49ers report card: ‘We’re finally playing team football’

SANTA CLARA – Here is how the 49ers (6-7) graded in over the Chicago Bears (4-9):

started his 325-yard renaissance by accounting for all 70 yards and going 4-for-4 on the opening touchdown drive. With 258 yards and two touchdowns en route to a 24-0 halftime lead, he found a rhythm that has been missing all season, and he looked far removed from last . George Kittle’s 151 yards (six catches, six targets) matched the fourth-highest total of his career. Jauan Jennings, acknowledging postgame he has been battling off-field issues this season, caught both of Purdy’s touchdown passes and finished with a team-high seven receptions for 90 yards. Isaac Guerendo’s grabs of 23 and 27 yards were key to touchdown drives. Deebo Samuel had just 22 yards on two catches, and he was even less productive as a rusher (13 yards, five carries). Jaylon Moore’s filled in remarkably well at left tackle in Trent Williams’ three-game absence.

In Guerendo’s starting debut, he got stopped for no gain on his first carry, then churned out 78 yards (15 carries) and two touchdowns before leaving in the fourth quarter with a foot sprain. That prompted the 49ers to summon their fifth-string running back in camp, Patrick Taylor Jr., and he delivered a 3-yard touchdown run to cap the scoring. Not to be overlooked was the Purdy Plunge that paid off with a pair of conversions, including fourth-and-1 from the Bears 23. The 49ers totaled 131 yards, three touchdowns and 34 carries. Their 3.9-yard average was their third-smallest this season.