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November 12, 2009
49ers-Bears in game

2Q

CHI 2nd and 3 from 33 ... Forte gains two yards ... 3rd and 1: Forte squirts through for 1 yard ... 1st and 10 from 30: Pass to Olsen caught out of bounds ... 2nd and 10: Forte breals loose, gains 16 yards ... 1st and 10 from SF 14: Forte stopped for no gain ... 2nd and 10: Cutler to Bennett, mistackle by Spencer, gains nine ... 3rd and 1: Cutler keeps, gets the first down, gains two ... 1st and G from three: Forte gains 1 ... 2nd and G from two: Forte stuffed, no gain ... 3rd and 1: Cutler tries to hit TE Kellen Davis, pass is intercepted by Aubrayo Franklin ... 49ers take over at 11 ...

49ers at own 11 ... Smith sacked by Harrison, loses five ... 2nd and 15: Vernon has another false start, makes it 2nd and 18 from SF 3: Screen to Morgan, goes upfield for 11 ... 3rd and 7: Pass to Gore, runs for first down ... 1st and 10 from SF 23: Nice dump from Smith to Gore gains nine ... 2nd and 1: Gore gains one .... 1st and 10: ball batted in air at line of scrimmage, nearly int'd by Roach ... 2nd and 10: Gore rushes for four yards ... 3rd and six: Smith over the middle, finds Morgan for nine yards ... 1st and 10 from SF 46: Smith goes deep for Crabtree, but the rookie doesn't make a play on the ball and it's intercepted at the CHI 19 ...

CHI takes over from 19 ... 1st down: False start on Hester ... 1st and 15: Forte has a nice run but holding on Hester ... 1st and 19: Pass to Forte, knocked out of bounds by Lewis ... 2nd and 15: Pass to Forte with blockers. Spencer misses another open-field tackle and Forte gains 37 yards ... SPIKES SHAKEN UP ... 1st and 10 from SF 49: Brown intercepts pass for Hester, returns it to the CHI 14 ... Gore breaks through line untouched, scores touchdown. Gets a nice block by Baas ... 49ers 7, CHI 0

SPIKES HAS HAMSTRING STRAIN AND IT OUT FOR REST OF GAME

CHI from own 17: Spencer almost comes up with pick but pass is inc. ... 2nd and 10: Forte gains two ... 3rd and 8: Screen to Forte gains 12 ... 1st and 10: Pass over the middle to Bennett gains 17 to the SF 49 ... Chi calls 1st t.o. with :37 left ... 1st and 10: Brooks bats down Cutler's pass ... 2nd and 10: Delay of game ... 2nd and 15: Pass to Knox, runs out of bounds after gaining 11 ... 3rd and 4: Pass to Olsen for first down ... CHI takes 2nd t.o. at SF 39 with :20 left ... 1st and 10: Cutler inc. to Hester in the end zone ... 2nd and 10: Cutler to Bennett; pi on Spencer at 35 ... 1st and 10 w/ :09 Pass to Hester to the 27, gain of eight ... sets up 45-yard field goal with :06 ... Delay of game on Bears makes it a 50 yarder ... which is GOOD 49ers 7, Chi 3

1Q

Niners win the toss, but for the second game in a row they elect to defer to the second half ....

Chicago from their 18 ... 1st: Pass to Forte, corralled by Lawson after 2 yards ... 2nd and 8: Cutler no where to go, throws inc. to TE Clark ... 3rd and 8: Good pass rush, pass to Forte but hit immediately by Willis after 2 ... 4th and 6 ... PUNT ... Jones returns a couple of yards to the SF 41

SF from own 41 ... 1st: Smith to Crabtree 25 yards down the sideline. Crabtree makes a one-handed reception that is ruled incomplete but challenged by Singletary ... Ruling stands -- incomplete pass ... 2nd and 10: Slant to Crabtree goes for 15 yards ... 1st and 10: Out of the shotgun, Gore runs for 5 yards ... 2nd and 5: Gore gains three with Norris leading way ... 3rd and 2: Pass to Crabtree for eight yards, offsides on Bears; Crabtree very animated ... 1st and 10 from Chi 28: Pass to Davis, breaks tackle of 234-lb lb Nick Roach and picks up six yards ... 2nd and 4: Gore up the middle; offsides defense ... 1st and 10 from Chi17: False start on Vernon Davis ... 1st and 15: Gore carries right side, gains eight ... 2nd and 7: Smith hits Crabtree on slant but Crabtree drops it ... 3rd and 7: Harris sacks Smith (minus seven) but it's Ogunleye who pressures the QB ... Nedney misses 39-yard FG ....

CHI from own 29 ... 1st: Forte held for no gain ... 2nd and 10: Forte hit by Haralson ... 3rd and 9: Pass to Olsen, held in check by Roman ... PUNT ... Jones allows it to bounce, downed at SF 26 ...

SF takes over at own 26 ... 1st: Gore up the middle for four ... 2nd and 6: Gore hit by Ogunleye, no gain ... 3rd and 6: Pass to Hill, jukes and stretches for first down but comes up a foot short ... PUNT ... illegal block in the back gives Chi ball at own 10

Chi takes over at 10 ... 1st: Pass to Clark gains seven ... 2nd and 3: Forte gains two ... 3rd and 1: Forte hits hole, gains two ... 1st and 10: Screen to Hester too high ... 2nd and 10: Cutler to Olsen, gains 15 yards ... 1st and 10: Forte carries, gains two ... 2nd and 8: Cutler to Olsen along sideline, gains 20 ... 1st and 10: pass to Olsen, gains 7 ... END 1st Q

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MATTHEW BARROWS

Matt was born in Blacksburg, Va., and attended the University of Virginia. He graduated in 1995, went to Northwestern for a journalism degree a year later, and got his first job at a South Carolina daily in 1997. He joined The Bee as a Metro reporter in 1999 and started covering the 49ers in 2003. His favorite player of all time is Darrell Green.

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