What a difference a half makes. The Niners got off to a very slow start in St. Louis on Monday Night Football but they never flinched. Down 14-0, Colin Kaepernick who last year enjoyed one of his best games on a Monday Night telecast was still smiling on the sidelines. Of course my friends and I texted back and forth wondering what was going on. Would it be like last night's Giants/Cardinals game? Not if Kaepernick had anything to do with it. After a drive that resulted in a field goal. The Niners were on the move a second time with just :27 left in the first half. Kaepernichk found Brandon Lloyd along the left sideline and the former Patriot turned his jets on for an 80 yard touchdown. After the extra point, San Francisco trailed just 14-10 at halftime.
But after what must have been a fiery talk from Coach Jim Harbaugh, last year's NFC Champions started firing on all cylinders. First a beauty of a run by Kaepernick for 23 yards. then he found Anquan Boldin in the back of the end zone for an 11 yard pass. With the lead, the defense stepped up and stomped the Rams redeeming themselves for failing miserably in the first half with a couple of costly penalties and missed coverages. On his next drive, Kaepernick showed why he leads the NFL in TD passes and owns the best passer rating. He completed 4 of 4 passes for 72 yards finding Michael Crabtree for his 3rd touchdown pass of the night and a comfortable 10 point lead in the fourth quarter. Thanks to great defensive plays the Rams threatened late in the game but had to settle for a field goal. With one minute left, as a reward, the defense sealed the win with a 20 yard interception return by cornerback Dontae Johnson who was one of several back-ups in for injured 49ers. All contributing to shinning the bright lights of Monday Night Football back on the San Francisco 49ers who were all smiles as were the Faithful back home.
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