The San Francisco 49ers travel to Soldier Field to face the Chicago Bears at 6:00 pm BST on Sunday, September 11. Here are all the ways to follow the game.
HOW TO WATCH
Live Streaming
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FOLLOW ALONG
San Francisco 49ers Live Blog
Live Blog: Fans can follow the game via the 49ers live blog for in-game updates, highlights, stats and analysis during the team's Week 1 matchup against the Chicago Bears. Be apart of the action by chatting on the live blog to share your live reactions, interact with fans across the world and get your questions about the game answered by 49ers Digital Media Coordinator Briana McDonald.
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
- Number of Home Openers vs. Chicago: 4
- Series Record: 49ers lead the series 35-32-1
- 49ers Away Record vs. Bears: Chicago leads the series 6-7
San Francisco 49ers
Head coach: Kyle Shanahan
Players to watch:
Defense
- CB Charvarius Ward
- DL Drake Jackson
- S Talanoa Hufanga
- LB Fred Warner
Offense
- QB Trey Lance
- WR Brandon Aiyuk
- RB Elijah Mitchell
- LT Trent Williams
Chicago Bears
Head coach: Matt Eberflus
Players to watch:
Defense
- LB Roquan Smith
- DE Robert Quinn
- CB Jaylon Johnson
- S Eddie Jackson
Offense
- OL Cody Whitehair
- QB Justin Fields
- WR Darnell Mooney
- RB David Montgomery
NFL Schedule Lexicon
Away: Games where the 49ers are on the road to play at the opposing team's stadium.
Bye: In the NFL, each team has a scheduled week in or near to the middle of the season where they do not play a game. The week is referred to as a Bye week. This season, the 49ers Bye is in Week 9.
Conference: There are 32 teams in the National Football League (NFL) that are split evenly between two conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The 49ers play in the NFC.
Division: Each conference is broken down into 4 divisions: East, North, South and West. Each division has 4 teams, who play each other twice a year. The 49ers are in the NFC West along with the Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks.
Home: 49ers games played at Levi's® Stadium.
Primetime: Primetime games are the matches that air in the evening in the United States. Every game aired in these time slots is aired nationally and the only game being played at that time. There are at least three primetime games every week: "Thursday Night Football," "Sunday Night Football" and "Monday Night Football."
Week: The NFL season consists of 272 total games, with each of the NFL's 32 teams playing 17 matches during an 18-week period with one Bye week off. The NFL generally schedules games in five time slots during the week. The first game of the week is played on "Thursday Night Football" and the final game of each week is played on "Monday Night Football."
