With Robert Griffin III struggling to a 1-for-6 start with an interception, Colin Kaepernick emerged from his own slow beginning and connected with Anquan Boldin for a 19-yard touchdown pass to help the San Francisco 49ers take a 10-6 halftime lead over the Washington Redskins on a chilly Monday night. After a week chock-full of even-greater-than-usual scrutiny for Redskins quarterback Griffin, his first four passes fell incomplete, his fifth was caught for a 1-yard loss, and his sixth was picked off by safety Donte Whitner on the last play of the opening quarter. Whitner intercepted it at the San Francisco 35 and returned it to the 42. The 49ers then drove to Phil Dawson's 29-yard field goal that made it 10-0 with 12:09 left in the second quarter.
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