49ers snap 3-game dropping streak as Bears fail to get well from disastrous first half

Per week after the Buffalo Bills blew them out, the San Francisco 49ers had their very own likelihood to play bully.

Hosting the Chicago Bears in Chicago’s first sport since firing head coach Matt Eberflus, the 49ers took benefit of a discombobulated opponent to win 38-13 in a sport that shortly grew to become one-sided.

The rebound is probably not enough to save lots of San Francisco’s slim playoff probabilities. But the efficiency ought to encourage the 49ers as they enter an offseason by which they will negotiate with quarterback Brock Purdy, and it ought to remind the 49ers that they’re much more succesful than their current skid advised.

The Bears, in the meantime, fell to 4-8 with their seventh straight loss and first beneath interim head coach Thomas Brown. The offense regressed from its current enchancment and the protection appeared totally misplaced with out its defensive play-caller. Their schedule solely will get more durable from right here.

The 49ers opened by marching down the sphere with an explosive assault. Running again Isaac Guerendo took a dump-off 23 yards on one play and Purdy discovered tight finish George Kittle for 33 on the subsequent play. Just 5 performs into the sport, fullback Jauan Jennings lower out to the left to attain the sport’s first landing.

The Bears responded with a three-and-out.

The 49ers’ second landing drive proved simply as seamless as the primary. Guerendo and Kittle once more burned Chicago’s protection regardless of the absence of 49ers playmakers like Christian McCaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk and Jordan Mason.

Were the Bears shaken from their organizational shakeup, or maybe not receiving defensive directions as clearly within the wake of their head coach and defensive play-caller departing?

Jennings stutter-stepped his defender out of rhythm to catch and run in a 16-yard landing with 12:20 to play within the second quarter.

By halftime, the sport was much more lopsided than its 24-0 scoring margin appeared.

Chicago’s measly 4 yards was the Bears’ smallest first-half output since 1991, per the published; the 315-yard differential marked the most important of any NFL sport this season at halftime.

The Bears’ 0.2 yards per play have been the third-lowest first-half yardage common since 2012, per TruMedia Sports.

Bears’ second-half enchancment too little, too late

The Bears shifted to a extra balanced assault to open the second half after the pass-heavy product within the first half subjected Williams to 4 sacks.

Reintegrating the run helped the Bears arrange extra favorable third-down makes an attempt, with Chicago extending their drive for greater than 9 minutes of the third quarter.

And when Chicago reached the top zone, Williams dropped again on third-and-goal to hit fellow rookie Rome Odunze on an out route for a four-yard landing. Odunze caught an airborne go within the again proper nook of the top zone, cautious to get each toes in earlier than he fell out of bounds.

The two-point conversion try slipped by means of tight finish Cole Kmet’s arms, however Chicago’s protection pressured a punt to keep up momentum … till Williams let a backward go slip from his palms, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan difficult the preliminary incomplete go ruling that will be overturned. San Francisco defensive sort out Evan Anderson recovered the fumble.

The 49ers transformed their turnover-gifted possession into yet one more landing. And then: Williams discovered Odunze but once more for a second rating. But it was too little, too late.

The 49ers would pull their starters earlier than the clock expired.

Bears security Jonathan Owens, who’s married to Simone Biles, intercepted 49ers backup Brandon Allen with 1:59 to play.

Purdy accomplished 20-of-25 go makes an attempt for 325 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Kittle led all weapons with 151 yards on simply six targets. He caught all of his targets for greater than 10 yards, together with three for 30-plus.

Guerendo, within the lead again position after McCaffrey and Mason’s accidents, added 128 yards from scrimmage.

Williams accomplished 17-of-23 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns. He took seven sacks, bringing his yearlong complete to a league-high 56.