49ers beat the Bears 38-13 to spoil Thomas Brown's coaching debut

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) rolls out to pass against the Chicago Bears during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) rolls out to pass against the Chicago Bears during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard)


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes and the San Francisco 49ers bounced back from two blowout losses to beat Chicago 38-13 and spoil interim coach Thomas Brown's debut for the Bears. The 49ers had been outscored by 53 points the past two weeks in losses at Green Bay and Buffalo that left their playoff hopes teetering. But San Francisco delivered a performance more reminiscent of a year ago when the Niners went to the Super Bowl. The Bears lost their seventh straight and didn't get an emotional boost from the first in-season firing of a head coach in franchise history.

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