NASHVILLE -- The San Francisco 49ers know how to start a very long road trip in winning style. Colin Kaepernick threw for 199 yards and ran for 68 and a touchdown, helping the 49ers start a two-game road swing by beating the Tennessee Titans 31-17 Sunday. The 49ers (5-2) won their fourth straight before heading to London for a game with winless Jacksonville by jumping to a 17-0 halftime lead. Frank Gore also ran for a pair of 1-yard TDs as San Francisco cruised. "This was a big game, and we were treating it like the biggest game of the season," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said. "It was our next game. This was Game 7 for us, and we were treating it like Game 7 for us, and we were treating it like Game 7 of the World Series or Game 7 of the Stanley Cup. Now the next game will be Game 8." Tramaine Brock also intercepted a pass, Justin Smith had two of the 49ers three sacks and Kassim Osgood recovered a muffed punt for a TD. The Titans (3-4) lost their third straight even with Jake Locker starting after missing two games with a sprained right hip and knee. Locker threw for 326 yards, with two TD passes in a fourth-quarter spurt that came up short. Coach Mike Munchak defended the decision to start Locker, saying the quarterback was ready. Locker also ran three times for 29 yards. "We felt comfortable hed be able to protect himself," Munchak said. "I think he showed he could do that." The Titans outgained the 49ers 368-349 in total offence only because of a frantic fourth quarter as they tried to rally. San Francisco still had a big edge in time of possession, holding the ball for more than 35 minutes, including the third quarter when the 49ers played keepaway for more than 11 minutes. Gore capped the opening drive of the third with his second TD for a 24-0 lead. "I dont know how you define midseason form, but we have strung together a few wins and we feel pretty good about what were doing right now," Kaepernick said. Tennessee tried to make it interesting late in a finish that featured plenty of pushing and shoving. Even Harbaugh got an arm caught up in a scrum on the San Francisco sideline after Kaepernick dived in trying to recover what he and the Titans thought was a fumble. "I was just trying to get them apart," Harbaugh said. Locker tossed a short pass to Chris Johnson for a 66-yard TD, pulling Tennessee within 24-10 with 7:07 left, and the Titans forced the 49ers to punt. But Tommie Campbell blocked Darryl Morris into Darius Reynaud, who muffed the punt. Osgood recovered in the end zone for the clinching TD. Locker found former 49ers tight end Delanie Walker on a 26-yard TD with 3:17 left. The Titans were offside on the ensuing onside kick, and the 49ers recovered to run out the clock. The 49ers were in control from the start with plenty of fans on hand, and they took advantage of Tennessees 10 penalties for 100 yards. The most costly came when linebacker Akeem Ayers hit Kaepernick at the knees for an unnecessary roughness flag that wiped out an interception by safety Bernard Pollard. Three plays later, Kaepernick ran 20 yards for a TD and a 10-0 lead. The Titans held Gore to 70 yards rushing on 24 carries, but he got into the end zone twice. They could not stop Kaepernick, who repeatedly kept drives alive in improving to 12-5 as a starter. "He continues to get better every game since hes been playing," Harbaugh said. "He got a game ball last week and I thought he was very effective today both running and throwing. I cant say enough good things about him." Locker hadnt been expected back before Nov. 3, when the Titans visit St. Louis after their bye. Playing with a knee brace, he hit seven of his first 10 passes for 80 yards. His best run was 16-yarder giving the Titans first-and-goal early in the fourth quarter when Locker put his head down diving forward. They wound up settling for a field goal. "We found ways to stall drives out," Locker said. "I didnt think it was really us getting going. Weve got to find ways to do that." But Brock picked off an underthrown ball for the quarterbacks first interception this season. The 49ers quickly converted that into a 1-yard TD run by Gore for a 17-0 lead just before halftime. Notes: Brock now has three interceptions in three games. ... The 49ers now lead this series 8-5. ... The Titans had a video tribute to the late Bum Phillips and a moment of silence before the coin toss. Phillips coached this franchise to two AFC championship game appearances in the late 1970s as the then-Houston Oilers. ... Johnson now has three TD catches of 66 yards or longer and 11 TDs of 66 yards or longer in his career. Vapormax Scontate . LOUIS -- The St. Nike Vapormax Ingrosso . In the days leading up to the draft, TSN.ca and TSN Radio basketball analyst Duane Watson looks at some of the names that will be headlining the event. Tonight, Michigans Nik Stauskas of Mississauga, Ontario. http://www.vapormaxscontateoutlet.it/ . In mens doubles, Vancouvers Vasek Pospisil and American Jack Sock reached the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Croatian Mate Pavic and Andre Sa of Brazil. Vapormax Nere Senza Lacci . - While he appreciates suggestions from Packers fans of remedies for his sore left calf, Aaron Rodgers is not necessarily going to listen to the advice. Nike Vapormax Nere Scontate .Y. - Geno Smith shouted a couple of mighty expensive expletives.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Miami Heat begin their longest homestand of the season, a seven-gamer, Wednesday night when the Utah Jazz head to American Airlines Arena. During this two-week stay, the Heat will welcome the Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic and of course, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day. Miami returns to South Beach after a 95-91 win over the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night at the Barclays Center. Dwyane Wade scored 28 points, Luol Deng added 18 and the Heat held off a late Nets rally. The game was delayed 31 minutes late in the first quarter due to a leakage in the arenas ceiling. The Heat were in the midst of a 10-0 run, and they never relinquished the lead the rest of the way. Brooklyn trailed by 10 with just over a minute to play, but two free throws from Mason Plumlee and 3-pointers from Joe Johnson and Bojan Bogdanovic cut the deficit to 93-91 with 35.1 seconds remaining. The Nets forced Wade into a contested 3-pointer that drew iron, and Deng gained position on the block for the rebound over Bogdanovic, who was whistled for a foul with 11.8 ticks left. Deng made both free throws and Miami successfully bounced back from Sundays 18-point home loss to Chicago. To me this is one of the most gratifying wins of the season. To be able to pull it out shows a lot character and toughness, Wade said. Miami is only 4-7 at home this season. The Jazz have been dreadful of late. Theyve lost threee straight and 12 of their last 13.dddddddddddd Utahs only victory during that time period was, shockingly, a home win over the San Antonio Spurs on Dec. 9. Utah began a six-game road trip with back-to-back losses to the Wizards and New Orleans Pelicans, with that setback coming Tuesday night. The Jazz fell 119-111 at Smoothie King Center. Utah blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead on Tuesday and was outscored 41-19 over the final 11-plus minutes. After making 57.6 percent of their shots over the first three quarters, the Jazz shot just 29.2 percent (7-of-24) in the fourth, while New Orleans connected on 59.5 percent of its shots for the game. (New Orleans) turned it up and a couple of their players made some great plays and had some big-time efforts, Jazz head coach Quin Snyder said. The Jazz were without forward Derrick Favors due to an ankle injury, but Enes Kanter finished with a career-high 29 points. Gordon Hayward chipped in 17 in the loss. Trey Burke poured in 14 of his 16 points in the games first eight minutes. Alec Burks also tallied 16 points, while fourth overall pick in this summers draft, Dante Exum, finished with a career-high 12. Trevor Booker chipped in 10. The Jazz still have stops against the Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies before heading back to Salt Lake City. The two teams have split the last 10 meetings, but the Heat won in Utah on Friday. The Jazz have won just one of their last 10 trips to American Airlines Arena. ' ' '
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