The Bears totaled 440 yards and found the end zone five times in Sunday night's road battle with the 49ers, but Jauan Jennings' 38-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter gave San Francisco a 42-38 victory at Levi's Stadium.

The San Francisco 49ers defense didn't get many stops against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. But the one that mattered the most may have been helped by two defenders improvising beyond Robert Saleh's play call.

The San Francisco 49ers had a dreadful defensive showing, but they got a stop when it mattered while their offense continued rolling.

The San Francisco 49ers are Austen Pleasants' sixth NFL team. The backup lineman went from the shadows to the spotlight in an instant when Trent Williams was hurt.

Per ESPN Research: the 2025 Eagles are the first team since the 1987 Patriots to win multiple games in a season in which they didn’t complete a second half pass. Hurts is the first QB in the play by play era (since 1978) to go 0-7 or worse in multiple games in a season.

The Bears' defense will have their hands full against Brock Purdy and the 49ers, who've totaled 85 points over the last two weeks. All-world running back Christian McCaffrey already has over 1,000 rushing yards (1,039) and is tracking to surpass 1,000 receiving yards, too. He enters Week 17 with 849 yards and seven touchdowns as a receiver.

A string of stars showed up to support the San Francisco 49ers as they faced off against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Dec. 28.

Sunday night was one of the biggest statements of Purdy's career. He put the team on his back and delivered a five-touchdown performance without perhaps the best left tackle (Williams), tight end (Kittle), pass rusher (Bosa) and linebacker (Warner) in the league.