49ERS vs. RAMS (SUN DEC 2, 1 PM ET) Preview

Beware Thy Neighbor! Week 13 NFC West Matchups + Previews

Colin Kaepernick will be making his 3^rd straight start even though Alex Smith is healthy. He has played well in the last 2 games and has not lack of targets led by WR Michael Crabtree and TE Vernon Davis. While the Rams gave up a lot of yards through their air in their last game, which was a win over the Cardinals, they had 4 INT.

Obviously, Frank Gore Iis a key to this game, but a bigger key may be Steven Jackson who had a great game last week against Arizona. He has to run the ball well since Sam Bradford cannot do it all.

The 49ers’ defense ranks 2^nd in the league defending the pass and 4^th defending the run, but in the tie a few weeks back against the Rams in San Francisco they gave up 299 passing yards and 158 rushing yards with Jackson rushing for 101 yards with 1 TD.

The Rams looked impressive in their last game, but even at home they will not win since the 49ers will get back to running the ball and playing great defense.