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‘Sunday Night Football’: How to watch Bears vs. 49ers online

The 49ers will look to debut Levi’s Stadium with a win on Sunday night against the Bears.

Levi's Stadium will make its NFL regular season debut on Sunday night when the Chicago Bears travel to face the San Francisco 49ers. The brand-new stadium replaced Candlestick Park and cost roughly $1.2 billion to build, seating slightly fewer than 70,000 fans.

The 49ers will look to open the new stadium in style as they attempt to get their season off to a 2-0 start against the Bears. In a 28-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, the 49ers rolled with a 21-point first quarter, forced four turnovers and efficiently handled their opposition in a game that was never close.

Things didn't go as well for the Bears, who were upset by the visiting Buffalo Bills, 23-20, in Week 1. The team committed three turnovers (including two interceptions from Jay Cutler) and allowed 193 yards rushing. With Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall both unlikely to play, the team will have to be much more careful with the football and better on defense to pull out the road victory.

How to watch

Where: Levi's Stadium
When: 8:25 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Announcers: Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth
Radio: Bears local listings | 49ers local listings
Online streaming: NFL Sunday Ticket, Verizon NFL Mobile

Odds

The 49ers are 7-point favorites at Levi's Stadium over the Bears. The over/under is set at 47. You can check out details at OddsShark.

Nuts and Bolts

San Francisco will be without three key starters on the defensive side as NaVorro Bowman (ACL) and Glenn Dorsey (torn biceps) will both be on the sidelines. Aldon Smith is serving a nine-game suspension.

If neither Marshall nor Jeffery is able to play on Sunday night, the Bears will likely turn to Santonio Holmes and Josh Morgan to fill their shoes. Holmes had two receptions for 21 yards in Week 1, while Morgan had just one catch for 9 yards.

Further reading

For more on the Bears, be sure to check out Windy City Gridiron.

For more on the 49ers, visit Niners Nation.

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