But it’s not all good news for the 49ers. Left tackle Trent Williams was shaken up on the first play from scrimmage — Purdy’s pick-six — and is questionable to return with a hamstring injury. Austen Pleasants came in to replace him.

Tossed into the fray after the first play of the game, Pleasants looked like an asset in the run game at left tackle and held up well in pass protection, allowing only one sack in the contest. (And it was on a backside rush.)

Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season will continue on this afternoon with a high-stakes NFC showdown featuring the Chicago Bears visiting the San Francisco 49ers 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. Both of these teams are still in contention for the No. 1 seed in the conference and would be knocked out of contention for that distinction with a loss here.

Brock Purdy did not arrive in the NFL with hype, headlines, or guarantees. He arrived with questions. Drafted last and labeled “Mr. Irrelevant,” he en.

Brock Purdy flourished in anonymity. Caleb Williams struggled in a fish bowl. Now the 49ers’ and Bears’ quarterbacks meet with NFC supremacy as the goal.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall catches a 20-yard pass from quarterback Brock Purdy.

Purdy and Jenna Brandt first met as students at Iowa State. They went public on Instagram in November 2022. Purdy proposed in July 2023 in Saint Cloud, Florida. The pair married on March 9, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa, says People.

Brock Purdy was doing it all on Sunday Night Football against the Chicago Bears in Week 16. The 49ers quarterback has been lights out since returning from his latest injury and continued his terrific play against the Bears despite the fact that the 49ers punted for the first time since November.