The road slate continues against the Los Angeles Rams on 1952-11-23 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 9.
The roster's lead back rotation and receiver room project the kind of game-script the staff has been working through. The Los Angeles Rams arrive tracking their own divisional standing.[1]
The week of preparation has built toward the matchup against the Los Angeles Rams is the kind of road game where the offensive line has the matchup the coaching staff has been pointing toward all week. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the Los Angeles Rams' offensive line. The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the staff has been building toward.
Inside the conference Week 9 continues to shape the playoff race. The conference's projected leaders carry through the calendar with the kind of pace the wire copy has been writing into. The road matchup with the Los Angeles Rams is the calendar's sense-check on the 49ers' divisional posture. The Sunday-night and Monday-night games close the week with their own playoff implications.
Across the first 8 games the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1952, defines the divisional posture. The lead back's rushing workload is the staff's projected call. The receiver room's distribution is the offense's signature. The Los Angeles Rams are tracking their own standing. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the offensive line's pass-protection rate.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 6-2 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 5-3 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-3 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-6 | L2 |
| Washington Redskins | 2-6 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 6-2 | W5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6-2 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5-3 | W3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-3 | W4 |
| Chicago Bears | 3-5 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 00099 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 07143535 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Woodley Lewis 82 yard punt return ( Bob Waterfield kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Elroy Hirsch 46 yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin ( Bob Waterfield kick) | 0-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Jack Dwyer 54 yard fumble return ( Bob Waterfield kick) | 0-21 |
| 49ers | Safety, Van Brocklin tackled in end zone by Powell | 2-21 |
| 49ers | Gordie Soltau 5 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 9-21 |
| Rams | Vitamin Smith 6 yard rush ( Bob Waterfield kick) | 9-28 |
| Rams | Vitamin Smith 20 yard rush ( Bob Waterfield kick) | 9-35 |
San Francisco's offense came up short 9-35 on the road the Los Angeles Rams on 1952-11-23. Y.A. Tittle went 6 of 22 for 49 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 40 on 10 carries. Gordie Soltau caught 6 for 52 with 1 touchdown. On the other side Norm Van Brocklin went 16 of 32 for 259 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Dan Towler ran for 59 on 12 carries.[1]
San Francisco lost 9-35 against the Los Angeles Rams on 1952-11-23. Y.A. Tittle went 6 of 22 for 49 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 40 on 10 carries. Gordie Soltau caught 6 for 52 with 1 touchdown.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's middle weeks. The offensive line's pocket time produced the dropbacks the playbook calls. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway the unit has been generating. The Sunday's outcome sets the next week's posture across the divisional standings.
The Los Angeles Rams produced the kind of game-script the wire copy projected. The next-week matchup is the calendar's next sense-check on the 49ers' divisional pacing.
49ers 9, Los Angeles Rams 35. Margin: minus 26. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 6 of 22 for 49 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 40 on 10 carries. Gordie Soltau caught 6 for 52 with 1 touchdown. Joe Perry caught 3 for 18. On the Los Angeles Rams' side: Norm Van Brocklin went 16 of 32 for 259 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Dan Towler ran for 59 on 12 carries.
A 9-35 road loss at the Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
Y.A. Tittle went 6 of 22 for 49 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 40 on 10 carries. Gordie Soltau caught 6 for 52 with 1 touchdown. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Norm Van Brocklin went 16 of 32 for 259 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions for the Los Angeles Rams, and Dan Towler ran for 59 on 12 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1952, decided the closing two quarters. The defensive front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the year. The receiver room's route distribution produced the kind of timing-route conversions the playbook calls.
By the numbers
Y.A. Tittle went 6 of 22 for 49 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Hugh McElhenny ran for 40 on 10 carries, plus Joe Perry ran for 39 on 11 carries. Receiver room: Gordie Soltau caught 6 for 52 with 1 touchdown, and Joe Perry caught 3 for 18.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 6/12 | 55 | 0 | 1 | |
| Y.A. Tittle | 6/22 | 49 | 1 | 1 | |
| RAM | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 16/32 | 259 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bob Waterfield | 2/5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vitamin Smith | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 10 | 40 | 0 | 9 |
| Joe Perry | 11 | 39 | 0 | 11 |
| Norm Standlee | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Bennie Aldridge | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Joe Arenas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| J.R. Boone | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob White | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAM | ||||
| Dan Towler | 12 | 59 | 0 | 22 |
| Skeet Quinlan | 13 | 38 | 0 | 13 |
| Vitamin Smith | 3 | 23 | 2 | 20 |
| Tank Younger | 8 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Paul Barry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Gordie Soltau | 6 | 52 | 1 | 14 |
| Billy Wilson | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Joe Perry | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| RAM | ||||
| Bob Carey | 8 | 115 | 0 | 32 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 86 | 1 | 46 |
| Tom Fears | 3 | 46 | 0 | 29 |
| Dan Towler | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Tank Younger | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
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