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WEEK 13 · FINAL
RAMS 8-6 · 28.0 PPG 20 – 15 49ERS 5-9 · 20.0 PPG
THE READ
Rams beat 49ers, 20-15

Justin Fields completed 21 of 31 for 218 yards and a touchdown, but the number that stuck was Luke Wysong's 101 receiving yards on 6 catches—one of those rare performances where a receiver posts a full century on a single afternoon. The Rams won 20-15 by dominating the line of scrimmage, dropping San Francisco's quarterback 7 times while allowing just 1 sack in return. Los Angeles moved the ball 353 total yards to the 49ers' 275, a gap that mattered when every point counted in a 35-point combined total that felt like watching football through a narrower window than usual.

Riley Parker The chaos merchant
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Rams +2.7 +5.5 -2.7 -4
49ers -3.8 +3.3 -7.1 +5
SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.
Rams — NFC #7 · 8-6 Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Elise Carter The insider
San Francisco's offensive line gave up 7 sacks—that's a line that was beaten, and it showed in everything they tried to do. The Rams didn't need much to win this one, and they didn't have to; they just had to keep the heat on, and Los Angeles did exactly that.
Nicole Santos Beat reporter · replying
San Francisco's offensive line has been a problem all season—they're built to run, they can't pass protect, and today that caught up with them. 7 sacks is noise; a 5-point loss to a team that's actually better, on a neutral schedule, is not.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers — none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that did not happen.
Justin Fields
Rams
21/31, 218 yards, 1 TD
Myles Garrett
Rams
2.5 sacks
Luke Wysong
Rams
6 catches, 101 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air Rams 218, 49ers 125 Rams
Total yards Rams 353, 49ers 275 Rams
On the ground 49ers 150, Rams 135 49ers
Pressure 49ers 1 sacks, Rams 7 Rams
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced Pass 53% · Rush 47% · 28.6 scored, 31.4 allowed
9.1 yds/att 61.4% completions 5.7 yds/carry 388.8 yds/game 1.9 giveaways/game 7.9% sack rate last 5: 3-2
Primary weapon: Puka Nacua WR — 41% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY VERY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 66 · Aggressive Balance 97 Ball security 46 Back usage 36% QB runs 5.7/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Puka Nacua takes 41% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 93 WR 87 TE 82 RB 90 OL 84 DL 92 LB 82 DB 89
Best: Myles Garrett LEDG 99 Fastest: Puka Nacua WR 95 SPD 7 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
glk_taza18
Rams · his last 8 games
Runs it Runs the quarterback
Pass / run55% / 45% Points for / against26.1 — 32.4 Margin-6.2 Giveaways a game1.9 Sacks taken4.8% of dropbacks Lead backIsaac Brown · 11.4/g Top targetPuka Nacua · 36% QB carries5.0 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Rams receivers vs 49ers secondary 87 v 86 EVEN
49ers receivers vs Rams secondary 87 v 89 EVEN
Rams line vs 49ers front 84 v 87 49ERS
49ers line vs Rams front 79 v 92 RAMS
Rams backs vs 49ers run defence 90 v 89 EVEN
49ers backs vs Rams run defence 88 v 89 EVEN
Rams passer vs 49ers secondary 93 v 86 RAMS
49ers passer vs Rams secondary 92 v 89 49ERS
TOP PERFORMERS
Justin Fields QB Rams 218 pass yds
Brock Purdy QB 49ers 125 pass yds
Luke Wysong WR Rams 101 rec yds
Isaac Brown HB Rams 93 rush yds
Christian McCaffrey HB 49ers 85 rush yds
Kaelon Black HB 49ers 59 rush yds
Max Klare TE Rams 51 rec yds
Myles Garrett LEDG Rams 2.5 sacks
Dexter Lawrence II DT Rams 1.5 sacks
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
RAMS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Justin Fields QB 21/312181012898.5
49ERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Brock Purdy QB 15/271251071780
RECENT FORM
Rams
L 28–56 vs Seahawks WK 12
W 30–27 vs 49ers WK 11
W 37–14 vs Browns WK 9
49ers
W 28–23 vs Steelers WK 12
L 27–30 vs Rams WK 11
W 33–14 vs Panthers WK 10
TEAM STATS
Rams 49ers
353 TOTAL YARDS 275
218 PASSING YARDS 125
135 RUSHING YARDS 150
1 SACKS ALLOWED 7
7 SACKS MADE 1
1 GIVEAWAYS 0
0 TAKEAWAYS 1

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

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