San Francisco 49ers Crush RG3 And The Redskins

San Francisco defense SHUTDOWN Washington QB Robert Griffin III.

This game turned ugly fast for the Washington Redskins. The Redskins were held to only 2 field goals the entire game with QB RG3 throwing a cringe-worthy 17 passes on 27 attempts for 127 yards and one INT. This was Griffin's worst performance of the season and a great performance by the San Francisco 49ers. The offensive line of the Redskins had a rough outing, giving up 4 sacks for -37 yards which had a huge role in why Griffin struggled. 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick had a great game throwing for 15 passes on 24 attempts for 235 yards along with 3 TD's, as well as rushing for 20 yards on 9 attempts. This was Kaepernick's first time in five games that he was able to go over 200 yards passing (3rd time all season) and had a career best passer rating at 134.5.

Now I hope you are not going to get fooled by Kaepernick this game. Yes, he had a great game but who was he throwing it against? That's right one of, if not the worst defense in the league. While I was watching the pre-game show they were putting up twitter feeds for the game and one came across the screen and read, "The Redskins defense is as good as a noodle strainer!" Now I don't know how the Redskins feel about that statement but from what I saw last night that statement isn't too far off from the truth. Their defense has yet to hold an offense to under 24 points on the season and is giving up on average a little over 270 passing yards per game. The Redskins were able to contain 49ers RB Frank Gore, holding him to 31 yards on 13 attempts, but if they stop the run that means the 49ers must pass and that is exactly what they did. San Francisco WR Anquan Boldin lit the defense up on 5 catches for 94 yards and two TD's, his first 2 TD performance since Week 12 of 2012 while he was with the Baltimore Ravens.

The San Francisco 49ers were able to help their playoff chances with a win that put them at 7-4 and set them into the last wild card spot for the NFC wild card for now, Arizona has the same record but San Fran holds the edge with their win over the Cardinals in Week 6. The Redskins will be looking in on the playoffs this year with a record of 3-8 and a firm hold on last place in the NFC East, one year removed from RG3's rookie of the year season and NFC East Champions.

Prediction:

SF over WSH 30-24

Final Score:

SF over WSH 27-6

Up next for the 49ers will be a NFC West division showdown with the red hot (5-6)St Louis Rams who are coming off two very impressive wins over the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts. This game will be a real slobber knocker and a great test for both teams. We should be able to find out a lot from this game including if the Rams are really that good and also how consistent can Colin Kaepernick be? As for the Redskins, they will be on primetime again for Sunday Night Football to take on division rival (4-7)New York Giants, who are coming off a very disappointing loss to the Dallas Cowboys after a 4 game win streak. The Redskins will look to rebound and put an end to their 3 game losing streak while the Giants are still fighting to end the season with a winning record after starting 0-6.

I hope you enjoyed my Monday Night Football Recap - Week 12 - San Francisco vs Washington. Check out my recap of all the games from Week 12 of the NFL as well, "NFL Week 12 Mayhem 2013"

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