| In NFL Week 10, Thursday Night Football, 49ers beat | | | | Smith threw an interception and was sacked twice. |
| Bears 10-6, end 4-game skid. The 49ers snap their | | | | San Francisco did just enough right to win. |
| 4-game losing streak as they handle the Bears 10-6 at | | | | Cutler took chances away all game from Chicago |
| Candlestick Park. | | | | (4-5), which had 10 penalties and lost its second |
| Mike Singletary didn’t exactly hand it to his old | | | | straight and fourth in five. Patrick Willis wreaked havoc |
| team. That didn’t matter, Jay Cutler handed the | | | | on the Bears with 11 tackles, one of few bright spots |
| desperate San Francisco 49ers a much-needed win. | | | | for the 49ers. |
| Frank Gore ran for 104 yards and a touchdown, Cutler | | | | “It’s nice to be on the other sideline of that, |
| threw a career-high five interceptions with his last | | | | that’s for sure,” Smith said. |
| coming in the end zone on the game’s final play | | | | The five interceptions by Cutler are tied for the most |
| and San Francisco snapped a four-game losing streak | | | | by a Bears quarterback since Zeke Bratkowski threw |
| by beating the Chicago Bears 10-6 on Thursday Night | | | | seven in a 42-7 loss to Baltimore on Oct. 2, 1960. |
| Football. | | | | Cutler threw four or more interceptions for the second |
| Niners quarterback Alex Smith won for the first time in | | | | time this season and has an NFL-worst 17 in all. He |
| eight starts since Week 2 in 2007, 17-16 against St. | | | | became the first Bears quarterback since Billy Wade |
| Louis - but it was interesting until the end. | | | | in 1962 to have two four-interception games in a |
| Cutler showed up for his postgame news conference | | | | season. |
| still dressed in his uniform, minus his pads and jersey | | | | “I’ve played Thursday games before and been |
| and quickly apologized. | | | | successful,” Cutler said. “It didn’t affect us. |
| “It was tough. I have to apologize to the | | | | We saw everything coming. They didn’t have any |
| defense,” Cutler said. “I think the offense as a | | | | surprises for us. We just didn’t execute.” |
| whole has to apologize. They played a great game | | | | The Bears got field goals of 50 and 38 yards from |
| and kept us in there even through all the turnovers.” | | | | Robbie Gould in a game that quickly became about |
| | | | who could keep possession of the ball and make the |
| After Singletary elected to punt against his former | | | | fewest mistakes. |
| team on fourth-and-6 from the Chicago 34 with 2:53 | | | | It marked the first time Singletary faced his former |
| left, Cutler drove the Bears to the San Francisco 12 | | | | team as a head coach. The Hall of Fame linebacker |
| with 13 seconds remaining. After an incompletion on | | | | spent all 12 of his NFL seasons with the Bears, |
| first down, Michael Lewis picked off Cutler’s next | | | | capturing two Defensive Player of the Year awards, |
| attempt in the end zone as time expired. That sealed | | | | being selected to 10 Pro Bowls and winning the Super |
| San Francisco’s first win since a 35-0 rout of the | | | | Bowl following 1985 season. |
| Rams back on Oct. 4. | | | | Singletary wanted little to do with the hype of him |
| The game was far from a pretty display by two | | | | facing the Bears, insisting he couldn’t think about |
| struggling teams still hoping to make the playoffs. | | | | anything but coaching the 49ers to victory to save the |
| Four days after the 49ers (4-5) committed four | | | | season. |
| turnovers that led to 24 points in a 34-27 loss to | | | | “They’re just another team on the schedule,” |
| Tennessee Titans, they were penalized nine times and | | | | Singletary said afterward. |