San Francisco visits the Los Angeles Rams on 1960-12-04 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 11.
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's NFL schedule has the 49ers facing 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 NFL's Week 11 schedule 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.
10 games into the season the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1960, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-1 | W8 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-3-1 | T1 |
| New York Giants | 5-3-1 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5-4-1 | T1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-5-1 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 1-6-2 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | 6-3 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-3-1 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5-4 | L2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-4 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-5-1 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0-10 | L10 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 010202323 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 00077 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | C.R. Roberts 10 yard rush ( Tommy Davis kick) | 7-0 |
| 49ers | Tommy Davis 9 yard field goal | 10-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Tommy Davis 27 yard field goal | 13-0 |
| 49ers | Clyde Conner 65 yard pass from John Brodie ( Tommy Davis kick) | 20-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Tommy Davis 7 yard field goal | 23-0 |
| Rams | Frank Ryan 2 yard rush ( Lou Michaels kick) | 23-7 |
San Francisco's offense produced 23 points on the road against the Los Angeles Rams on 1960-12-04. John Brodie went 11 of 16 for 164 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. C.R. Roberts ran for 100 on 22 carries with 1 touchdown. Clyde Conner caught 3 for 96 with 1 touchdown. On the other side Billy Wade went 6 of 16 for 58 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Jon Arnett ran for 70 on 10 carries.[1]
The 49ers won 23-7 against the Los Angeles Rams on 1960-12-04. John Brodie went 11 of 16 for 164 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. C.R. Roberts ran for 100 on 22 carries with 1 touchdown. Clyde Conner caught 3 for 96 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 23, Los Angeles Rams 7. Margin: plus 16. Box score reads: John Brodie went 11 of 16 for 164 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. C.R. Roberts ran for 100 on 22 carries with 1 touchdown. Clyde Conner caught 3 for 96 with 1 touchdown. J.D. Smith caught 3 for 25. On the Los Angeles Rams' side: Billy Wade went 6 of 16 for 58 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Jon Arnett ran for 70 on 10 carries.
A 23-7 road win 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
John Brodie went 11 of 16 for 164 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. C.R. Roberts ran for 100 on 22 carries with 1 touchdown. Clyde Conner caught 3 for 96 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 Billy Wade went 6 of 16 for 58 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Los Angeles Rams, and Jon Arnett ran for 70 on 10 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1960, 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
John Brodie went 11 of 16 for 164 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: C.R. Roberts ran for 100 on 22 carries with 1 touchdown, plus J.D. Smith ran for 59 on 15 carries. Receiver room: Clyde Conner caught 3 for 96 with 1 touchdown, and J.D. Smith caught 3 for 25.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| John Brodie | 11/16 | 164 | 1 | 0 | |
| RAM | |||||
| Frank Ryan | 8/12 | 101 | 0 | 2 | |
| Billy Wade | 6/16 | 58 | 0 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| C.R. Roberts | 22 | 100 | 1 | 30 |
| J.D. Smith | 15 | 59 | 0 | 25 |
| John Brodie | 3 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RAM | ||||
| Jon Arnett | 10 | 70 | 0 | 22 |
| Dick Bass | 3 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| Billy Wade | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Joe Marconi | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| Ollie Matson | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Ryan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Wilson | 3 | -1 | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Clyde Conner | 3 | 96 | 1 | 65 |
| J.D. Smith | 3 | 25 | 0 | 16 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| Dee Mackey | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| C.R. Roberts | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| RAM | ||||
| Red Phillips | 8 | 114 | 0 | 25 |
| Jon Arnett | 3 | 29 | 0 | 14 |
| Tommy Wilson | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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