How to watch 49ers vs. Bears on Sunday Night Football

The San Francisco 49ers take on the Chicago Bears at 5:20 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday, Dec. 28 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

It’s a must-win game for the 49ers on the road to capturing the NFC West crown and No. 1 seed in the playoffs. They may be without star tight end George Kittle and receiver Ricky Pearsall, who are battling injuries.

The 49ers also have two games to prepare a playoff-inexperienced defense without injured leaders Fred Warner and Nick Bosa for the postseason stage. Warner suffered a fractured and dislocated ankle in October but the 49ers are not ruling out a potential return if they make a deep playoff run.

How to watch on local TV

NBC is broadcasting the game nationally; in the Bay Area, tune in to KNTV-TV (channel 11) with an antenna or a cable TV provider. You can also log in to the NBC Sports app or website with your cable TV subscription credentials.

How to stream

DirecTV Stream includes NBC in its local channel lineup. Subscriptions currently start at $29.99 per month.

FuboTV offers a free trial and $10 off the first month; after that, it is $55.99 per month.

Hulu+Live TV is a premium service with all the local channels and is $89.99 per month.

NFL+ is an app that streams all local and prime-time games. Plans start at $6.99 per month.

Peacock is a streaming service from NBCUniversal and starts at $7.99 a month.

YouTube TV costs $82.99 per month, but it’s currently on sale for $72.99 per month for the first three months.