFL in tackles (503).
• CB CHARVARIUS WARD makes SF debut. Had 10+ PD & 2+ INTs in 2 of his past 3 seasons.
BEARS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN FIELDS totaled 1,870 pass yards & 9 TDs (7 pass, 2 rush) in 12 games (10 starts) & led all rookie QBs with 420 rush yards last season. Rushed for career-high 103 yards & had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in last meeting.
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY led team with 1,150 scrimmage yards (849 rush, 301 rec.) & 7 rush TDs in 2021 & became 4th player in franchise history with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 3 seasons. Is 1 of 3 NFC RBs (Ezekiel Elliott & Aaron Jones) with 1,000+ rush yards & 7+ scrimmage TDs in each of past 3 seasons.
• WR DARNELL MOONEY led team with 81 receptions for career-high 1,055 rec. yards & 5 total TDs (4 rec., 1 rush) last season. Had 4 games with 120+ rec. yards in 2021, tied-3rd most in NFL. Had 6 catches for 64 yards in last meeting.
• TE COLE KMET set career highs in receptions (60) & rec. yards (612) in 2021.
• DL ROBERT QUINN set franchise record & ranked 2nd in NFL with 18.5 sacks last season & became 6th player since 1982 with 18+ sacks in multiple career seasons. Ranks 2nd among active players in FFs (31) & 6th in sacks (101).
• DL TREVIS GIPSON ranked tied-5th in NFL with 5 FFs last season.
• LB ROQUAN SMITH led team & ranked 5th in NFL with career-high 163 tackles. Is 1 of 2 (Demario Davis) with 100+ tackles & 2+ sacks in each of past 4 seasons. Ranks 3rd in league with 523 tackles since 2018. Is 1 of 2 (T.J. Watt) with 30+ TFL (30) & 10+ PD (10) since 2020.
• DB KYLER GORDON (No. 39 overall) & DB JAQUAN BRISKER (No. 48) were selected in 2nd round of 2022 NFL Draft.
• DB JAYLON JOHNSON led team with 9 PD in 2021.
