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Kaepernick showed mettle after mistakes

sfgate.com

Kaepernick showed mettle after mistakes The 49ers are one of the NFC's strongest teams, absolutely, but the line separating them from the middle of the pack is thin - as Sunday's overtime loss to the Rams vividly illustrated. Asked if he still "fel…

sfgate.com

Questions remain after latest Akers miss Make a 51-yard field goal in overtime, salvage an important victory, momentarily put to rest questions about his subpar season and uncertain health. Head coach Jim Harbaugh called it a search for "Plan B&quo…

ESPN.com

This item is a followup to one titled, "Rams' deep passing game key vs. 49ers". The headline from last week obviously appeared in error. The correct one would have read, "Recovering botched pitch, forcing disputed grounding call and makin…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Jim Harbaugh watched how Colin Kaepernick handled himself when things didn't go right for the San Francisco 49ers, and that told the coach plenty more about his second-year quarterback with all of three NFL starts to his name.

ESPN.com

The facts: The San Francisco 49ers fell to 8-3-1 with a 16-13 overtime road defeat to the St. Louis Rams. The upside: Even the worst defeats tend to feature a bright spot or two. Aldon Smith's sack gave him 17.5 for the season, tying Fred Dean's franchi…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Not every team in the league is having a hard time deciding who will start for them at quarterback in Week 14. 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed Monday that there is no change at quarterback coming in the wake of San Francisco’s 16-13 overtime loss to …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Sunday’s game between the Rams and 49ers looked like an attempt the recreate their tie from earlier in the season, right up until the point the Rams won it in overtime. The 16-13 victory leaves the Rams with a 5-6-1 record and a lot of confidence as the…

CNNSI.com

A cloud hangs over Kansas City, but for three hours the Chiefs found escape. Peter King goes inside their inspired win with the coach who bravely led his team through the sorrow.

ESPN.com

Let's get right to the key points for the San Francisco 49ers following their 16-13 overtime defeat to the St. Louis Rams in Week 13: The fumble: The play call was questionable, the snap was low, the defense was in prime position, the young quarterback …

ESPN.com

With four games to play, the St. Louis Rams stand 1.5 games behind Seattle for the sixth and final playoff spot in the NFC. The Rams can feel great about that after knocking off the division-leading San Francisco 49ers by a 16-13 score in overtime Sunda…