Bears bring an interim coach into their meeting against the struggling 49ers
Associated PressChicago at San Francisco Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: 49ers by 4. Key injuries WRs Keenan Allen and DJ Moore, RBs D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson, DB Elijah Hicks and OL Ryan Bates all missed practice on Wednesday for Chicago.. San Francisco DE Nick Bosa and LT Trent Williams are in danger of missing their third straight games.. Mason and McCaffrey will be out for several weeks.. LG Aaron Banks remained in concussion protocol to start the week for the Niners.. San Francisco CB Deommodore Lenoir is expected back after missing one game with a knee injury. Series notes The Bears are 2-0 at Levi’s Stadium, winning the first regular-season game here in 2014 and again in 2018.. Chicago won the previous meeting in the 2022 opener and is seeking its first back-to-back wins against San Francisco since winning three straight in 2004-06. The 49ers have lost three straight games and are looking to avoid their first four-game skid since 2021.. San Francisco has lost back-to-back games by at least 24 points for the fourth time in franchise history and first since 2015.. That’s first time they have done that in back-to-back games since doing it three straight in 2018.. San Francisco’s Deebo Samuel had 208 yards on kick returns last week for the second most in a game in team history to Abe Woodson’s 210 in 1962 against Detroit.. Samuel has been held to fewer than 25 yards from scrimmage in three straight games for the first time in his career..