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Colin Kaepernick leads 49ers over Packers with record-setting performance 01.12.13 at 11:38 pm ET
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49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick had a record-setting day in leading San Francisco to the NFC championship. (AP)

49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick had a record-setting day in leading San Francisco to the NFC championship. (AP)

Colin Kaepernick set a new NFL rushing record for a quarterback with 183 yards and two touchdowns and threw for two more as the 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers, 45-31, Saturday night in their NFC divisional playoff in San Francisco.

In all, Kaepernick accounted for 446 yards and four touchdowns as the 49ers earned their second straight trip to the NFC championship game. They will either play at home next Sunday against the Seahawks or travel to Atlanta for a showdown with the Falcons.

Kaepernick ran for touchdowns of 21 and 56 yards, with the 56-yarder snapping a 24-24 tie and putting the Niners ahead for good. Kaepernick outdueled Green Bay second-team All-Pro Aaron Rodgers, who was 26-of-39 for 257 yards and two touchdowns. Kaepernick showed mental toughness as he threw a pick-6 to Green Bay’s Sam Shields, giving the Packers an early 7-0 lead.

The 49ers have a chance at redemption by getting back to the NFC championship next week, a game they lost in overtime to the Giants one year ago.

The Seahawks and Falcons square off at Sunday at 1 p.m. before the Patriots and Texans do battle at Gillette at 4:30.

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  • Baker

    “Aaron Rodgers the best QB in the game right now”

    -Idiots.

  • Bruinman86

     Blame his terrible Defense and even worse O-Line. in the playoffs 31 points should be enough to win…..

  • ScoopBurton

    Watch out……Here comes the ” oh the read option is unstoppable ” bullcrap from the media.

  • ScoopBurton

    Green Bay had 10 points in the second hal….7 on a meaningless garbage time TD. Rodgers didnt step up

  • Anonymous

    More time for stupid commercials Aaron.

  • Uncle Buck

    Any bets if and when our little troll friend “Tito” will make his appearance again to tell us how great Aaron Rodgers is ?  Doubtful.  

  • tk

    Kaepernick sucks!!! GO P-A-T-S!!!!! WOOHOOOO

  • Uncle Buck

    Not sure which game you saw, but from where I was watching Kaepernick looked pretty solid and very effective.  

  • Ztigr

    Horrible Defense, how do you not have a spy on him all night??

  • Tito

    I’m Here. Capers was outmatched once again and Mccarthy is gutless. That is why BB is a better coach, and Rodgers is still the best QB in the league. The Niners and the Seahawks will be tough draws for anyone. I have always said that the NFC is way better then the AFC. I am not wrong on that point. Flacco is not a joke anymore is he?

  • Moo

    Maybe not Flacco, but Raven’s special teams is

  • Uncle Buck

    Yeah he is awesome.  Second year in a row for a one and done playoff run.  He is the best no argument there, especially in the playoffs. If nobody believes it you will be happy to tell them, I’m sure.  

  • Natedizel

     Flacco can come out next week and have 50 yards passing in the first half… Hes so inconsistent and the last pass to tie the game was luck because of a incompetent safety.

  • Fab4ever

    I don’t blame Rodgers….that Packer defense is historically bad….that was one wretched performance….almost 600 total yards???

  • Fab4ever

    Agreed…..and when the punt returner muffs that ball, the whole mojo of that game changed bigtime……

  • Fab4ever

    He could have had 13 guys out there and the Niners would have beaten them….look at the time of possession, 38 to 22 minutes ….that’s a whole quarter of football MORE that the Niners held the ball….the defense was atrocious…just awful….he didn’t lose that game all by himself….come on.

  • Fab4ever

    I’ll give you the fact that Rodgers is way better than what happened yesterday…there’s no argument there but he’s FAR from the best…not yet anyways…..and as far as Joe Flacco is concerned, Champ Bailey looked like he was in a wheelchair…he was AWFUL!!!! That Bronco secondary was wretched as was their front four…if the Pats play their game today and advance, I’ll predict that Flacco will not look like Joe Montana. Count on it…..it will be an epic battle but I’ll still like our chances…

  • Fab4ever

    Champ Bailey should be doing commercials for Stair Lifts…..what a horrible performance….made Devon McCourty look like Ty Law…

  • RP2151

    “hey Rogers, discount double check that”

  • tk

    No way.  Rodgers, Manning, even Montanna all suck.  Our guys rule.  YEAH!!! 

  • Natedizel

     I agree. Champ Bailey has lost 2 steps thats for sure.

  • Tfxr

    When Green Bay was down by 3 scores with a few minutes left they were
    throwing short passes.

    IT was nuts .  If they were down by 2 that would be ok as an
    onside kick recovery could concievly put them in a position to tie.

    They needed to try long passes downfield and take the chance of Rogers getting sacked.  There was no other way to come back from 3 scores down.   What were they thinking ?   They weren’t playing to win.


    We do know now that the Pats can score on the 49′rs of both teams get that far.  

  • Fab4ever

    It was obvious he was not the “guy” anymore….

  • Bruinman86

    True, Rogers was off all day although I expected his numbers to be down given he was facing one of the best defenses in the league an the game was on the road. But to give up 579 total yards against any team, let alone the 11th ranked offense. Allowing 189 rushing yards is staggering, but to a QB???? You have to admit, the defense was as bad if not worse than rogers was.

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