Matthew Stafford couldn’t breathe from the pressure of San Francisco’s defense when the 49ers beat their NFC West nemesis 24-9 on Monday night.
The key moment of the game was a pick 6 thrown by Stafford on an intended screened pass to the Cooper Cup. Talanoahufanga read the play like a book, jumping the route, bobbled the ball for one second and bolted it into the end his zone to give him two possessions of the game.
But this wasn’t the only time the Niners’ defense thwarted the Rams’ offense.
Four sacks were collected in the first half as Stafford struggled with his own pocket. The 49ers finished 7 that night, with pros his bowlers Nick Bosa and Samson Educum leading by 2 each.
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On offense, Deebo Samuel led the second quarter with 115 receiving yards, including a 57-yard touchdown catch-and-run. Samuel remained upright after multiple tackles and used his blistering speed to cut across the field and enter the end zone six times.
Jeff Wilson Jr. had the first touchdown of the game thanks to a perfect hole that paved the way for a 32-yard run for the score. finished.
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Kupp was now the only threat to the Rams. He tallied his 14 catches for 122 yards and his 1 touchdown, a career-high, but that score was taken at the end of the game, not much. It didn’t make sense.
Stafford finished the game 32-for-48 with 254 yards, no touchdowns and one interception.
On the ground, the Rams were packed to the line as Darrell Henderson Jr. had seven carries for 27 yards while Kam Akers had just 13 yards on eight carries.
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As for the 49ers, Jimmy Garoppolo landed an incentive-laden contract and won as the team’s starter. There was not.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan is 7-0 in the regular season against the Rams since Garoppolo became the first quarterback.
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The 49ers, now 2-2, head to Carolina to face the Panthers next Sunday. Meanwhile, the Rams head home to watch Dallas his Cowboys, who may return his Prescott to center, at his SoFi stadium.