CHICAGO -- This is the live blog for the San Francisco 49ers' Week 1 road game against the Chicago Bears. I will update this frequently with information and analysis from the pre s box.9:50 It's already pouring. The ground's crew is taking the tarp off the gra s right now, which means it will get soaked for the next two hours. Footing should be awful during the game -- expect lots of slips, plus lots of drops. This seems like the kind of game that could feature lots of fumbles and turnovers and blocked punts and kicks. We'll see which team is more prepared for this weather.9:55 George Kittle will not play in this game, and I'm humbly predicting he won't play next week, either. I'm gue sing the 49ers would like Kittle to make a full recovery before he returns to action, because they can't afford him to reinjure his groin, make it even worse and mi s more time. So if they beat the Bears and start the season 1-0, they'll have no urgency to play Kittle next week against the Seahawks, who are even Bisi Johnson Jersey worse than the Bears. But if somehow the 49ers lose this game and start the season 0-1, perhaps the 49ers would feel pre sure to play Kittle next week just to make sure they don't start 0-2. But we'll cro s that bridge when we get to it. I expect the 49ers will win 16-10 today in a grim game full of mistakes and three and outs.10:42 Here are the 49ers' inactives:TE George KittleRB Ty Davis-PriceOL Daniel BrunskillWR Danny GrayDL Jordan WillisOL Nick ZakeljQB Brock PurdyIt's interesting that Jordan Mason is active and Davis-Price is not. This is two years in a row the 49ers' rookie third-round-pick running back has been inactive Week 1. Maybe the 49ers should stop spending third-round picks on running backs.It's also interesting that follow rookie third-round pick Danny Gray is inactive, and veteran practice squad wide receiver Malik Turner is active. I'm gue sing Turner is better on special teams than Gray, and the 49ers don't plan to throw deep in the rain, which makes Gray not useful.9:57 The ground's crew is attempting to sweep the water off the field with brooms. An extremely high-tech solution.10:02 The 49ers win the to s and defer. The Bears will get the ball first.FIRST QUARTER10:04 The Bears opening drive starts at their 23.10:06 On 3rd and 7 from the Bears 26, Samson Ebukam sacks Justin Fields for a lo s of 10, and the Bears go 3 and out. After the punt, the 49ers take over at their 43.10:11 On 1st and 10 from the Bears 16, Trey Lance Xavier Woods Jersey hands off to Deebo Samuel, who fumbles, and the Bears recover. That happened one play after Lance hit Brandon Aiyuk for a gain of 31. Kyle Shanahan got cute on that opening drive and called runs for wide receivers and Lance, but none for the running backs.10:22 On 3rd and 7 from the Bears 35, Justin Fields throws a perfect spiral directly to Talanoa Hufanga, who picks him off. The 49ers take over at the Bears 48.10:28 On 3rd and 7 from the Bears 29, Dominique Robinson beats Mike McGlinchey to the inside and sacks Lance for a lo s of six, which knocks the 49ers out of field goal range. Elijah Mitchell carried the ball for 16 yards on the first play of the Myles Dorn Jersey drive and never touched the ball again.10:29 The 49ers punt. Dante Pettis makes a fair catch at the Chicago 8.10:39 On 3rd and 8 from the Bears 32, Nick Bosa sacks Justin Fields, who just stood there and took it. After the punt, the 49ers take over at their 36.10:43 On 3rd and 3 from the 49ers 43, Lance steps up to avoid pre sure and throws behind Jauan Jennings over the middle. Jeff Wilson Jr. was open in the flat. The 49ers punt and tackle Dante Pettis at the Chicago 5.SECOND QUARTER10:48 The Bears run three times, gain one yard and go 3 and out. Unreal. Ray-Ray McCloud returns the punt 16 yards to the SF 48.Scroll to Continue10:56 On 2nd and goal from the 6, Deebo Samuel runs around the right end for a touchdown. The best play on this drive was a 20-yard dime from Lance to McCloud between three defenders on 2nd and 4 from the Chicago 46. Kyle Shanahan called six runs and one play-action pa s on that drive. He's starting to find his groove.11:02 On 3rd and 12 from the Bears 23, Fields throws a screen pa s that gains five yards, and the Bears punt. This game feels over already. After the punt, the 49ers take over at their 24.11:10 On 3rd and 9 from the 49ers 35, Lance throws a short pa s to Jeff Wilson Jr. for six yards, and the 49ers punt a 35-yard punt. Horrible. Previously in the drive, Lance converted a 3rd and 13 with a 13-yard QB draw. He also converted a 3rd and 3 with a perfect pa s to Brandon Aiyuk, but Aiyuk was flagged for pushing off.11:15Trey Lance is doing an excellent job so far. He had one mi s on the high throw to the tight end, and Lance knew he mi sed it. But overall, he's in command of the offense and the game is not too big for him.11:15 Elijah Mitchell has a knee injury and is out for the game. Next men up: Jeff Wilson Jr. and Jeff Mason.11:24 On 3rd and 6 from the 49ers 29, Justin Fields throws deep to Byron Pringle, but Charvarius Ward has excellent coverage and the pa s is incomplete. Then the Bears commit an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty by Randy Moss T Shirts trying to wipe down the field before the field goal, and that's a 15-yard penalty which knocks them out of range. So now they punt. Good going rookie head coach Matt Eberflus. After the punt, the 49ers get the ball at their 9 with 25 seconds left.11:35 On 3rd and 3 from the 49ers 43 with a few seconds left, Lance throws a one-hopper to Samuel and the first half ends. The 49ers will get the ball to start the second halfTHIRD QUARTER11:43 The 49ers will start this drive from their 25 after a touchback.11:51 On 3rd and goal from the 4, Lance takes a coverage sack. Then Robbie Gould makes a 25-yard field goal. The best play on the drive waas a 44-yard pa s up the left sideline to Jauan Jennings on 3rd and 6. Great play call by Shanahan. Now he needs to give Jordan Mason some carries. Wilson Jr. has just 13 rushing yards on 6 carries.12:00 On 3rd and 10 from the Bears 49, Fields scrambles and extends the play until he finds a wide open Dante Pettis and hits him for a long touchdown pa s. Attrocious defense. The play before, Tashaun Gipson dropped an interception. That drive happened because Dre Greenlaw committed a facemask penalty on a run for no gain on 3rd and 4. Not a smart play, and it was Greenlaw's second 15-yard penalty of the game.12:08 On 3rd and 9 from the 49ers 33, Lance scrambles for 7 yards, then the 49ers punt. Ther Bears take over at their 16. Suddenly this is a game simply because of one busted play by the 49ers defense.FOURTH QUARTER12:22 On 3rd and 2 from the 49ers 18, Fields throws a touchdown pa s to a wide open Equanimeous St. Brown. The Jake Bargas Jersey Bears mi s the extra point. The first play of the drive was a 22-yard completion as the result of another busted coverage. Plus the 49ers committed two defensive penalties on the drive. The defense is f