The road slate continues against the Los Angeles Rams on 1961-11-12 at L.A. 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 1961, 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 | 7-1 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 6-2 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-3 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-4 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4-4 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-5 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 0-8 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 6-2 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-3 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-3-1 | T1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-3-1 | T1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 4-4 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2-6 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1-7 | L7 |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00777 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0031717 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
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| Team | Play | Score |
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| Team | Play | Score |
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| Rams | Danny Villanueva 10 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| 49ers | Billy Kilmer 7 yard rush ( Tommy Davis kick) | 7-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
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| Rams | Zeke Bratkowski 1 yard rush ( Danny Villanueva kick) | 7-10 |
| Rams | Joe Marconi 1 yard rush ( Danny Villanueva kick) | 7-17 |
San Francisco's offense came up short 7-17 on the road the Los Angeles Rams on 1961-11-12. John Brodie went 4 of 9 for 47 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 83 on 12 carries. R.C. Owens caught 6 for 75. On the other side Frank Ryan went 5 of 14 for 112 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Dick Bass ran for 77 on 12 carries.[1]
San Francisco lost 7-17 against the Los Angeles Rams on 1961-11-12. John Brodie went 4 of 9 for 47 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 83 on 12 carries. R.C. Owens caught 6 for 75.
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 7, Los Angeles Rams 17. Margin: minus 10. Box score reads: John Brodie went 4 of 9 for 47 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 83 on 12 carries. R.C. Owens caught 6 for 75. . On the Los Angeles Rams' side: Frank Ryan went 5 of 14 for 112 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Dick Bass ran for 77 on 12 carries.
A 7-17 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
John Brodie went 4 of 9 for 47 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 83 on 12 carries. R.C. Owens caught 6 for 75. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Frank Ryan went 5 of 14 for 112 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Los Angeles Rams, and Dick Bass ran for 77 on 12 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1961, 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 4 of 9 for 47 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: J.D. Smith ran for 83 on 12 carries, plus Billy Kilmer ran for 36 on 8 carries with 1 touchdown. Receiver room: R.C. Owens caught 6 for 75.
Personnel watch
The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort the staff has been projecting. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in calendar 1961, defines the year's pacing. The defensive unit's pressure was the central element of the afternoon.
What it means
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| John Brodie | 4/9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Kilmer | 2/3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Waters | 2/3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| RAM | |||||
| Frank Ryan | 5/14 | 112 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 7/10 | 76 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Arnett | 1/1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| J.D. Smith | 12 | 83 | 0 | 33 |
| Billy Kilmer | 8 | 36 | 1 | 8 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Waters | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 3 | -8 | 0 | 3 |
| RAM | ||||
| Dick Bass | 12 | 77 | 0 | 20 |
| Jon Arnett | 13 | 65 | 0 | 13 |
| Joe Marconi | 12 | 36 | 1 | 12 |
| Frank Ryan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ollie Matson | 3 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| R.C. Owens | 6 | 75 | 0 | 19 |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Aaron Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RAM | ||||
| Red Phillips | 5 | 67 | 0 | 18 |
| Carroll Dale | 3 | 48 | 0 | 23 |
| Dick Bass | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| Pervis Atkins | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Jon Arnett | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
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