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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 14 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Levi's Stadium

SFvsLA

49ers offensevsRams defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for 49ers, 8 for Rams. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

LA offenseSF offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Clean pockets

49ers take a sack on 3% of dropbacks (1st). Rams get home on 4% (27th). League average is 7%.

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Rams are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.24 EPA per attempt. 49ers send 19% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Wideouts get blanketed

Rams give up 112 yards a game to wide receivers (2nd), against a league average of 147. 49ers' wide receivers produce 135 (20th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. 49ers average +0.18 EPA per play (2nd). Rams allow -0.11 (4th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

LA Rams

9Matthew StaffordQB · 204/303 · 2146 yds · 15 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback +0.09 · 16th23Kyren WilliamsRB · 112 car · 548 yds · 7 TD · 33 recEPA per touch -0.01 · 21st12Puka NacuaWR · 56 rec · 565 yds · 3 TD · 74 tgtEPA per target +0.1917Davante AdamsWR · 30 rec · 480 yds · 4 TD · 49 tgtEPA per target +0.45 · 27th37Quentin LakeNickel Back · 56 tackles · 3 INT · 11 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL22Trent McDuffieRight Cornerback · 25 tackles · 2 INT · 8 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

SF 49ers

13Brock PurdyQB · 146/211 · 1748 yds · 15 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.29 · 3rd23Christian McCaffreyRB · 84 car · 389 yds · 8 TD · 34 recEPA per touch +0.11 · 7th85George KittleTE · 34 rec · 425 yds · 5 TD · 46 tgtEPA per target +0.35 · 13th5Mike EvansWR · 27 rec · 420 yds · 3 TD · 39 tgtEPA per target +1.05 · 2nd0Renardo GreenLeft Cornerback · 26 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL99DeForest BucknerRight Defensive Tackle · 31 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-22nd in the NFL
The series · Rams and 49ers since 1999, and this season's records56 meetings

The 49ers lead the series 31–24–1 since 1999. Sep 10, 2026, at Melbourne Cricket Ground: the 49ers won 27–7. Matthew Stafford started at quarterback for the Rams and Brock Purdy for the 49ers; Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan coached.

Rams at home13–15the Rams' record
In San Francisco11–15–1the Rams' record
Most pointsRams 48 · 49ers 392018 · 2017
Biggest winRams by 29 · 49ers by 352018 · 2009
Playoffs1–0the Rams' record

The last 5

2026 · Wk 1SF 27 at LA 7
2025 · Wk 10LA 42 at SF 26
2025 · Wk 5 · OTSF 26 at LA 23
2024 · Wk 15LA 12 at SF 6
2024 · Wk 3SF 24 at LA 27

2026 records

Rams49ers
Overall4–46–1
Division0–23–0
Conference2–24–1
Other conference2–22–0
Home2–34–0
Away2–12–1
Last 5WLLWWWWWWL
StreakWon 2Lost 1
Points a game24.3 – 21.028.1 – 19.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Rams' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · 49ers offense against the Rams defenseDepth charts
Rams defense · 3-4 D49ers offense · 3WR 1TE71Williams75Colby64Brendel77Puni68McKivitz85Kittle13Purdy23McCaffrey5Evans17Watkins19Samuel99Donald57Hamilton55Fiske0Young94Johnson48Speights53Landman22McDuffie35Watson37Lake3Curl5Kinchens

49ers offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBBrock Purdy#13 · 146/211 · 1748 yds · 15 TD · 4 INT
  • RBChristian McCaffrey#23 · 84 car · 389 yds · 8 TD · 34 rec
  • WRMike Evans#5 · 27 rec · 420 yds · 3 TD · 39 tgt
  • WRDeebo Samuel#19 · 16 rec · 206 yds · 3 TD · 20 tgt
  • WRJordan Watkins#17 · 6 rec · 138 yds · 0 TD · 9 tgt
  • TEGeorge Kittle#85 · 34 rec · 425 yds · 5 TD · 46 tgt
  • LTTrent Williams#71
  • LGConnor Colby#75
  • CJake Brendel#64
  • RGDominick Puni#77
  • RTColton McKivitz#68

Rams defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEAaron Donald#99 · 12 tackles
  • NTTy Hamilton#57 · 7 tackles
  • LDEBraden Fiske#55 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
  • WLBByron Young#0 · 32 tackles · 4.5 sacks
  • SLBDesjuan Johnson#94 · 9 tackles
  • RILBOmar Speights#48 · 37 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • LILBNate Landman#53 · 58 tackles · 1 PD
  • RCBTrent McDuffie#22 · 25 tackles · 2 INT · 8 PD
  • LCBJaylen Watson#35 · 24 tackles · 1 INT · 9 PD
  • NBQuentin Lake#37 · 56 tackles · 3 INT · 11 PD
  • SSKam Curl#3 · 37 tackles · 2 PD
  • FSKamren Kinchens#5 · 38 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · SF offense against LA defense
StatSF SF offFavors SF · Favors LALA LA def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.18#2
-0.11#4+0.00
Success rate
53%#1
40%#544%
Yards per play
6.5#1
5.0#55.4
Explosive play rate
13%#2
8%#79%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.24#3
-0.12#4+0.03
Sack rate
3%#1
4%#277%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.02#4
-0.16#4-0.08
Yards per carry
4.5#9
3.5#64.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
50%#2
33%#641%
Red zone TD rate
87%#1
44%#561%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
135#20
112#2147
TE yards per game
65#7
46#955
TE targets per game
7.3#18
8.4#257.6
RB receiving yards per game
49#4
43#2832
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

49ers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.016% of throws
+1.567% of throws
+1.415% of throws
Short
+0.2939% of throws
+0.2319% of throws
-0.0424% of throws

Rams: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.269 throws
+0.0210 throws
-0.7616 throws
Short
-0.1190 throws
+0.2445 throws
-0.1187 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.