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Bears clinch No. 3 seed

Top Niners 14-9

AP Photo San Francisco defensive back Tarvarius Moore knocks the ball away from Chicago wide receiver Allen Robinson II (12) during the second half Sunday.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — With a dominant defense behind him, Mitchell Trubisky knows the Chicago Bears’ offense doesn’t have to do too much to keep winning.

That formula has the Bears heading into the season finale with a chance to earn a first-round playoff bye.

Trubisky threw one TD pass and the Chicago defense used a couple of key late stops to keep San Francisco out of the end zone, leading the Bears to their eighth win in nine games, 14-9 over the 49ers on Sunday.

“For us as an offense, we have to do our part as well,” Trubisky said. “Because we’re a family and we want to take care of those guys and take a lot of pressure off them and score a lot of points so they don’t have to play all-world every single week. That’s the standard that they’ve come to hold themselves to.”

Khalil Mack and Co. delivered again. Danny Trevathan made a key interception with San Francisco (4-11) driving in the fourth quarter, and then the defense made one more stop to clinch at least the third seed in the NFC playoffs. The Bears (11-4) can earn a first-round bye with a win in the season finale and a loss by the Rams.

“We’ve been in this situation so many times and have come up big. It’s almost expected of us,” cornerback Prince Amukamara said.

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