With Jay Cutler and Alex Smith injured and out of Monday Night’s game, Colin Kaepernick and Jason Campbell were forced to start for their first place teams. The San Francisco 49ers got the kind of relief pitching from Kaepernick tonight that the San Francisco Giants got from Tim Lincecum in the World Series. The 49ers crushed the Chicago Bears 32-7.
Kaepernick completed 16 of his 23 passes for 243 yards and had two touchdown passes.
The 49ers defense made sure it was a miserable night for Campbell. The 49ers intercepted two Campbell passes, sacked him 5 times, and forced him to fumble 3 times. Aldon Smith lead the 49ers defense with 4.5 sacks. NaVorro Bowman lead the 49ers with 12 total tackles.
The Bears were never in the game. The 49ers scored the first 27 points of the game and the score could have been much worse if the Bears defense didn’t force a couple of field goals in the first half.
Next week, the 49ers (7-2-1) will travel to New Orleans to play the Saints, and the Bears (7-3) will be home to play the Vikings.
