San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan walks to midfield after an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)SANTA CLARA – The 49ers lost to the Chicago Bears 14-9 Sunday afternoon. Here are the 49ers’ grades:
NICK MULLENS: C-MINUS. He mostly played without his No. 1 receiver (Dante Pettis) and starting running back (Matt Breida), and mostly played well against a great defense. Mullens passed for 241 yards, threw four passes that were tipped at the line of scrimmage because the interior line couldn’t hold its ground, threw two incomplete screen passes because the receiver was covered, threw at least a half dozen incomplete passes because the Bears pass rush disrupted his rhythm, threw a touchdown pass that George Kittle dropped and an accurate pass which Marquise Goodwin tipped to the Bears for an interception.