49ers vs. Titans 2013, Week 7: Live coverage, score updates and more

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The 49ers lead, 24-0.

Kaepernick had run for just 63 yards in his last four games combined, but seems well on his way to surpassing that total in Week 7 alone with more than a quarter left to go. It might just depend on how much head coach Jim Harbaugh wants to put his franchise quarterback in jeopardy as San Francisco is up by more than three touchdowns on the road.

Game Date/Time and Location: Sunday, Oct. 20, 4:05 p.m. ET at LP Field, Nashville, Tenn.

TV schedule and distribution map: Fox; The506.com

The 49ers’ defense has also forced 13 turnovers on the season, and the unit’s pass- and run-stopping capabilities both best the Titans on a per-attempt basis. The 49ers’ paltry plus-2 turnover differential highlights how poorly the offense has taken care of the ball, however. Kaepernick has thrown five interceptions and lost four fumbles. If he is careless yet again, the Titans should have a puncher’s chance of winning.

Titans blogger gunnelsj at Music City Miracles looked at the silver lining from last week’s loss to the Seahawks, and determined that Ryan Fitzpatrick could improve greatly in coming weeks.

Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean reported that Locker was still wearing a knee brace and sporting a minor limp when he walked Friday, so it’s clear that Locker still isn’t quite 100 percent. That said, Munchak made a point to emphasize that the Titans were not trying to gain an advantage by waiting to name a starter. He said that the team really doesn’t know who will play at this point.

When Locker was cleared for contact earlier this week, the folks at Titans blog Music City Miracles projected Locker to sit and rest with the team’s bye week looming. The Titans need every potential win they can get if they hope to make the playoffs, however, and may be pushing Locker to play as a result.

Then reality happened, and both Crabtree and Manningham were injured, Jenkins was confirmed to be a waste of a first-round pick and Williams continues to slum it out in the “is really good for two plays per game” category. Patton is injured and Kaepernick has, to this point, struggled.

Last season, Davis admitted to facing more double coverage than he’d ever seen in his career. He had just 548 yards and five touchdowns over 16 games played, while Crabtree had his first 1,000-yard season as a breakout player.

Turner came to the Titans during the offseason on a one-year deal for $1.5 million, but has not been getting the job done in the middle. Schwenke, who came out of the University of California as one of the more highly regarded centers in his draft class, now gets his chance.

Before getting hurt with a hamstring injury that has kept him Schwenke inactive the first six games of the year, the youngster was playing well in the preseason. Head coach Mike Munchak believes Schwenke will thrive with this opportunity, per the article: