That was exactly the performance the San Francisco 49ers needed.
After consecutive multiple-score losses to Green Bay and Buffalo, the Niners found themselves on the right side of a blowout, leaving little doubt in a 38-13 win over the Chicago Bears.
The win keeps San Francisco’s slim playoff hopes alive – although the Seahawks and Rams winning on Sunday don’t help – and it was just the type of win the 49ers needed to keep the illusion that is postseason play alive.
The 49ers’ biggest win of the season, in review.