49ers rally behind big game by Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns, and the visiting San Francisco 49ers erased an early 14- point deficit on their way to a 31- 17 victory against the St. Louis Rams on ‘‘ Monday Night Football.’’
The 49ers ( 4- 2) fell behind 14- 0 after the first quarter before hitting their stride. They got a 54- yard field goal from Phil Dawson and an 80- yard touchdown pass from Kaepernick to Brandon Lloyd to pull to 14- 10 at the half, then got scoring passes of 11 yards from Kaepernick to Anquan Boldin and 32 yards from Kaepernick to Michael Crabtree in the third quarter to take control.
The Rams ( 1- 4) trailed 24- 17 and had a chance to force overtime with a touchdown, but Dontae Johnson intercepted a pass by Austin Davis and returned it 20 yards for the clinching touchdown in the last minute.
The 49ers’ defense sacked Davis five times and allowed one first down on the Rams’ first six possessions of the second half.
Injury report
New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin confirmed wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season with a torn patellar tendon in his right knee suffered in the third quarter Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Coughlin said Cruz will need surgery on the knee, but he didn’t know when it would be performed or how long the rehab would take.
The New York Jets put cornerback Dee Milliner and left guard Brian Winters on injured reserve with injuries suffered Sunday against the Denver Broncos. Milliner suffered a torn right Achilles tendon and Winters a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
NFL. com reported New England Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo and running back Stevan Ridley will miss the rest of the season with knee injuries suffered Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, but the Patriots would confirm only that theywon’t play Thursday against the Jets.
The Cleveland Browns said center Alex Mack needs surgery to repair the broken left leg he suffered Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers and likely will miss the rest of the season. A timetable for his recovery will be set after the operation.
Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan suffered another fracture near his left kneecap Sunday against the Jets and is expected to miss several weeks. He was hurt in his second game back from a broken bone below the same kneecap.
Bills WR seeking trade
Bills general manager Doug Whaley said he granted the agent for wide receiver Mike Williams permission to seek a trade. Williams, who wasn’t active Sunday against the Patriots, has caught eight passes for 142 yards and a touchdown this season.