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Colin Kaepernick believes the 49ers could still go 12-4

Despite starting the season with a 1-4 record in one of the toughest divisions in the NFL, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick still believes his team can finish the season with a record of 12-4.

“We still have 11 more games,” said Kaepernick, after Sunday night's 30-27 loss to the New York Giants. “We still have the opportunity to go 12-4.”

While Kaepernick is technically correct that his team could finish the regular season with a 12-4 record, he might be the only player in the NFL who believes that 49ers are capable of winning 11 straight games.
The schedule doesn't get any easier for Kaepernick and the Niners either, as they play Baltimore, Atlanta, Arizona and Seattle twice over the next six weeks. 

To be fair to Kaepernick, he did have his best game of the season on Sunday, completing 23-of-35 passes for 262 yards with two touchdowns, and most importantly, no interceptions. San Francisco appeared to have the game in hand late in the fourth quarter, but Giants quarterback Eli Manning orchestrated a last minute touchdown drive to pull victory away from the Kaepernick's 49ers.

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