This article was originally published on www.si.com as Luther Burden Injury Update: Bears Get Promising News on Rookie Wide Receiver. Lost in the sauce of Sunday night’s thriller in San Francisco —a 42–38 49ers victory over the Bears— was Chicago wide receiver Luther Burden leaving the game with an injury.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is dealing with a knee injury that's put his availability for this week's season finale against the Chicago Bears in question.

Caleb Williams fired a perfect pass to Colston Loveland, who lateraled to a streaking D’Andre Swift.

The Chicago Bears lost a close game to the San Francisco 49ers with a final score of 42-38.

The NFC's No. 5 seed in the 49ers (12-4) dueled the No. 2 seed, NFC North-champion Bears (11-5) in a gripping Sunday Night Football showdown to the very end.

Dec 28, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; Chicago Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards (53) runs after an interception against the San Francisco 49ers in the first half at Levi's Stadium.