NFL PREVIEW Bears at 49ers

Where: 3Com Park, San Francisco
When: 4:15 p.m. Sunday.
TV: WYFX (17/62), WJW (8), WPGH (53).
Series history: 49ers lead 29-26-1. Last meeting: Bears beat 49ers 37-31 in OT on Oct. 28, 2001.
Last season: Bears finished third in NFC North. 49ers won NFC West, beat Giants in first round of playoffs and lost to Bucs in second.
Key matchup: 49ers WR Terrell Owens vs. Bears CBs Jerry Azumah and R.W. McQuarters. In last home game against Bears, Owens set NFL record with 20 receptions, en route to 283-yard day. Bears were weak against pass in 2002 and were tied for last in NFL with only nine interceptions for season. McQuarters had one INT and Azumah had none. Owens could roam free through Bears secondary again.
Streaks, stats and notes: Kordell Stewart takes over as Bears QB after eight seasons with Steelers. ... 49ers QB Jeff Garcia became first in team history with 300-plus completions in three consecutive seasons with 328 in 2002. ... 49ers RB Garrison Hearst needs 1,000 yards rushing to pass Roger Craig (3) for most 1,000-yard seasons in team history. ... Bears LB Brian Urlacher led club in tackles for third consecutive year in 2002.
-- Associated Press