Overview
- Kickoff is 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC with Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark on the call.
- Both teams are 11-4, and a Chicago win keeps the Bears in the hunt for the NFC’s No. 1 seed ahead of the Jan. 10-12 wild-card round.
- San Francisco can strengthen its path to the NFC West title with a victory, while a loss would push the 49ers toward a wild-card route.
- Chicago has won seven of its last eight games, and San Francisco has won five straight since Brock Purdy returned from a toe injury.
- A vulnerable Bears run defense faces 49ers star Christian McCaffrey, who leads San Francisco in rushing and receiving with 16 touchdowns, while George Kittle’s availability was uncertain entering the day.