The San Francisco 49ers' path to the NFC's top playoff seed and homefield advantage is crystal clear: beat Seattle on Saturday. But a loss puts their travel plans in flux.

What a win for the San Francisco 49ers to get over the Chicago Bears. They kept their No. 1 seed playoff hopes alive thanks to it, which is the first thing to l

Before discussing how the 49ers match up against the parade of flawed teams they may face along the way, I’m going to explain how, to the surprise of even the most optimistic Niners watchers, the team is surviving the Fred Warner and Nick Bosa injuries on defense — and why that unit has real upside to be better in January.

Brock Purdy threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns as San Francisco is now one win away from earning the NFC's top seed.

It was essentially a tennis match between the San Francisco 49ers and the Chicago Bears on Sunday night. Both offenses would score on nearly every one of their

Brock Purdy threw three touchdowns and ran for two more as the San Francisco 49ers held off the Chicago Bears in a thriller at Levi's Stadium.

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The Chicago Bears had no answers to stopping the 49ers' offense. It was fascinating to see how electric the 49ers' offense performed in the win against Chicago, and that is why the four players whose stock increased reside on the offensive side of the ball.