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NFL Power Rankings: Where Do All 32 Teams Sit Entering Week 14?

By Peter Panacy

Dec 1, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) talks with running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) prior to the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) talks with running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) prior to the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 4, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears defensive end Akiem Hicks (96) knocks the ball away from San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) during the second half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears defensive end Akiem Hicks (96) knocks the ball away from San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) during the second half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

. San Francisco 49ers. 32. team. 42. . 1-11

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick apparently wants to opt out of his current contract and become a free agent this offseason.

But if he continues to have games like he did versus the Chicago Bears — 1-of-5 for four yards while taking five sacks — no one will come calling. Even the Niners didn’t want him playing towards the end of the game, benching Kap for backup QB Blaine Gabbert.

Not like it mattered. Gabbert was equally as awful, while Bears quarterback Matt Barkley made things look easy amid the snowfall, picking apart San Francisco’s permeable secondary with ease.

San Francisco’s defense stinks. The offense, outside of running back Carlos Hyde, stinks and this roster has almost zero talent.

At least the Niners put themselves into a better position for a top-two pick. But it’s going to be a long, long offseason in Santa Clara.