Two out of three isn’t bad. After consecutive wins at Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers were unable to close out the trio, falling to the Chicago Bears 14-9 in the team’s final home game of 2018. Kyle Shanahan’s team, now 4-11, gave the playoff-bound Bears all they could handle throughout all four quarters with the game coming down to San Francisco’s final drive on offense.
Here’s five takeaways from the 49ers’ Week 16 loss:
Respectable effort
Despite adding their 11th loss of the season, the 49ers deserve some credit for their performance against the champions of the NFC North on Sunday.