Rams-49ers Capsule
ST. LOUIS (2-5) at SAN FRANCISCO (4-3)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE -- 49ers by 9½
RECORD VS. SPREAD -- St. Louis 3-4-0, San Francisco 2-4-1
SERIES RECORD -- 49ers lead 65-62-3
LAST MEETING -- 49ers beat Rams 31-17, Oct. 13
LAST WEEK -- Rams lost to Chiefs 34-7; 49ers had bye, lost to Denver 42-17 on Oct. 19
AP PRO32 RANKING -- Rams No. 26, 49ers No. 11
RAMS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (22), RUSH (20), PASS (19).
RAMS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (20), RUSH (31), PASS (11).
49ERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (11), RUSH (10), PASS (20).
49ERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (2), RUSH (4), PASS (8).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- These teams just played in Monday night game Oct. 13, when Rams squandered early 14-point lead. ... 49ers have won three of last five meetings. ... Rams make debut in new Levi's Stadium; 49ers coming off bye week in which most of the roster got healthy. ... St. Louis has scored four times on opening drive, most in NFL. ... Rams DE Robert Quinn has three sacks in last two games, including two sacks and forced fumble in loss to K.C. He had 19 sacks last season. ... Rams QB Austin Davis was sacked five times by 49ers in first matchup. ... Rams TE Lance Kendricks has touchdowns in each of last three games. Looks to become first Rams player with TD catch in four straight games since Torry Holt in 2006. ... In last meeting, 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick wasn't sacked, and threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, putting 49ers' comeback into high gear on 80-yard strike to Brandon Lloyd. ... 49ers RB Frank Gore's 1,229 yards rushing vs. St. Louis are most by any player against Rams in NFL history. ... WR Anquan Boldin needs four receptions against Rams to become 17th player in NFL history to reach 900 catches. ... 49ers LB Ahmad Brooks had two sacks of Davis in first meeting, while LB Dan Skuta had pair of sacks and forced fumble. ... CB Dontae Johnson had first career interception and touchdown with pick and 20-yard TD return earlier this month.
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