Head to head
Chicago Bears v San Francisco 49ers — every meeting since 2000
Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers have met 17 times since 2000. CHI trail the regular-season series 8-9. Against the closing spread CHI are 9-7 with 1 push. The highest-scoring meeting produced 80 points in 2025; the widest margin was 42.
CHI record
8-9
regular season, 2000–2025
CHI v the spread
9-7-1
covered–against–pushed
Highest scoring
80
combined, 2025
Widest margin
42
2003 season
Every meeting
17 games, 2000–2025| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 WK 17 | CHI 38atSF 42 | 51.5 | SF +3.5 | SF by 4 |
| 2024 WK 14 | CHI 13atSF 38 | 43.5 | SF +3 | SF by 25 |
| 2022 WK 1 | SF 10atCHI 19 | 38 | CHI -6.5 | CHI by 9 |
| 2021 WK 8 | SF 33atCHI 22 | 40 | CHI -4.5 | SF by 11 |
| 2018 WK 16 | CHI 14atSF 9 | 44 | SF -3.5 | CHI by 5 |
| 2017 WK 13 | SF 15atCHI 14 | 42 | CHI +2.5 | SF by 1 |
| 2016 WK 13 | SF 6atCHI 26 | 44 | CHI 0 | CHI by 20 |
| 2015 WK 13 | SF 26atCHI 20 | 43 | CHI +6 | SF by 6 |
| 2014 WK 2 | CHI 28atSF 20 | 47 | SF +7 | CHI by 8 |
| 2012 WK 11 | CHI 7atSF 32 | 34 | SF +3.5 | SF by 25 |
| 2009 WK 10 | CHI 6atSF 10 | 43 | SF +3.5 | SF by 4 |
| 2006 WK 8 | SF 10atCHI 41 | 41.5 | CHI +16 | CHI by 31 |
| 2005 WK 10 | SF 9atCHI 17 | 33 | CHI +12 | CHI by 8 |
| 2004 WK 8 | SF 13atCHI 23 | 35.5 | CHI +2 | CHI by 10 |
| 2003 WK 1 | CHI 7atSF 49 | 40.5 | SF +6.5 | SF by 42 |
| 2001 WK 7 | SF 31atCHI 37 | 39 | CHI +2 | CHI by 6 |
| 2000 WK 16 | CHI 0atSF 17 | 45.5 | SF +6 | SF by 17 |
CHI in the last meetings
- Last 31-2
- Last 52-3
- Last 104-6
The extremes
- Highest scoring2025 week 17 · CHI 38 at SF 4280 points
- Lowest scoring2009 week 10 · CHI 6 at SF 1016 points
- Widest margin2003 week 1 · CHI 7 at SF 4942 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 2000–2025| CHI | SF | Met | CHI record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | Brock Purdy | 2 | 0-2 |
15 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 2000–2025| CHI | SF | Met | CHI record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Eberflus | Kyle Shanahan | 2 | 1-1 |
| Matt Nagy | Kyle Shanahan | 2 | 1-1 |
| Lovie Smith | Mike Nolan | 2 | 2-0 |
| Dick Jauron | Steve Mariucci | 2 | 1-1 |
9 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 2000 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 5 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 2000.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 4 meetings
- Brock Purdy QB · SF · 2g7 TD
- Justin Fields QB · CHI · 2g4 TD
- Caleb Williams QB · CHI · 2g4 TD
- Jauan Jennings WR · SF · 2g3 TD
- Jimmy Garoppolo QB · SF · 1g2 TD
- D'Andre Swift RB · CHI · 1g2 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 4 meetings
- Brock Purdy QB · SF · 2g628 yds
- Caleb Williams QB · CHI · 2g464 yds
- Jimmy Garoppolo QB · SF · 1g322 yds
- Justin Fields QB · CHI · 2g296 yds
- Trey Lance QB · SF · 1g164 yds
- Tyson Bagent QB · CHI · 1g6 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 4 meetings
- Elijah Mitchell RB · SF · 2g178 yds
- Christian McCaffrey RB · SF · 1g140 yds
- Justin Fields QB · CHI · 2g131 yds
- Khalil Herbert RB · CHI · 2g117 yds
- D'Andre Swift RB · CHI · 2g92 yds
- Isaac Guerendo RB · SF · 1g78 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 4 meetings
- Deebo Samuel Sr. WR · SF · 3g207 yds
- Jauan Jennings WR · SF · 3g194 yds
- George Kittle TE · SF · 1g151 yds
- Luther Burden III WR · CHI · 1g138 yds
- Colston Loveland TE · CHI · 1g94 yds
- Ricky Pearsall WR · SF · 2g90 yds
