SANTA CLARA — You’re not going to win many football games when you fall behind 21-0.
So no, the 49ers didn’t beat the Rams Sunday in a pivotal Week 10 NFC West matchup. Frankly, it was incredible they were ever within striking distance of Los Angeles in a game that ended 42-20, with LA posting 402 yards of offense, while registering no penalties (to the Niners’ seven), and winning the turnover battle 2-0 on Sunday.
The Niners fell to 6-4 on the season with the loss and are clearly in a second tier all to themselves in the division, trailing the Seahawks (44-22 winners) and Rams.
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» Another positive game for the Niners’ backup back, scoring a touchdown and outgaining McCaffrey on the ground.
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» A strong performance against an elite defensive front. The Niners have problems — oh so many problems — but blaming the boys up front for this loss is simply telling the world that you don’t know ball.
George Kittle • TE
» He showed up. The question was simply how frequently the Niners could get the ball to him.
Kittle had nine catches for 84 yards and a touchdown and added some strong blocking in the run game. He remains as good as it gets at the tight end position.
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» Whether it was Davante Adams or Puka Nacua, Green gave back all the progress he made over the last few weeks. Unless he’s in a strict man-to-man look, Green really struggles to stick with anyone. And when you play man-to-man against Adams, you lose. You can do the math here.
Luke Gifford • LB
» Typically, when I suggest that a defensive player was a target, I mean it in a way that’s a little less than literal.
In this case, I mean it literally.
Gifford was targeted repeatedly on Sunday to the point that when the Niners put the third linebacker on the field, the Rams changed the play to go right after him.
And those plays worked without fail.
Gifford is a fine special teams player, but the Niners’ Big Nickel (where Jason Pinnock stepped in at SAM linebacker) proved to be the far-better option.
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» For no other reason than keeping Gifford on the field.
Ji’Ayir Brown • FS
» A liability against the run and the pass. He’ll post a flash play every now and again, and follow it with two or three plays where he’s woefully out of position or is straight-up run over.
Malik Mustapha • SS
» Played so poorly you could argue that Brown was the better safety.
Jordan Elliott • DT
» The Rams ran “duo” — Sean McVay’s favorite run play, at Elliott to the point of relentlessness. But you stick with what works in this league.
His fourth-and-1 encroachment with 2:42 to play (in a lost-cause situation) didn’t help his case for not making this list.
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