(3) Get another impressive performance from Caleb Williams.
The rookie quarterback has flourished in the last three games with Brown calling plays, registering passer ratings of 97.8, 103.1 and 95.0 against the Packers, Vikings, and Lions, respectively, three teams that entered Week 14 with a combined record of 30-6. Williams put the Bears in position to win all three of those games by engineering late drives.
The No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft has not thrown an interception in his last six starts, tied for the longest streak by an NFL rookie since at least 1950. His 232 consecutive pass attempts without an interception is the longest streak both in Bears history and by an NFL rookie. Williams has thrown at least 30 passes in the last five games without a pick, the longest such streak since Tom Brady’s eight games in 2022 when he was with the Buccaneers.
While preparing for Sunday’s contest, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan described Williams as “as talented as there is.”
“The stuff that you saw in college, you can see in the NFL,” Shanahan said. “As good of a thrower as there is, born to play the position, got the athletic ability to do whatever, he’s got the speed to do whatever. He’s gotten a lot of playing time. He’s getting better as this year goes. I think he’s getting a lot more consistent. I think he’s been playing his best ball, probably, here the last few weeks.”
Receiver DJ Moore, who is questionable for Sunday’s game with a quad injury, leads the Bears and ranks 14th in the NFL with 62 receptions for 663 yards and five touchdowns. Fellow receiver Keenan Allen is coming off his two most productive outings of the year, with nine catches for 86 yards and one TD against the Packers and five receptions for 73 yards and 2 TDs versus the Lions.