After a long stretch of awful fantasy performances, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick had a huge game Saturday. Kaepernick's 27 fantasy points were his second highest total of the season, and more than his Weeks 13-15 production combined. The output came in San Francisco's 38-35 overtime loss to the San Diego Chargers.
Fantasy football waiver wire, Week 17: Colin Kaepernick gets back to the good side
The San Francisco quarterback had a huge game Saturday. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Kaepernick completed 15 of 24 passes Saturday for only 114 yards and one touchdown, but he also ran the ball seven times for 151 yards and a score. The 49ers jumped out to a lead early in the game and tried to run the clock out while San Diego came back, which helps explain Kaepernick’s low passing total -- he still had a passer rating of 87.8 and a QBR of 97.7.
Fantasy impact: Kaepernick had not recorded more than 13 fantasy points in a game since Week 6 before Saturday, so suffice it to say this production was hard to see coming. Fifteen of his 27 fantasy points came on one 90-yard touchdown run, but it all counts.
The 49ers take on a stout Arizona defense in Week 17. After all the times he’s burned fantasy owners this year, no one should be putting any faith in Kaepernick to close out a season.
