Joshua Karty kicked 4 discipline targets and the Los Angeles Rams survived a slugfest per week after profitable a shootout, beating the San Francisco 49ers 12-6 on Thursday evening in a key recreation within the NFC West race.
4 days after beating Josh Allen and Buffalo 44-42 within the NFL’s highest-scoring recreation of the season, the Rams (8-6) outlasted the 49ers (6-8) on a wet evening to maneuver inside a half-game of division-leading Seattle. Los Angeles received a recreation with out a landing for the primary time since 2016.
The Niners led 6-3 heading into the fourth quarter however got here up quick, dealing a significant blow to the dwindling playoff hopes for the defending NFC champions.
This marked the fourth time this season that the Niners misplaced to a division opponent after main by at the least three factors within the fourth quarter, making them the primary staff to try this since New England in 2000 in coach Invoice Belichick’s first season with the Patriots.
Karty capped a 17-play drive with a game-tying 23-yard discipline aim early within the fourth quarter after which hit a 27-yarder after Matthew Stafford related on a 51-yard cross to Puka Nacua.
The Niners then drove into field-goal vary however Brock Purdy was intercepted on a deep cross into the tip zone by Darious Williams, serving to the Rams safe their first collection sweep towards the 49ers since 2018.
Stafford then led a clock-killing drive that was capped by Karty’s fourth discipline aim with 18 seconds to play. Stafford went 16 for 27 for 160 yards with virtually the entire harm coming within the second half.
Purdy completed 14 for 31 for 142 yards because the Niners failed to attain a landing in a recreation for the primary time since 2019.
The primary half was performed in a downpour and it had a significant influence on the offensive performances with neither staff capable of transfer the ball.
The Rams had no first downs on their first 4 drives of a recreation for the primary time since 2013 earlier than getting a late discipline aim to tie the sport. The Niners went three-and-out 3 times and received one discipline aim.
The groups mixed for 11 punts, 9 first downs and 197 yards 4 days after they each had season highs in factors.
The rain principally stopped at halftime however the offenses nonetheless struggled.
