San Francisco 49ers’ defense shuts down rival Los Angeles Rams

October 4, 2022

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DEEBO Samuel caught six passes for 115 yards, including a long catch-and-run touchdown, and Talanoa Hufanga scored on an interception return to help the San Francisco 49ers notch a 24-9 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night at Santa Clara, Calif.

Jimmy Garoppolo completed 16 of 27 passes for 239 yards and one touchdown and Jeff Wilson, Jr. rushed for 74 yards and one score as San Francisco (2-2) won its seventh consecutive regular-season game over the Rams (2-2). Of course, Los Angeles won the biggest recent meeting, beating the 49ers in last season’s NFC Championship Game en route to winning the Super Bowl.

Matthew Stafford connected on 32 of 48 passes for 254 yards with one interception and one lost fumble for the Rams. Cooper Kupp caught a career-best 14 passes for 122 yards, Tyler Higbee made 10 catches for 73 yards.

Nick Bosa and Samson Ebukam each had two of San Francisco’s seven sacks. Mr. Bosa leads the NFL with six. Mr. Ebukam forced Mr. Stafford to fumble on one of his sacks.

The 49ers outgained Los Angeles 327 yards to 257. The Rams didn’t have a single 20-yard offensive play. The Rams controlled the ball for the first 8:12 of the contest, but their drive stalled and they settled for Gay’s 39-yard field goal. — Reuters