The 49ers' playoff picture has some options. But the 49ers' dream playoff scenario could include the 1 seed in the NFC.

The Chicago Bears enter Week 16 having recorded 29 sacks, ranking 20th in the league. While the Bears’ opportunistic defense has created the most turnovers, averaging 2.1 per game, the team could look to add a veteran pass-rusher for a playoff push.

And they both ended up competing for the No. 1 seed in a competitive conference the year after. In 2019, San Francisco was dealing with the Seattle Seahawks (finished 11-5) and the Los Angeles Rams (finished 9-7). This year, the 49ers have both the Seahawks (11-3) and the Rams (11-3) ahead of them.

The Chicago Bears just caught a stroke of injury luck and timing ahead of a tough three-game stretch to finish the season.

Despite the missed opportunity to gain ground, the 49ers improved to 10-4 and remain firmly in the playoff hunt with three games left on the schedule. San Francisco will travel to face the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16 before closing the regular season with home games against the Chicago Bears and the Seahawks.

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The San Francisco 49ers sit at 9-4 and the No. 6 seed in the NFC after their long-awaited bye week. With the 2-11 Tennessee Titans coming into San Francisco on Sunday, it is safe to say the 49ers have a very realistic chance to reach 10-4 by the end of the week — a remarkable outcome considering the injuries that have plagued this team.

1965: Rookie Gale Sayers — the “Kansas Comet” — scored six touchdowns at a muddy Wrigley Field, tying the NFL’s single-game record in the Chicago Bears’ 61-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Sayers carried the ball just nine times from scrimmage — and scored on four of those.

The San Francisco 49ers could be getting some unexpected speed injected into their receiving corps late in the 2025 season.