Aug 21, 2008 - 11:18 PM
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CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears solidified their quarterback situations in Thursday's preseason game. The same cannot be said of their defenses.
J. T. O'Sullivan was nearly flawless, helping guide the 49ers to an entertaining 37-30 victory over the Bears.
Playing slightly more than one quarter, O'Sullivan finished 7-of-8 for 126 yards and a touchdown to all but lock up the starting job. He capped his 158.3 quarterback rating with a 37-yard touchdown pass to Jason Hill 36 seconds into the second quarter.
Former No. 1 overall pick Alex Smith replaced O'Sullivan and struggled. Smith remained in the game through the third quarter, finishing 6-of-17 for 83 yards with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Dominique Zeigler with 9:28 left in the third quarter.
The Bears' decision to go with quarterback Kyle Orton as starter also was reinforced. He finished 10-for-17 with 147 yards and a quarterback rating of 126.3.
Orton tossed two touchdown passes to Rashied Davis, the first for 21 yards in the first quarter and the second for 7 yards in the second.
Backup Rex Grossman, on the other hand, faced a steady stream of boos. Grossman replaced Orton on the Bears' second drive of the second half, and was 1-of-4 for six yards.
On its first drive, San Francisco ran four times behind running back Frank Gore, who finished with eight rushes for 51 yards. He added a pair of receptions for 19 yards.
Chicago's rookie running back Matt Forte continued his impressive start, carrying 11 times in a 44-yard first-half performance.
With defense an after-thought for most of the contest, the game ended on an appropriate note when Bears wideout Brandon Rideau hauled in a 51-yard Hail Mary scoring pass from Caleb Hanie as time expired.
From the Bleachers
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SAN FRANCISCO: 37
CHICAGO: 30
Final
Aug 21 11:12 PM -
SAN FRANCISCO: 37
CHICAGO: 30
End of Regulation
Aug 21 11:12 PM -
NFL
TD CHI
BRANDON RIDEAU 51 YD PASS FROM CALEB HANIE
(ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
SAN FRANCISCO 37
CHICAGO 30 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Aug 21 11:12 PM -
NFL
FG SFO
RICKY SCHMITT 31 YD
SAN FRANCISCO 37
CHICAGO 23 4:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Aug 21 10:57 PM -
NFL
TD SFO
THOMAS CLAYTON 15 YD RUN
(RICKY SCHMITT KICK)
SAN FRANCISCO 34
CHICAGO 23 14:13 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Aug 21 10:39 PM -
SAN FRANCISCO: 27
CHICAGO: 23
End of 3rd
Aug 21 10:35 PM -
NFL
FG CHI
ROBBIE GOULD 28 YD
SAN FRANCISCO 27
CHICAGO 23 5:43 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Aug 21 10:19 PM -
NFL
TD SFO
DOMINIQUE ZEIGLER 12 YD PASS FROM ALEX D. SMITH
(RICKY SCHMITT KICK)
SAN FRANCISCO 27
CHICAGO 20 9:28 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Aug 21 10:05 PM -
SAN FRANCISCO: 20
CHICAGO: 20
Halftime
Aug 21 9:35 PM -
NFL
FG CHI
ROBBIE GOULD 24 YD
SAN FRANCISCO 20
CHICAGO 20 0:41 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 21 9:29 PM -
NFL
TD CHI
RASHIED DAVIS 7 YD PASS FROM KYLE ORTON
(ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
SAN FRANCISCO 20
CHICAGO 17 5:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 21 9:15 PM -
NFL
TD SFO
MORAN NORRIS 1 YD RUN
(JOE NEDNEY KICK)
SAN FRANCISCO 20
CHICAGO 10 11:17 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 21 9:03 PM -
NFL
TD SFO
JASON HILL 37 YD PASS FROM J.T. O'SULLIVAN
(JOE NEDNEY KICK)
SAN FRANCISCO 13
CHICAGO 10 14:14 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 21 8:49 PM -
SAN FRANCISCO: 6
CHICAGO: 10
End of 1st
Aug 21 8:43 PM -
NFL
FG CHI
ROBBIE GOULD 21 YD
SAN FRANCISCO 6
CHICAGO 10 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 21 8:43 PM -
NFL
FG SFO
JOE NEDNEY 24 YD
SAN FRANCISCO 6
CHICAGO 7 1:47 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 21 8:34 PM -
NFL
TD CHI
RASHIED DAVIS 21 YD PASS FROM KYLE ORTON
(ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
SAN FRANCISCO 3
CHICAGO 7 8:36 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 21 8:21 PM -
NFL
FG SFO
JOE NEDNEY 28 YD
SAN FRANCISCO 3
CHICAGO 0 10:48 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 21 8:14 PM
