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Bears Grades: Cutler has worst game of season in loss to 49ers

By his own admission Jay Cutler was more a part of the problem than the solution in the 26-20 OT loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Cutler had his worst game of the season, with 18-for-31 passing for 202 yards, zero touchdowns and a pick-6 in the first quarter to give the 49ers their first touchdown. Cutler’s 64.2 passer rating fell below his previous low of 67.5 in the opener against Green Bay.

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The low point came in the first quarter, with Cutler throwing to Alshon Jeffery on a flanker screen right, in a crowd, with safety Jimmie Ward intercepting the ball and returning it 29 yards for what was then a tying touchdown.