The set-up: The 2-0 Green Bay Packers visit San Francisco to take on the 1-1 49ers Friday night. The Pack have won with defense so far, allowing a modest 23 points in their two victories but even more impressively, have held their two opponents to a combined 359 yards and just 18 FDs. The 49ers opened with a 24-13 home loss to the Texans but won last week 31-24 at Denver, as the team's three QBs (none named Kaepernick) combined to complete 19 of 24 for 216 yards. Christian Ponder was the fourth quarter hero, running for a 22 TD and then throwing a 30-yard TD pass to give San Francisco a 31-17 advantage.

The pick: However, a closer look at the game in Denver reveals that the 49ers D allowed 31 FDs and 406 total yards. Aaron Rodgers is expected to see his first — and only — preseason action tonight against San Francisco 49ers and that hardly bodes well for the 49ers. As for San Francisco, Blaine Gabbert has started the first two exhibition games, as Kaepernick has worked his way back from a sore right shoulder. Not sure which QB will start but it's likely both will get work with the first team. It's a particularly important night for Kaepernick because by the time this preseason is over, he will have a much smaller body of work than Gabbert will to plead his case for the starting job. I'm not at all sold that Kaepernick will return to form and the form Gabbert has shown so far in his career, hardly bodes well for Chip Kelly's future success in San Francisco. 10* play on Green Bay.