Broncos" McGahee Is Out, Probably Until the Playoffs Colin Kaepernick passed for 243 yards and 2 touchdowns in his first career start, replacing the injured Alex Smith, and the 49ers whipped the Chicago Bears, 32-7, on Monday in San Francisco in an N.F.C. showdown that hardly lived up to the hype. Beck Diefenbach/Reuters Colin Kaepernick threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns in the 49ers' victory over the Bears. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Ronnie Hillman is one of four potential backups for Willis McGahee. Kaepernick threw touchdown passes to Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree, and Kendall Hunter ran for a 14-yard score as San Francisco (7-2-1) scored on each of its first four possessions. Jason Campbell, the other quarterback in this matchup of backups for two division leaders, threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall in the third quarter but was sacked five times and threw two interceptions in his first start since October 2011 for Oakland. BRONCOS" MCGAHEE OUT Denver's leading rusher, Willis McGahee, tore a ligament in his right knee and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. Denver Coach John Fox said that the injury, which occurred in the second quarter of Denver's 30-23 victory over San Diego on Sunday, would not require surgery and that the Broncos had no immediate plans to put McGahee, a 10th-year veteran, on injured reserve. RAVENS" REED SUSPENDED Ed Reed, Baltimore's star safety, was suspended for one game by the league for repeated hits to the head and neck area of defenseless players. Reed, an 11-year veteran, will miss the Ravens" game against San Diego, which will cost him one game check of more than $400,000. Reed was suspended for three violations of the player safety rules in the past three seasons. The latest came Sunday in a victory against Pittsburgh, when Reed was penalized for unnecessary roughness in the third quarter for a hit to the head of receiver Emmanuel Sanders. Reed was also penalized Sept. 23 against the Patriots for unnecessary roughness and fined $21,000 for striking Deion Branch. Before that, Reed hit Saints quarterback Drew Brees on Dec. 19, 2010, and was fined $10,000. HENNE TO START FOR JAGUARS Jacksonville named Chad Henne its starting quarterback one day after Henne passed for 354 yards and 4 touchdowns in an overtime loss at Houston. FALCONS LINEMAN SUSPENDED Falcons offensive lineman Joe Hawley was suspended for four games by the league after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. His agent, Kevin Omell, said Hawley took Adderall in September without filing the proper paperwork with the league for a medical exemption.