Studs and duds from Bears’ gut-wrenching Week 17 loss to 49ers

The Chicago Bears’ hopes for the No. 1 seed died at Levi’s Stadium during Sunday night’s Week 17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

The Bears fell one play short when Caleb Williams’ final pass of the game fell to the turf, sending Chicago home as the 42-38 loser.

Indeed, there are no moral victories at this point in the NFL season, but if we’re being honest, no Bears fan would’ve really thought Chicago would be in this position this quickly during the Ben Johnson era.

And by this position, I mean the NFC North champions fighting for the first-round bye down to the final play of Week 17.

So, yeah, maybe losing to the 49ers by one score in a game that was very winnable isn’t a moral victory, but it didn’t hurt the Bears’ optics.

If anything, their performance on Sunday night in front of a national viewing audience elevated their standing around the NFL.

Here are the studs and duds from the Bears’ Week 17 loss.

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