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Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers - Week 2
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PIT
BAL		 6
 26
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ARI
NYG		 25
 14
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NO
CLE		 24
 26
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NE
MIN		 30
 7
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MIA
BUF		 10
 29
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JAC
WAS		 10
 41
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DET
CAR		 7
 24
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DAL
TEN		 26
 10
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ATL
CIN		 10
 24
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STL
TB		 19
 17
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SEA
SD		 21
 30
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NYJ
GB		 24
 31
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KC
DEN		 17
 24
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HOU
OAK		 30
 14
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CHI
SF		 28
 20
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PHI
IND		 30
 27
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Week: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: 49ers 30, Bears 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Jay Cutler Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 2 Matt Forte Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 61 Ka'Deem Carey Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 13 Brandon Marshall Rec: 5-75, 1 TD
WR 39 Alshon Jeffery Rec: 6-75, 0 TD
WR 73 Santonio Holmes Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 11 Martellus Bennett Rec: 4-45, 1 TD
K 20 Robbie Gould FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 31 Defense / ST  
 
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Colin Kaepernick Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 35, 1
RB 16 Frank Gore Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 46 Carlos Hyde Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 24 Michael Crabtree Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 48 Anquan Boldin Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 92 Steve Johnson Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 8 Vernon Davis Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 1 Phil Dawson FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bears QB Jay Cutler passed for 349 yards last week, his 20th career 300-yard game. In career (incl. playoffs), Cutler's teams are 28-3 (.903) when he has 100+ rating... RB Matt Forte had 8 catches for 120 rec. yards in 11/12/09 meeting. Last week, had 82 rush & 87 rec. yards, 1st Bear with 80+ rush & 80+ rec. yards in game since 2000 (JAMES ALLEN)... WR Brandon Marshall has TD in 4 consecutive games. Had TD catch in last meeting. Since Week 4, 2013, WR Alshon Jeffery leads active players with 1,388 rec. yards... DE Jared Allen aims for 3rd in row vs. SF with sack & FF. Since entering NFL in 2004, leads NFL with 128.5 sacks. CB Charles Tillman is only player in NFL with 30+ INTs (36) & 30+ FFs (42) since entering NFL in 2003. Since 2012, Pro Bowl CB Tim Jennings is 2nd in NFL with 13 INTs & ties for 2nd with 3 INT-TDs. LB Lance Briggs is only active LB with 1,000+ tackles (1,144), 15+ sacks (15) & 5+ INT-TDs (5).

49ers QB Colin Kaepernick made 1st career start vs. Chi. (11/19/12) & had 133.1 rating. When he starts & has 100+ rating (incl. playoffs), 49ers are 14-0. Had 125.5 rating last week... RB Frank Gore has rushed for 293 yards (97.7 per game) in past 3 meetings. Reached 10,000 career rush yards (10,033) last week. Rookie RB Carlos Hyde had 1st career rush TD in Week 1... TE Vernon Davis had 2 TDs last week. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), is 2nd in NFL with 53 rec. TDs. Has 17 TDs in past 19 (incl. playoffs). In last game vs. Chi. (10/16/06 with Az.), WR Anquan Boldin had 12 catches for 136 yards & TD. WR Michael Crabtree had TD catch in last meeting... Defense had 5 INTs in last meeting vs. Chi. QB Cutler... DT Justin Smith had 2 sacks last week. LB Patrick Willis had INT last week. Since entering NFL in 2007, is only player with 20+ sacks (20.5), 15+ FF (16) & 8+ INTs (8). CB Chris Culliver had 35-yard FR-TD last week.


Results and Schedule

Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 BUF H L 20-23 -3
2 2014-09-14 SF A    
3 2014-09-22 NYJ A    
4 2014-09-28 GB H    
5 2014-10-05 CAR A    
6 2014-10-12 ATL A    
7 2014-10-19 MIA H    
8 2014-10-26 NE A    
9   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 GB A    
11 2014-11-16 MIN H    
12 2014-11-23 TB H    
13 2014-11-27 DET A    
14 2014-12-04 DAL H    
15 2014-12-15 NO H    
16 2014-12-21 DET H    
17 2014-12-28 MIN A    
   

San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 DAL A W 28-17 +11
2 2014-09-14 CHI H    
3 2014-09-21 ARI A    
4 2014-09-28 PHI H    
5 2014-10-05 KC H    
6 2014-10-13 STL A    
7 2014-10-19 DEN A    
8   Bye      
9 2014-11-02 STL H    
10 2014-11-09 NO A    
11 2014-11-16 NYG A    
12 2014-11-23 WAS H    
13 2014-11-27 SEA H    
14 2014-12-07 OAK A    
15 2014-12-14 SEA A    
16 2014-12-20 SD H    
17 2014-12-28 ARI H    

Injury Report

Chicago Bears
Questionable  RB Shaun Draughn (neck)
 QB David Fales (shoulder)
 FB Tony Fiammetta (hamstring)
Probable  WR Santonio Holmes (foot)
 WR Alshon Jeffery (neck)
 SS Danny McCray (hamstring)
 CB Charles Tillman (hamstring)
IR  QB Jimmy Clausen (shoulder, 9/1/2013)
 CB Kelvin Hayden (hamstring, 8/8/2013)
 SS Adrian Wilson (hamstring, 8/31/2013)
 WR Marquess Wilson (clavicle, 9/2/2014)
PUP  DT Jay Ratliff (hamstring)
   

San Francisco 49ers
Out  DE Cornellius Carradine (knee)
 NT Quinton Dial (toe)
 QB Blaine Gabbert (hand)
 RB Marcus Lattimore (knee)
 RB Marcus Lattimore (knee)
 CB Keith Reaser (knee)
Questionable  CB Chris Culliver (concussion)
 RB LaMichael James (knee)
 FS C.J. Spillman (groin)
 FS Jimmie Ward (concussion)
Probable  CB Tramaine Brock (toe)
 DE Demarcus Dobbs (other-excused)
IR  CB Kenneth Acker (foot, 8/30/2014)
 CB Chris Culliver (knee, 8/27/2013)
 NT Glenn Dorsey (biceps, 9/2/2014)
 RB Kendall Hunter (knee, 7/26/2014)
 ILB Nick Moody (hand, 9/11/2013)
PUP  ILB Navorro Bowman (knee)
 WR Michael Crabtree (achilles-tendon)
 DE Kaleb Ramsey (undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CHI
 Offense 		 SF
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.0 28.0 22.4 SF
Rushing yards 86.0 124.0 115.0 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.78 4.13 4.36 CHI
Completion % 69.4% 69.6% 64.3% SF
Passing yards 341.0 192.0 244.2 CHI
Passing yards per completion 10.03 12.00 10.45 SF
Passing yards per attempt 6.96 8.35 6.71 SF
Interceptions 2.0 0.0 0.8 SF
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.0 0.6 SF
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.0 2.2 SF
3rd down conversions 41.7% 58.3% 39.3% SF
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 54.2% -
Time of possession 34:42 28:36 30:13 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CHI
 Defense 		 SF
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.0 17.0 22.4 SF
Rushing yards 193.0 127.0 115.0 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 5.85 5.52 4.36 SF
Completion % 72.7% 62.2% 64.3% SF
Passing yards 167.0 255.0 244.2 CHI
Passing yards per completion 10.44 11.09 10.45 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 7.59 6.89 6.71 SF
INT return 1.0 3.0 0.8 SF
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.6 SF
Sacks 1.0 3.0 2.2 SF
3rd down conversions 33.3% 55.6% 39.3% CHI
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 54.2% CHI
Time of possession 30:32 31:24 30:13 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CHI   SF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return -1.0 13.0 8.4 SF
Yards per kick return 21.0 0.0 23.0 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 7.0 0.0 8.4 SF
Yards allowed per kick return 20.0 29.0 23.0 CHI
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CHI   SF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 11.0 6.9 CHI
Penalty yards 43.0 80.0 60.5 CHI

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2014 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 16 2000-12-17 CHI SF 0-17 SF
2001 7 2001-10-28 SF CHI 31-37 CHI
2003 1 2003-09-07 CHI SF 7-49 SF
2004 8 2004-10-31 SF CHI 13-23 CHI
2005 10 2005-11-13 SF CHI 9-17 CHI
2006 8 2006-10-29 SF CHI 10-41 CHI
2009 10 2009-11-12 CHI SF 6-10 SF
2012 11 2012-11-19 CHI SF 7-32 SF

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.