Blaine Gabbert, who threw for 318 yards with a touchdown and an interception last week’s loss to the Cardinals, has quietly played well in San Francisco’s last three games.
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Fast forward a year and a couple of months and these are two teams that sit below.
Everything was going the Bears way early on against the 49ers. So it remains to be seen which struggle will end on Sunday – the 49ers’ road woes or the Bears’ home difficulties. Head coach John Fox has done a lot with very little talent defensively.
That the Bears are even in this position looked unthinkable at the start of the season, when they went 0-3 and were left for dead. In fact, they lost the last six trips there. 500 with a win over the San Francisco 49ers, who have failed to live up to expectations this year, at Soldier Field. All four matchups this decade have gone the Bears’ way dating back to 2001. The 49ers could begin the game with Martin at center and work in Kilgore throughout the game.
Kilgore is active for the first time since he sustained a severe leg injury in October 2014.
Here’s a breakdown of what both teams are thinking heading into Sunday’s 64th all-time meeting. Four of the 49ers five road games this season have gone over the total (Courtesy: Predict Em). But once they got into their rhythm there was no stopping them. That’s certainly nothing to brag about. This will be Draughn’s fourth straight start.
The Bears defense, however, looks great so far. They are looking to finally climb up to the. However, linebacker Navarro Bowman has returned to form with a team-leading 105 tackles along with two sacks. Matt Forte and Jeremy Langford have kept the Bears’ offense running efficiently, and Jay Cutler has limited his turnovers. Right? It’s about time offensive coordinator Adam Gase uses the two versatile backs together whether it’s in the backfield or spread out wide. This is the first time the Bears are favored this season.
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The Bears defense should be able to take advantage of the Niners’ passing attack. “It was a good play on Gabbert’s part”. Pernell McPhee, Willie Young and Lamarr Houston are all 100 percent healthy and that could be a scary thing for this revamped Bears’ defense. Today we didn’t play exceptionally well either. His coutnerpart Tracy Porter has been stepping up each week. San Francisco plus the points is Bryan Leonard’s National Football League best bet of the Week 13 schedule. The only way they don’t win this game is if they commit a bevy of mistake. “The defense, we’re firing on all cylinders, and the kicking game’s starting to come around as well”.
