After successfully making it to the Cubs game in the afternoon, I was also going to Soldier Field to watch the Chicago Bears host the San Francisco 49ers.

Pre Game Dining
If you are looking for a sports bar close to Michigan Ave., then ESPN Zone is your spot. Located at 43 E. Ohio St., the bar is a 2-block walk from Michigan Ave. It’s also a good place to stop if you are taking the red line between Wrigley Field and either US Cellular Field or Soldier Field. I met Nicole before the game at ESPN Zone. As with any ESPN Zone, there are plenty of televisions to watch any game of your choice.

Obtaining Tickets
I already had my season tickets in hand, but noticed there were a lot of scalpers with extra tickets. As I wrote two weeks ago, preseason NFL games are much cheaper to attend than regular season games.

The Game
The 49ers beat the Bears 37-30. Another plus of attending preseason games are watching the quarterback controversies. Earlier this week, Lovie Smith named Kyle Orton the Bears starting quarterback. Orton started last night and performed well.

J.T. O’Sullivan started for the 49ers and performed better than Alex Smith. 49ers coach Mike Nolan has not named his starting quarterback yet.