Can Colin Kaepernick Be Clutch?
Colin Kaepernick has in the past shown he can compete and win when a game is on the line.Consider Jan. 5, 2014, in the fourth quarter of a frigid NFC playoff game at Green Bay's Lambeau Field.With San Francisco trailing 17-13 in the fourth quarter, the 49ers' quarterback led the 49ers from their own 37-yard line to a go-ahead touchdown, a 28-yard scoring strike to tight end Vernon Davis with 10:37 remaining.Then, when the Packers answered with a field goal to tie the game at 20-20 with 5:09 left, Kaepernick led the Niners from their own 20 to the Green Bay 15, where Phil Dawson kicked the game-winning field goal with just three seconds left in a 23-20 decision. Included in Kaepernick's three completions on the drive was a 17-yarder to Michael Crabtree on third-and-10 from the 49ers' own 31.The victory is one of eight game-winning drives led by Kaepernick in his 39 NFL starts, in which he has a 25-14 record.But in 2014, Kaepernick and the 49ers often were helpless in the fourth quarter when trailing.As Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com noted Monday, Kaepernick's fourth-quarter play last season was notable for its disappointment. Gutierrez, who covers the 49ers for ESPN.com, points out...
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