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Found December 05, 2011 on 49ers Locker:
PLAYERS: Alex Smith,  Colin Kaepernick,  Frank Gore,  Michael Crabtree,  Kyle Williams,  Vernon Davis,  Navorro Bowman,  Larry Grant,  Aldon Smith,  Dashon Goldson
TEAMS: San Francisco 49ers,  St. Louis Rams

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The 49ers completely dominated the hapless St. Louis Rams yesterday.  Alex Smith was very solid for the Niners in this game as he completed 17 of 23 passes for 274 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 10 yards (5.0 ypc) in this game.  Rookie Colin Kaepernick made a brief appearance in which he threw 2 incomplete passes.  Frank Gore led the way on the ground for the Niners in this game with 21 carries for 73 yards (3.5 ypc).  WRs Michael Crabtree (4 rec, 96 yards, TD) and Kyle Williams (2 receptions for 66 yards, TD and 1 carry for 25 yards) led the way for the Niners in the passing game yesterday.  WR Ted Ginn (4 rec, 56 yards and 1 carry for 16 yards) and TE Vernon Davis (5 rec, 32 yards) also had solid games for the Niners yesterday.  The 49ers finished up with 144 yards rushing on 34 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 25 passes (68%) for 245 yards as they had possession of the ball for 36:04. The defense was awesome for the Niners ...
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