Things have gotten bad enough for the San Francisco 49ers that even a heroic defensive effort against the Green Bay Packers was not nearly enough for a victory. The Packers brought their unbeaten record and a few thousand Green Bay faithful to San Francisco and left on top, 17-3.
The crowd of Levi’s Stadium appeared to thin out dramatically in the second half as memories of a surprising victory in Week 1 against Minnesota continued to fade.
Losers of three consecutive games, the 49ers can place much of the blame the last two weeks on quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Last week Kaepernick threw four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns, and this week he failed to get anything going, passing for just 160 yards and an interception. It was the third time in four games that he failed to break 200 yards passing, and he was sacked six times.
Piling on to Kaepernick’s misfortune, television cameras picked up Packers linebacker Clay Matthews taunting his rival, saying “You ain’t Russell Wilson, bro” in reference to the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl-winning quarterback.
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