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Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers — 49ers win 42-38, Dec 28, 2025

Chicago
Bears
0-0 · 5-4 away
38
Final
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SF141477
42
San Francisco
49ers
0-0 · 5-2 home
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SF14147742

How it finished

49ers beat Bears 42–38. 49ers led 28–21 at the half and held the lead. 49ers outscored Bears 14–7 in the 2nd quarter — the swing that decided it.

The 49ers sit 4th in the NFC West, 0½ games back. The Bears sit atop the NFC North.

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it. Where we have video of the play, it carries a play button.

1st Quarter

  • 14:45TouchdownT.J. Edwards 34 Yd Interception Return (Cairo Santos Kick)7CHI0SF
  • 10:57TouchdownJake Tonges 1 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro Kick)7CHI7SF
  • 4:52TouchdownBrock Purdy 10 Yd Rush (Eddy Pineiro Kick)7CHI14SF
  • 2:58TouchdownLuther Burden III 35 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)14CHI14SF

2nd Quarter

  • 13:44TouchdownChristian McCaffrey 5 Yd Rush (Eddy Pineiro Kick)14CHI21SF
  • 12:20TouchdownColston Loveland 36 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)21CHI21SF
  • 3:23TouchdownBrock Purdy 3 Yd Rush (Eddy Pineiro Kick)21CHI28SF

3rd Quarter

  • 9:51TouchdownD'Andre Swift 2 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)28CHI28SF
  • 4:52TouchdownKyle Juszczyk 6 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro Kick)28CHI35SF

4th Quarter

  • 14:54TouchdownD'Andre Swift 22 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)35CHI35SF
  • 5:22Field GoalCairo Santos 29 Yd Field Goal38CHI35SF
  • 2:15TouchdownJauan Jennings 38 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro Kick)38CHI42SF

Next on the schedule

Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.

Chicago Bears
  • atPanthersSep 13
  • vsVikingsSep 20
  • vsEaglesSep 29
San Francisco 49ers
  • atRamsSep 11
  • vsDolphinsSep 20
  • vsCardinalsSep 27

Game odds and betting

CHISFMoneyline+185-225Spread+4.5-115-4.5-105TotalO 51.5-108U 51.5-112

Game leaders

Chicago Bears
PassCaleb Williams25/42, 330 YDS · 2 TD
RushD'Andre Swift9 CAR, 54 YDS · 2 TD
RecLuther Burden III8 REC, 138 YDS · 1 TD
San Francisco 49ers
PassBrock Purdy24/33, 303 YDS · 3 TD · 1 INT
RushChristian McCaffrey23 CAR, 140 YDS · 1 TD
RecRicky Pearsall5 REC, 85 YDS

Standings

NFC North
#ClubW-LStreak
1Chicago Bears0-0—
2Detroit Lions0-0—
3Green Bay Packers0-0—
4Minnesota Vikings0-0—
NFC West
#ClubW-LStreak
1Seattle Seahawks1-0W1
2Los Angeles Rams0-0—
3Arizona Cardinals0-0—
4San Francisco 49ers0-0—

Separate divisions, so the two records are not directly comparable.

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