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Bears vs. 49ers: 5 bold Week 16 predictions for San Francisco

Just over a year ago, the San Francisco 49ers were able to ride the leg of kicker Robbie Gould and the arm of newly minted starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo en route to a 15-14 road win over the Chicago Bears, who ended up finishing 2017 with a 5-11 record before firing their head coach, John Fox, and undergoing a slew of changes between then and this season.

Now, sitting at 10-4 and already having secured the NFC North crown, the Bears are arguably the most complete team in the NFL and are getting hot at the right moment.