Gabbert’s 71-yard touchdown pass beats Bears in overtime 26-20

Gould was wide left on a 36-yard attempt on the final play of regulation and Blaine Gabbert threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith in overtime, sending Cutler and the Bears to a 26-20 loss to the lowly San Francisco 49ers.

Fast forward a year and a couple of months and these are two teams that sit below.

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“Coach (Eric Mangini) called a great play, and I was showing blitz, and I think he thought I was going to blitz, so he checked out of it”, Ward said. In fact, they lost the last six trips there.

The San Francisco 49ers come back in overtime to beat the Chicago Bears 26-20 at Soldier Field.

The 49ers woke up with a goal on Sunday morning. And, coming into this season with a new front office and a new coaching staff utilizing mismatched personnel, the expectation was that the Bears would be the worst team in this division and one of the worst teams in the NFL.

Here’s a breakdown of what both teams are thinking heading into Sunday’s 64th all-time meeting. San Francisco has allowed at least 81 yards to a receiver in three of its last four games. Kaepernick, however, has regressed significantly over the past few years, and this season, was demoted below Blaine Gabbert to second string. That’s certainly nothing to brag about. Running back Shaun Draughn scored on a 1-yard run. Smith only had 21 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns before the win against the Bears.

First, Gabbert outruns the entire Bears defense for a 44-yard touchdown to tie the game at 20.

What’s happened to San Francisco?

Matt Forte and Jeremy Langford make a nice tandem out of the backfield.

And that’s the cold reality check Bears fans received Sunday at Soldier Field.

Finally, it was time to end a game filled with too many punts (nine) and injuries (tight end Vance McDonald and sack leader Aaron Lynch left with concussions, linebacker Michael Wilhoie with a tweaked ankle). Cameron Meredith and Josh Bellamy will see time opposite Jeffery with riser Marc Mariani manning the slot.

The play marked Gabbert’s longest run of his career and the 49ers longest run of the season. Pernell McPhee, Willie Young and Lamarr Houston are all 100 percent healthy and that could be a scary thing for this revamped Bears’ defense. His coutnerpart Tracy Porter has been stepping up each week.

The Bears’ own mistakes certainly aided San Francisco’s victory fortunes and eventual outcome. The second half was less impressive, though they sacked Gabbert a total of four times. For instance, why did Adam Gase’s offense still look so out of sync against the league’s 29th defense?