How to watch 49ers vs. Bears in NFL Week 14 with and without cable TV

The 49ers host the Bears in what could be a much-needed get-right game in Week 14, and here's how fans can tune in live.

The San Francisco 49ers' playoff hopes are dangling by a thread, and after dropping three games in a row, the only reasonable chance for head coach Kyle Shanahan's squad to get into the postseason dance is to pull off a much-needed victory over the 4-8 Chicago Bears.

At 5-7, the Niners seemingly are experiencing blow after blow, highlighted by what's likely a season-ending PCL injury to All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey, suffered during the Week 13 Sunday Night Football loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Making things worse, McCaffrey's primary backup, Jordan Mason, also landed on injured reserve with a high-ankle sprain.

This only puts more pressure on a depleted San Francisco group, which needs both a massive surge over the final five weeks to get back into the playoff hunt, as well as some help from elsewhere around the league.

Fortunately, the Bears are dealing with their own headaches, including the aftermath of firing head coach Matt Eberflus after a disastrous loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving. Under interim head coach Thomas Brown, Chicago will want to at least gain some momentum heading toward the offseason, and helping squash whatever playoff hopes the 49ers have left would help do that.

Here's how fans can tune in live to this showdown.

How to watch 49ers vs. Bears on cable TV

The Niners and Bears kick off on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 4:25 p.m. ET from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Fox will broadcast the game with Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma on the TV call.

506 Sports provides map coverage for where the game will be broadcast. Out-of-market fans will want to check either the map or with their cable provider to see if San Francisco vs. Chicago will be aired on TV.

How to live stream 49ers vs. Bears

Fans who won't receive the in-market TV broadcast, or prefer to live stream the game anyway, have a number of different options:

• Fox Sports will live stream the game on their website and official app (cable TV login credentials required)
• YouTube TV NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers can stream out-of-market games
• fuboTV offers free trials for first-time users
• NFL+ subscribers can stream the game live if they're out of market, while in-market fans can watch a replay of the game upon its conclusion
• In-market fans can stream the game on the official 49ers app

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