SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — After weeks of shaky play, the San Francisco 49ers bought again to their outdated type with probably the most dominant first halves in years.
Brock Purdy threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns and the 49ers bounced again from two blowout losses to beat Chicago 38-13 on Sunday and spoil interim coach Thomas Brown’s debut for the Bears.
“We just got back to being us, honestly,” linebacker Fred Warner stated. “The product we were putting on the field the last couple weeks just wasn’t us. We knew that. We had a great opportunity this week to come out at home and right those wrongs and get back to playing our style and what we do best.”
The 49ers (6-7) had been outscored by 53 factors the previous two weeks in losses at Inexperienced Bay and Buffalo that left their playoff hopes teetering with a number of stars similar to Christian McCaffrey, Nick Bosa and Trent Williams sidelined by accidents.
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That prompted coach Kyle Shanahan to have Purdy and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir handle the crew at a gathering Saturday night time that resonated with the crew.
“The message was we need to play with more of a sense of urgency and play desperate,” tight finish George Kittle stated. “Because you just hadn’t really sensed that.”
However San Francisco delivered a efficiency extra paying homage to a 12 months in the past when the Niners went to the Tremendous Bowl, handing the Bears (4-9) their seventh straight loss after outgaining them by 315 yards on the best way to a 24-0 halftime lead.
Purdy delivered his third 300-yard passing sport of the season with two TDs to Jauan Jennings, fill-in again Isaac Guerendo gained 128 yards from scrimmage and scored on two TD runs and Kittle had six catches for 151 yards. That helped ship the highest-scoring sport of the season for the 49ers.
“I think we just all executed, did our job and kept it simple,” Purdy stated. “I think guys weren’t overthinking anything. Just whatever was called we trusted in Kyle and executed.”
The protection did the remaining with sturdy stress from the four-man line that led to rookie Caleb Williams getting sacked seven occasions.
The Bears have been in search of an emotional increase from the primary in-season firing of a head coach in franchise historical past after letting Matt Eberflus go following a late-game clock mismanagement on Thanksgiving at Detroit.
As a substitute they got here up on the brief finish of probably the most lopsided first halves in current reminiscence. Chicago was outgained 319-4 within the first half for the ninth-largest discrepancy since 1991, managed just one first down and trailed by 24 factors on the break.
The Bears allowed Purdy and the San Francisco offense to maneuver down the sector with little resistance with the Niners scoring three TDs and one area aim on their first 5 possessions.
Chicago could not transfer the ball in any respect on offense, producing minus-3 yards passing due to 4 sacks and dropping 37 yards on 5 failed third down makes an attempt.
“We got our (butt) kicked today,” Williams stated. “There’s no approach round it. We bought it handed to us. Offense, protection particular groups, we’ve got to come back out and be higher.”
Williams managed to throw two landing passes to Rome Odunze within the second half, however it was too late to get the Bears again into the sport. Williams completed 17 for 34 for 134 yards and misplaced a fumble, however had his seventh straight begin with out an interception.
Williams’ 56 sacks this season are essentially the most for any Chicago quarterback for the reason that 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
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Accidents
Bears: Returner DeAndre Carter (hamstring) left within the first quarter and did not return. … RB Travis Homer (head) left the sport within the second half.
49ers: Guerendo left the sport within the fourth quarter with a foot harm. Shanahan stated the crew would know extra in regards to the severity on Monday. … LG Ben Bartch (excessive ankle sprain) left the sport within the first half and did not return. Bartch was beginning instead of the injured Aaron Banks and the Niners have been pressured to make use of third-stringer Spencer Burford the remainder of the best way.
Up subsequent
Bears: Go to Minnesota on Monday night time.
49ers: Host the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night time.
