Somebody was clearing the ways for the 170 Bears’ rushing yards and keeping quarterback Jay Cutler clean, with the only hit coming on a sack on one San Francisco blitz that got through otherwise very good protection. The Bears converted eight of 17 third downs, with 12 passing first downs and eight by rushing.
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Charles Leno gets kudos for finding and sustaining second-level blocks on Matt Forte’s second-quarter TD, sifting through bodies and continuing to drive the pile after two 49ers had contact with Forte.
“We ran the ball well, protected well,” said center Hroniss Grasu. “We’ve just got to score every time in the red zone. We’ll learn from that.”
Moon's Grade: A