Yeah, Russell was mostly ugly, completing just three of his first 18 attempts for 42 yards. But he led the Raiders on a 69yard, nineplay drive that was capped by RB Darren McFadden 5yard TD run. This ruined QB Matt Cassel debut with the Chiefs, who helplessly watched the clock expire at halftime when they were in FG range with no timeouts left.The apparent decision to stick with Kaepernick will place Smith in a backup role in the midst of the best season of his eightyear career. Smith leads the NFL in completion percentage, ranks third in passer rating and was named the NFC's Offensive Player of the Week in his last full game, a 243 win at Arizona on Oct. 29 in which he completed 18 of 19 passes..

I feel like I had a lot to prove. A lot of people doubted my ability to lead this team."The burden of trying to stop Kaepernick falls on the shoulders of Atlanta defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, who went 1837 as 49ers head coach before being fired in the middle of the 2008