San Francisco hosts the Los Angeles Rams on 1954-10-03 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 2.
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 49ers' season continues with 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.
The slate's Week 2 games 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.
The first 1 games have shown the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1954, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 1-0 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-0 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1-0 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0-1 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 0-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 1-0 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1-0 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1-0 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 0-1 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 0-1 | L1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 0-1 | L1 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 710172424 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 310172424 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Les Richter 25 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| 49ers | Joe Perry 5 yard rush ( Joe Perry kick) | 7-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Joe Perry 14 yard field goal | 10-3 |
| Rams | Bob Boyd 71 yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin ( Les Richter kick) | 10-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Skeet Quinlan 16 yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin ( Les Richter kick) | 10-17 |
| 49ers | John Henry Johnson 24 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 17-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Hugh McElhenny 29 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 24-17 |
| Rams | Dan Towler 1 yard rush ( Les Richter kick) | 24-24 |
The 49ers' road effort ended in a 24-24 loss on the road the Los Angeles Rams on 1954-10-03. Y.A. Tittle went 23 of 35 for 268 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 73 on 11 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 11 for 158. On the other side Norm Van Brocklin went 12 of 25 for 234 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Skeet Quinlan ran for 87 on 15 carries.[1]
San Francisco's offense came up short 24-24 against the Los Angeles Rams on 1954-10-03. Y.A. Tittle went 23 of 35 for 268 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 73 on 11 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 11 for 158.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's first 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 24, Los Angeles Rams 24. Margin: minus 0. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 23 of 35 for 268 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 73 on 11 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 11 for 158. Bill Jessup caught 4 for 95. On the Los Angeles Rams' side: Norm Van Brocklin went 12 of 25 for 234 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Skeet Quinlan ran for 87 on 15 carries.
A 24-24 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 23 of 35 for 268 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 73 on 11 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 11 for 158. 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 12 of 25 for 234 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Los Angeles Rams, and Skeet Quinlan ran for 87 on 15 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1954, 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 23 of 35 for 268 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Hugh McElhenny ran for 73 on 11 carries with 1 touchdown, plus John Henry Johnson ran for 60 on 9 carries with 1 touchdown. Receiver room: Billy Wilson caught 11 for 158, and Bill Jessup caught 4 for 95.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 23/35 | 268 | 0 | 0 | |
| RAM | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 12/25 | 234 | 2 | 2 | |
| Billy Wade | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 11 | 73 | 1 | 29 |
| John Henry Johnson | 9 | 60 | 1 | 24 |
| Joe Perry | 4 | 47 | 1 | 13 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RAM | ||||
| Skeet Quinlan | 15 | 87 | 0 | 16 |
| Dan Towler | 9 | 43 | 1 | 8 |
| Tank Younger | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Tom McCormick | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Woodley Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Wade | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Billy Wilson | 11 | 158 | 0 | 43 |
| Bill Jessup | 4 | 95 | 0 | 30 |
| John Henry Johnson | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Joe Perry | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAM | ||||
| Bob Boyd | 5 | 157 | 1 | 71 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 3 | 47 | 0 | 23 |
| Skeet Quinlan | 3 | 22 | 1 | 16 |
| Tank Younger | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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