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San Francisco 10 Chicago 41
 Final 1 2 3 4 T
 49ers 0 0 0 10 10
 Bears 24 17 0 0 41
   
October 29, 2006 Soldier Field-Attendance: 62,200 (61,000) Time: 3:56
Scoring Summary
 FIRST QUARTER SF CHI
 CHI FG 12:05  Robbie Gould 43 yard field goal attempt is good. 0 3
 CHI TD 10:39  Thomas Jones rush to the right for 7 yards for a touchdown. 0 9
 CHI PAT 10:39  Robbie Gould extra point attempt is good. 0 10
 CHI TD 1:55  Rex Grossman pass completion to the middle to Muhsin Muhammad for 5 yards for a touchdown. 0 16
 CHI PAT 1:55  Robbie Gould extra point attempt is good. 0 17
 CHI TD 1:02  Cedric Benson rush to the left for 1 yard for a touchdown. 0 23
 CHI PAT 1:02  Robbie Gould extra point attempt is good. 0 24
 SECOND QUARTER SF CHI
 CHI TD 10:33  Rex Grossman pass completion to the left to Desmond Clark for 1 yard for a touchdown. 0 30
 CHI PAT 10:33  Robbie Gould extra point attempt is good. 0 31
 CHI FG 3:15  Robbie Gould 36 yard field goal attempt is good. 0 34
 CHI TD 0:10  Rex Grossman pass completion to the right to Desmond Clark for 27 yards for a touchdown. 0 40
 CHI PAT 0:10  Robbie Gould extra point attempt is good. 0 41
 FOURTH QUARTER SF CHI
 SF FG 11:35  Joe Nedney 23 yard field goal attempt is good. 3 41
 SF TD 6:49  Alex Smith pass completion to the right to Antonio Bryant for 16 yards for a touchdown. 9 41
 SF PAT 6:49  Joe Nedney extra point attempt is good. 10 41

Statistics
 San Francisco Passing
  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
 A. Smith 16/26 146 5.6 1 1
 Team 16/26 146 5.6 1 1
 Chicago Passing
  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
 R. Grossman 23/29 252 8.7 3 0
 B. Griese 2/3 11 3.7 0 0
 Team 25/32 263 8.2 3 0
 San Francisco Rushing
  CAR YDS AVG TD LG
 F. Gore 12 111 9.3 0 53
 A. Smith 5 23 4.6 0 9
 M. Robinson 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4
 Team 18 130 7.2 0 53
 Chicago Rushing
  CAR YDS AVG TD LG
 T. Jones 23 111 4.8 1 12
 C. Benson 8 26 3.3 1 11
 B. Griese 2 -2 -1.0 0 -1
 J. McKie 1 0 0.0 0 0
 A. Peterson 1 10 10.0 0 10
 Team 35 145 4.1 2 12
 San Francisco Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
 A. Bryant 5 58 11.6 1 16
 A. Battle 4 32 8.0 0 19
 E. Johnson 3 40 13.3 0 25
 F. Gore 2 9 4.5 0 6
 M. Robinson 2 7 3.5 0 4
 Team 16/26 146 5.6 1 1
 Chicago Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
 D. Clark 6 86 14.3 2 27
 B. Berrian 5 41 8.2 0 15
 M. Muhammad 5 65 13.0 1 27
 T. Jones 4 23 5.8 0 7
 J. McKie 3 37 12.3 0 26
 C. Benson 1 3 3.0 0 3
 A. Peterson 1 8 8.0 0 8
 Team 25/32 263 8.2 3 0
 San Francisco Tackles
  TKL SOL AST SK-YD
 M. Adams 8 7 1 0-0
 M. Lawson 7 6 1 0-0
 W. Harris 5 5 0 0-0
 R. Fields 4 4 0 0-0
 S. Spencer 4 4 0 0-0
 D. Smith 5 4 1 0-0
 M. Roman 5 4 1 0-0
 J. Ulbrich 5 4 1 0-0
 A. Adams 4 3 1 0.5-3
 B. Young 4 3 1 0-0
 K. Lewis 3 3 0 0-0
 M. Oliver 2 2 0 0-0
 J. Smiley 2 2 0 0-0
 C. Williams 2 2 0 0-0
 M. Douglas 3 2 1 0-0
 T. Slaughter 3 2 1 0-0
 A. Lee 1 1 0 0-0
 E. Heitmann 1 1 0 0-0
 P. Haralson 1 1 0 0-0
 B. Moore 1 0 1 0.5-3
 Team 70 60 10 1-6
 Chicago Tackles
  TKL SOL AST SK-YD
 C. Tillman 8 8 0 0-0
 L. Briggs 6 6 0 0-0
 T. Johnson 5 5 0 0-0
 B. Ayanbadejo 4 4 0 0-0
 D. Manning 3 3 0 0-0
 T. Johnson 2 2 0 0-0
 A. Peterson 2 2 0 0-0
 M. Anderson 2 2 0 1-8
 B. Urlacher 1 1 0 0-0
 R. Manning Jr. 1 1 0 0-0
 A. Ogunleye 1 1 0 1-6
 C. Worrell 1 1 0 0-0
 I. Idonije 2 1 1 0-0
 H. Hillenmeyer 2 1 1 0-0
 R. Wilson 1 1 0 0-0
 N. Vasher 1 1 0 0-0
 A. Brown 2 1 1 0-0
 L. Joe 1 1 0 0-0
 T. Harris 1 0 1 0-0
 Team 46 42 4 2-14
 San Francisco Interceptions
  INT YDS AVG LG TD
 Team 0 0 0
 Chicago Interceptions
  INT YDS AVG LG TD
 B. Urlacher 1 0 0 0 0
 Team 1 0 0 0 0
 San Francisco Punting
  TOT YDS AVG -20
 A. Lee 4 156 39 1
 Team 4 156 39.0 1
 Chicago Punting
  TOT YDS AVG -20
 B. Maynard 3 154 51.3 1
 Team 3 154 51.3 1
 San Francisco Punt Returns
  TOT YDS AVG LG TD
 B. Williams 2 31 15.5 21 0
 Team 2 31 15.5 21 0
 Chicago Punt Returns
  TOT YDS AVG LG TD
 D. Hester 1 42 42 42 0
 Team 1 42 42 42 0
 San Francisco Kickoff Returns
  TOT YDS AVG LG TD
 M. Hicks 6 126 21 24 0
 Team 6 126 21 24 0
 Chicago Kickoff Returns
  TOT YDS AVG LG TD
 R. Davis 3 73 24.3 28 0
 Team 3 73 24.3 28 0
 San Francisco Fumbles
  FUM LOST REC YDS
 A. Smith 2 2 0 0
 M. Hicks 1 1 0 0
 F. Gore 1 0 0 0
 A. Bryant 1 1 0 0
 Team 5 4 1 0
 Chicago Fumbles
  FUM LOST REC YDS
 R. Grossman 1 0 1 0
 B. Berrian 1 0 0 0
 Team 2 0 1 0
 San Francisco Missed Field Goals
  YDS/MFG
 NONE        -
 Chicago Missed Field Goals
  YDS/MFG
 NONE        -

Team Stat Comparison
  SF CHI
 1st Downs 12  24 
   3rd down efficiency 3-10  7-14 
   4th down efficiency 0-1  1-2 
 Total Yards 262  402 
 Passing 132  257 
   Comp-Att 16-26  25-32 
   Yards per pass 4.7  7.8 
 Rushing 130  145 
   Rushing Attempts 18  35 
   Yards per rush 7.2  4.1 
 Penalties 5-38  5-49 
 Sacks against 2-14  1-6 
   Turnovers 5  0 
     Fumbles-lost 5-4  2-0 
     Interceptions thrown 1  0 
 Possession 22:55  37:05 

Officials
 Referee: Ron Winter, Umpire: Roy Ellison, Line Judge: Tom Stephan,
 Side Judge: John Parry, Head Linesman: Tom Stabile, Back Judge: Jim Howey,
 Field Judge: Bill Lovett

Summary Back to top

Bears 41, 49ers 10

CHICAGO (AP) - Brian Urlacher's one-handed interception was headed to the highlight reel as soon as he tumbled to the ground after somehow batting the ball to himself.

Urlacher's stellar play symbolized what kind of afternoon it was for the refreshed and still unbeaten Chicago Bears - and how frustrating the day was for the San Francisco 49ers.

Wearing bright orange uniforms and showing their speed on defense and special teams, the Bears overwhelmed the 49ers from the outset. They jumped to a 24-0 first-quarter lead and 41-0 halftime cushion before coasting to a 41-10 victory Sunday.

At 7-0, Chicago is off to its best start since the 1985 Super Bowl champions won their first 12 games.

''It was amazing. Twenty-four points in the first quarter? That's pretty impressive, especially in this league. It doesn't happen a lot,'' said Rex Grossman, who rebounded from his poorest performance to throw three TD passes.

Urlacher's acrobatic interception, in which he batted Alex Smith's pass and then caught it with one hand as he was being knocked down by the 49ers Justin Smiley, was one of four turnovers the Bears generated in the first half. All four led to touchdowns.

Urlacher's play came on the heels of a national sports magazine survey of NFL players in which he was rated the second-most overrated player to Terrell Owens.

Asked if he had any reaction to the poll, last year's NFL Defensive Player of the Year said: ''No, I don't. Watch the film. I don't know what people are saying. All I can do is go out there and play hard and try to help my team win.''

Grossman rebounded from a four-interception, two-fumble performance in a narrow 24-23 win at Arizona before a bye week to complete 23 of 29 passes for 252 yards against the 49ers' woeful pass defense.

''I'm just glad I went out and did what the coaches asked me to do, respond from having a poor game and learn from some of the mistakes I made and continue to get better,'' Grossman said.

The 24 first-quarter points set a franchise record for the opening period and the 41 in the first half tied a mark set in 1948 against Washington.

''At halftime you just think to yourself, 'How did it get out of control so fast?''' said 49ers defensive lineman Bryant Young. ''It happened so fast we were just trying to find a way to get it resolved. ... We have to give ourselves a chance.''

San Francisco averted a shutout in the fourth quarter on a 23-yard field goal by Joe Nedney and a 16-yard TD pass from Smith to Antonio Bryant.

Six plays after Urlacher's interception, Grossman's 5-yard TD pass to Muhsin Muhammad made it 17-0 and the Bears were on their way.

How good are they?

''No one expects us to do what we do. No one wants to give us any credit,'' Urlacher said. ''Everyone wants to say they didn't play well. There's a reason they didn't play well.''

Smith was stripped of the ball in the 49ers' next series, and Tommie Harris picked it up and ran to San Francisco's 13. That set up a 1-yard TD by Cedric Benson and a 24-0 lead with a minute to go in the opening quarter.

''Hopefully I will never have to deal with a halftime coming in 41-0 like that,'' Smith said. ''We talked about it all week. This is a team that feeds off turnovers, a team that strives off turnovers.''

The Bears had such a comfortable lead they went on fourth down from the San Francisco 1 early in the second quarter. Grossman lofted a TD pass to Desmond Clark.

After the Bears took an early 3-0 lead, the 49ers Maurice Hicks fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Cameron Worrell recovered at the 15, leading to a 7-yard TD run by Thomas Jones.

San Francisco entered giving up 32 points a game, but the defense wasn't to fault early on because turnovers allowed the Bears to work from short fields. Drives started at the 15, 41 and 13, and they turned all three into touchdowns to take the big opening-quarter lead.

The 49ers coughed up the ball a fourth time late in the half when Bryant caught a pass and fumbled, with Ricky Manning Jr. recovering.

Instead of running out the clock, the Bears capitalized again. Grossman's 27-yard TD pass to a wide-open Clark with 10 seconds left, which completed a quick four-play, 70-yard drive in just 62 seconds.

Notes: The Bears' previous high in points for the first quarter was 21 on four occasions, the most recent in 1986. .. After gaining just 43 yards on 11 carries in the previous game, Jones finished with 111 on 23 carries. He was stopped at the 1 in the third quarter on a fourth down at the end of a nine-minute drive. ... Smith finished 16 of 26 for 146 yards. Frank Gore rushed for 111 yards on 12 carries, thanks to a 53-yard run. ... Bears DT Tank Johnson was forced out in the second half with a shoulder sprain.