Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHI | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
 SF | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Game Leaders
Brock Purdy
· QB
Christian McCaffrey
· RB
Caleb Williams
· QB
D'Andre Swift
· RB
Team Stats
261st Downs32
16Passing 1st downs17
7Rushing 1st downs13
31st downs from penalties2
6-123rd down efficiency7-10
2-24th down efficiency1-1
64Total Plays68
440Total Yards496
6.9Yards per Play7.3
9Total Drives10
330Passing296
25/42Comp/Att24/33
Play-by-Play
0:00
END GAME
0:04
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass incomplete short left to J.Walker [Y.Gross-Matos]. CHI-L.Burden was injured during the play.
0:05
(No Huddle) C.Williams spiked the ball to stop the clock.
0:21
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass short right to C.Loveland to SF 11 for 2 yards. Lateral to D.Swift to SF 2 for 9 yards (D.Lenoir; J.Brown).
0:26
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass incomplete short right.
0:26
Timeout #3 by CHI at 00:26.
0:33
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass short right to C.Loveland to SF 13 for 13 yards (D.Winters).
0:33
Timeout #2 by CHI at 00:33.
0:36
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass incomplete short right to L.Burden.
0:40
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass incomplete short right to D.Duvernay.
0:40
Timeout #1 by CHI at 00:40.
0:45
(No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Williams pass short left to L.Burden to SF 26 for 5 yards (T.Bethune).
1:09
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass short right to L.Burden to SF 31 for 14 yards (D.Lenoir).
1:13
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass incomplete deep left to C.Kmet.
1:17
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass incomplete short right to C.Loveland.
1:24
(Shotgun) C.Williams scrambles left end pushed ob at SF 45 for 4 yards (D.Winters).
1:24
Timeout #1 by SF at 01:24.
1:51
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass short right to D.Swift to SF 49 for 6 yards (C.Lucas).
1:55
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass incomplete short middle to C.Loveland (A.Collins).
2:00
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass incomplete short right to D.Swift.PENALTY on SF-C.Lucas, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at CHI 40 - No Play.
2:00
Two-Minute Warning
2:15
(Shotgun) D.Swift right guard to CHI 40 for 5 yards (K.Davis).
2:15
E.Pineiro kicks 65 yards from SF 35 to end zone, Touchback to the CHI 35.
2:15
Official Timeout at 02:15.
2:15
(Shotgun) B.Purdy pass deep middle to J.Jennings for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN. E.Pineiro extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-T.Morstead.
3:04
(Shotgun) B.Robinson left guard to CHI 38 for no gain (G.Jarrett; D.Robinson).
3:14
B.Purdy pass short right to C.McCaffrey pushed ob at CHI 38 for 18 yards (M.Sweat; G.Dexter).
3:18
(Shotgun) B.Purdy pass incomplete short right to J.Tonges.PENALTY on CHI-G.Dexter, Illegal Use of Hands, 5 yards, enforced at SF 39 - No Play.
3:57
B.Purdy pass short middle to C.McCaffrey to SF 39 for 3 yards (T.Edmunds).
4:32
(Shotgun) B.Purdy pass short right to J.Tonges to SF 36 for 7 yards (T.Edwards).
4:37
(Shotgun) B.Purdy pass incomplete short middle to C.McCaffrey (C.Gardner-Johnson).
5:17
C.McCaffrey right tackle to SF 29 for 4 yards (J.Brisker).
5:22
C.Santos kicks 60 yards from CHI 35 to SF 5. S.Moore MUFFS catch, and recovers at SF 8. S.Moore to SF 25 for 17 yards (E.Hicks).
5:22
Official Timeout at 05:22.
5:22
C.Santos 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-S.Daly, Holder-T.Taylor.
5:32
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass incomplete short left to K.Monangai.
6:15
C.Williams pass short middle to K.Monangai to SF 11 for -3 yards (K.Davis).
6:52
C.Williams pass short right to C.Loveland to SF 8 for 2 yards (D.Lenoir).
7:14
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass short left to K.Monangai pushed ob at SF 20 for 1 yard (D.Winters). PENALTY on SF-T.Bethune, Unnecessary Roughness, 10 yards, enforced at SF 20.
7:55
T.Benedet reported in as eligible. K.Monangai right guard to SF 21 for 4 yards (T.Bethune; M.Mustapha).
7:55
PENALTY on CHI, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at SF 20 - No Play.
8:42
C.Williams pass deep left to C.Loveland to SF 20 for 32 yards (L.Gifford).
9:21
C.Williams up the middle to CHI 48 for 3 yards (T.Bethune).
10:02
(Shotgun) K.Monangai left end to CHI 45 for 6 yards (D.Winters).
10:41
C.Williams scrambles left end pushed ob at CHI 39 for 3 yards (J.Pinnock).
11:23
(Shotgun) C.Williams pass short right to L.Burden to CHI 36 for 25 yards (J.Brown; D.Lenoir).
11:23
Official Timeout at 11:23.
11:30
T.Morstead punts 32 yards to CHI 11, Center-J.Weeks, fair catch by D.Duvernay.
11:33
(Shotgun) B.Purdy pass incomplete short left to J.Jennings.
12:16
B.Robinson right guard to CHI 43 for 3 yards (G.Dexter).
Brock Purdy and the 49ers hang on to beat the Bears 42-38 and have a shot at top NFC seed
— Brock Purdy and the San Francisco offense did everything they could for the first 58 minutes in a nearly flawless performance. At the end, they were just spectators when the beleaguered defense finally came through with a stop.
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