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Kaepernick, Harbaugh on errant pitch

sfgate.com

Kaepernick, Harbaugh on errant pitch With his team clinging to a 10-2 fourth-quarter lead and facing 3rd-and-3 at its 17-yard line with just more than three minutes left Sunday, 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman called for quarterback Colin Kaepern…

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David Akers feels 'horrible' about miss St. Louis -- - After exacerbating a pelvis injury last week, 49ers placekicker David Akers was really hurting following the 49ers' 16-13 overtime loss to the Rams on Sunday. Outside linebacker Aldon Smith tied the…

Don Banks, CNNSI.com

BALTIMORE -- Musings, observations and the occasional insight from a tragedy-marred Week 13 in the NFL, but one that treated us to multiple fantastic finishes...

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

One of the pivotal plays in a game the 49ers would go on to lose in overtime came when quarterback Colin Kaepernick was flagged for intentional grounding in the end zone, which by rule is a safety. But the 49ers think that safety was a bad call. Kaepern…

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49ers squander lead in OT loss to Rams Said quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose star dulled slightly after he posted a so-so rating (83.9) and committed an ugly, momentum-shifting fourth-quarter turnover in his third career start: "It seems like th…

deadspin.com

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the silky-smooth Calvin Johnson to Mark Sanchez getting his hopes up. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. More »

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Rookie Greg Zuerlein kicked a 54-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in overtime after booting a 53-yarder as time expired in regulation as the St. Louis Rams beat the San Francisco 49ers 16-13 on Sunday, avoiding a second tie in three weeks against th…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

In a game that will cause some 49ers fans to wonder whether Colin Kaepernick’s hand is still hot, the Rams pulled off an unlikely win late in overtime, thanks to a 54-yard field goal from rookie kicker Greg Zuerlein. Kaepernick’s numbers were solid, w…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

A bungled pitch by 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick resulted in a great fumble recovery by Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins and a questionable call that Jenkins wasn’t down before he rolled into the end zone for a touchdown. The call on the field was u…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

One of the reasons to eschew the field goal and go for the touchdown on fourth and goal from the one is that the failure to convert gives the opposing the team ball deep in their own end. That’s what happened in St. Louis, with a goal line stand from th…