To follow up the intro from Saturday’s BN Bears Bullets lead-in: My first pho experience was great. Tremendous. I’m sure I’ll like it more once I get the hang of using chop sticks.
In case you missed it: The Chicago Bears are the 2025 NFC North champs ! And in doing so, they became the 20th team to put up a one-year worst-to-first turnaround in the last 23 years. Because I’m sure you’re curious, the Bears have done it three times (2005, 2018, 2025).
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Tonight’s Sunday Night Football matchup is a massive one! The Bears are battling for a shot at the top seed in the NFC after clinching the NFC North, and the 49ers still have playoff seeding at stake as well prior to today’s slate kicking off.
Who will come out on top in Santa Clara?
Let’s take a look at some odds, props, and more for tonight’s game.
Dec 7, 2025; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) warms up before the game against the Gr...
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It wasn’t just what Ryan Poles said in his opening presser as Chicago Bears general manager, but the moment immediately following his last word that stuck with me: “We’re going to take the North and never give it back,” he said, followed by a flipping of the page as he continued his remarks. In reality, […]
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DA BEARS ARE THE NFC NORTH CHAMPIONS . That’s not the end goal in a season that has become as compelling as this one, but it’s absolutely something you want to achieve when the year starts. And something very few would’ve predicted back in September. So I’m gonna smile about it. (Now go get that number one seed …. )
We’ll have more analysis on the Hunter Harvey signing , because, like I said, I love the potential upside there. Here, though, I wanted to talk about the various implication...
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The San Francisco 49ers look to continue their push for the No. 1 seed in the NFC on Sunday night with their most unique challenge of the season against the Chicago Bears. The 49ers are coming off a rousing 48-27 Monday night victory against the Indianapolis Colts and look to continue that momentum into their […]
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Sitting with an 11-4 record heading into Week 17, the Bears have had the greatest turnaround in the NFC and one of the greatest in the NFL compared to last season. It’s no surprise, then, that members of their coaching staff could be high in demand for promotions when the year ends. In a Saturday […]
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The San Francisco 49ers return to the friendly confines of Levi’s Stadium to host the Chicago Bears. Both teams are battling for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, despite their current seedings. These are two of the hottest teams in the NFL. There have been two combined losses since the beginning of November. Week […]
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Save for one extremely shaky Brock Purdy performance in a game in which they still prevailed, the 49ers have excelled on the primetime stage. Sunday’s meeting with the Chicago Bears is a different animal, however, as it holds the highest stakes of any game they have played so far this campaign. If the 49ers prevail […]
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In a game the Green Bay Packers want to forget, their biggest weakness was exposed in a loss to the Baltimore Ravens that ended their hopes of an NFC North title. A 41-24 loss to the Ravens officially gave the Chicago Bears their first divisional title, but it also gave the rest of the NFC […]
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For the first time in seven years, the Chicago Bears are the NFC North champions. The Bears clinched first place in the division after the Packers’ 41-24 loss to the Ravens on Saturday night. Heading into their Week 17 matchup against the 49ers, Chicago has a 2.5-game lead for first place in the NFC North. […]
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Two very good football teams meet up on Sunday Night Football as the (11-4) Chicago Bears travel West to play the (11-4) San Francisco 49ers. Last season, these two teams combined for 11 wins and were each last in their respective divisions. The Bears are looking for their third straight win, while the ‘Niners are […]
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There is some good news and some bad news regarding the latest updates to the Chicago Bears injury report ahead of the team’s game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football.
The bad news is that starting right tackle Darnell Wright is a late addition to the injury report and is listed as questionable to play on Sunday because of an illness. Five other Bears players dealt with an illness this week that limited their practice participation. One player, Nick McCloud, did not p...
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The San Francisco 49ers are inching closer towards the playoffs, having already clinched a postseason berth with two weeks to go. Next up on the docket is the Chicago Bears at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday Night Football. A win would set up a potential Week 18 matchup for the NFC West division title and the […]
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I’m excited to try pho for the first time ever tonight. But first, I’ve gotta get through this set of Bears Bullets in one piece.
Before the 2025 NFL Trade Deadline, Raiders star pass rusher Maxx Crosby made it clear (via NFL on FOX insider Jay Glazer) that he didn’t want to leave Las Vegas. He was just months removed from signing a noteworthy extension and was a clear building block for a team that didn’t have much else going for it. Fast forward to December and we have Jay Glazer hint...
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The San Francisco 49ers have a crucial game this weekend, facing the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football at Levi’s Stadium as they look to continue their push for the No. 1 seed in the NFC. San Francisco had a nice 49-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday, getting the victory without a couple […]
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The Cleveland Browns do not have the longest NFL playoff drought, not by a long shot, but fans are frustrated with the direction of the team. The discussion around Browns fans has been about how to build a winner, starting with the 2026 NFL draft. The desperate need for top-level players, especially at the quarterback […]
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Note 1: I apologize for how late this is releasing, with the holiday and losing about 2 days of the week to travel I have not had much free time during the week to do this, we will be back to a regular schedule next week! Note 2: Much like week 12, Play reviews for this […]
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The Green Bay Packers ended up losing 22-16 in overtime to the Chicago Bears in week 16, primarily because the offense could not produce a single touchdown inside the red zone. They finished the game 0-for-5 on red zone scoring opportunities as they had to settle for three field goals, two of which came on […]
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The Green Bay Packers are in the playoffs, thanks to two losses by the Detroit Lions since the Packers’ last game. Green Bay may have lost that game to the Chicago Bears, but the Packers’ chances of winning the NFC North and getting a better seed and a home game in the playoffs do remain […]
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49ers GM John Lynch says George Kittle will be game-time decision Sunday (paywall)“Lynch said the short week — the 49ers arrived back from Indianapolis at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday — might make it tough for Kittle to get back on the field this weekend against the Chicago Bears. And he may want to make sure the […]
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At 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, the Chicago Bears (11-4) play at the San Francisco 49ers (11-4). When these two teams match up, who are the best daily fantasy options? Find out below.
49ers vs. Bears Game Info
When: Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 8:20 p.m. ET
Where: Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California
TV info: NBC/Peacock
49ers DFS Projections
Salary values from DraftKings.
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Projected Points per 1K
Christian Mc...
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It’s late December and the Chicago Bears are playoff-bound. With two games remaining, there is still all-important seeding to play for. The Bears have a (remote) chance at the No. 1 seed and no matter how remote, we know coach Ben Johnson is going to go for it. The San Francisco 49ers have the No. […]
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In the last article, we briefly covered the events leading up to the final Chicago Bears touchdown in regulation and broke down the details of that final play that tied the game. Ultimately, the Bears knocked off the Green Bay Packers 22-16 in overtime on the back of a deep shot from Caleb Williams to […]
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The Chicago Bears have two regular-season games left on their schedule and their first postseason appearance since 2020 on the horizon.
However, that will not stop me from cranking up the NFL hot stove in the wake of the Maxx Crosby news.
In case you missed it, NFL on FOX insider Jay Glazer reported that Crosby left the Las Vegas Raiders’ team facility after a disagreement regarding his playing status for the team’s final two regular season games against the New York Giants and Kansa...
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