49ers’ Phil Dawson: Does not attempt field goal

And 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert is a nominee!

How preposterous did it get?

Gabbert started to make his presence felt in the game when he tied it 20-20 in the fourth quarter, rushing for a 44-yard touchdown to send it to overtime.

Phil Dawson compared kicking Sunday at Soldier Field to the difficulty of trying to swing a golf club in the U.S. Open s notoriously thick rough.

“In crunchtime like that, it’s all or nothing”. I’m watching this guy out there running around.

“Finishing strong”, Jenkins said of what the 5-7 Bears hope to accomplish in the final four games. But Mr. Reliable missed the short field goal as time expired forcing overtime. Gould obliged, and overtime ensued.

RUSH DEFENSE: C-plus. The Bears controlled much of the game with their rushing attack, rolling up 12 first downs behind 84 yards from Matt Forte.

He s been really steady, the coach said. OK, things don’t work out the way they should.

The 49ers were able to get their first road win of the season in Chicago, where they haven’t won a regular season game since 1974.

“The only difference between people with good records and maybe not so good records is they’ve won more of their close games than the not-so-good-record teams”, coach John Fox said.

At 4-8, the 2015 San Francisco 49ers aren’t going to be making any plans for playoff football this season, and the sizable focus of the team over the remaining four games will be on younger cast members striving to make an impact for 2016 and beyond.

That red zone throw set up a key touchdown early in the second quarter, but it was Gabbert’s overtime throw that gave the 49ers a 2-2 record with him as the starter. “It worked perfectly. Torrey did a great job tracking the ball in the air and using his speed to outrun everybody”. Nonetheless, the bottom line was the Bears placed themselves where they wanted to be – at the 49ers’ 18 with two seconds left.

After recording sacks in back-to-back games against the Denver Broncos and Packers, outside linebacker Willie Young logged 1.5 sacks against the 49ers.

And don’t underestimate just the sheer camaraderie Long said has blossomed under Fox this season. “The read was off of the corner; if the corner came down on me, he was throwing it over the top, and that’s what ended up happening. All these players in the National Football League are incredible athletes and awesome individuals, and you get into a moment like that, enjoy it. Savor it”.

Smith blew past everyone down the left side, including safety Chris Prosinski.

A personal foul penalty on a kickoff late in the fourth quarter gave the 49ers good field position after the Bears took the lead, helping lead to the tying touchdown.

“It’s really off everybody, underneath defenders, corner, free safety”. They are 3-11 at home the last two years and coaches may need to take a different approach. Other than Michigan Stare’s Connor Cook and maybe the kid from Memphis, it’s really hard to fathom a true, legitimate first round quarterback prospect. He has one more year on his deal, and there haven’t been any talks of extensions, so no. But the 49ers are pleased with what they’re seeing so far in his half-season audition, while Kaepernick, who was once thought to be out completely from the team, is still in the running, although it probably won’t happen without him taking a massive pay cut during the offseason.

But you never ever know once the QB wheel starts turning.

The San Francisco 49ers, in the same evening that reports broke of members within the organization being willing to keep quarterback Colin Kapernick around for next season, avoided any dismay and found a way to get the win. Standout performances from first-round picks Jaquiski Tartt and Jimmie Ward limited the Bears to 202 yards passing and zero touchdowns to go along with their interception.