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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 and Matt Gay kicked three field goals
for Los Angeles.
Nick Bosa and Samson Ebukam each had two of San Francisco's
seven sacks. Bosa leads the NFL with six. Ebukam forced Stafford
to fumble on one of his sacks.
Hufanga made his big play when Stafford was trying to rally the
Rams from an eight-point, fourth-quarter deficit. Hufanga, who
anticipated that Stafford would throw a quick pass to Kupp,
jumped the route, made the interception and returned it 52 yards
for a touchdown to give San Francisco a 24-9 advantage with 6:27
to play.
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.
San Francisco then struck as Wilson exploded for a 32-yard
touchdown run with 2:46 left in the opening quarter.
Gay booted a 29-yard field goal with 6:22 left in the half
before Samuel produced his dynamic 57-yard scoring reception. He
caught the ball at his own 49-yard line and later easily eluded
Jalen Ramsey's tackle attempt at the Rams' 22 en route to giving
the 49ers a 14-6 advantage.
Los Angeles had a 16-play, 75-yard drive in the third quarter
but couldn't finish it off. The excursion took 7:43 and ended
with Gay's 26-yard field goal.
Robbie Gould kicked a 25-yard field goal on the second play of
the fourth quarter to restore San Francisco's eight-point lead.
--Field Level Media
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