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Kaepernick has played well the last three weeks, and adds a dimension to the 49ers offense Smith lacked: The ability to run the ball. When Alex Smith was hurt in the last Rams game, Kaepernick came off the bench to guide the 49ers to a tie. Since then he's played well against two strong opponents (Chicago and New Orleans), and Harbaugh decided it was time to pull the trigger. Young Colin would appear to be a better match up for the Rams? We'll have to see what Jeff Fisher comes up with to counter the fleet footed QB.
Stats and charts courtesy of NFL.com
| RECENT GAMESMORE | |||||||||||||||||||
| WK | OPP | RESULT | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | SckY | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | FUM | Lost | ||||
| 9 | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |
 STL
|
T 24-24 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 117 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 84.7 | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 |
CHI
|
W 32-7 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 243 | 10.6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 133.1 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | -- | -- | |
| 12 |
@NO
|
W 31-21 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 231 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.6 | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | -- | -- | |