The 49ers face the Los Angeles Rams on 1962-11-18 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 10.
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 Sunday 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 10 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 9 games have shown the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1962, 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 | 7-2 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-2-2 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-4 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-4-1 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-4-1 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2-6-1 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-7-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 9-0 | W9 |
| Detroit Lions | 7-2 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-4 | W1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5-4 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3-6 | L4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2-7 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1-8 | L2 |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 07172424 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3331717 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Danny Villanueva 43 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Billy Kilmer 3 yard pass from John Brodie ( Tommy Davis kick) | 7-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Tommy Davis 30 yard field goal | 10-3 |
| 49ers | Billy Kilmer 3 yard rush ( Tommy Davis kick) | 17-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Red Phillips 27 yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski ( Danny Villanueva kick) | 17-10 |
| 49ers | Jimmy Johnson 37 yard pass from John Brodie ( Tommy Davis kick) | 24-10 |
| Rams | Dick Bass 10 yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski ( Danny Villanueva kick) | 24-17 |
The 49ers' offense produced 24 points on the road against the Los Angeles Rams on 1962-11-18. John Brodie went 17 of 21 for 281 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Billy Kilmer ran for 101 on 19 carries with 1 touchdown. Monty Stickles caught 4 for 107. On the other side Zeke Bratkowski went 8 of 12 for 149 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Dick Bass ran for 36 on 10 carries.[1]
San Francisco's offense produced 24 points against the Los Angeles Rams on 1962-11-18. John Brodie went 17 of 21 for 281 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Billy Kilmer ran for 101 on 19 carries with 1 touchdown. Monty Stickles caught 4 for 107.
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 24, Los Angeles Rams 17. Margin: plus 7. Box score reads: John Brodie went 17 of 21 for 281 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Billy Kilmer ran for 101 on 19 carries with 1 touchdown. Monty Stickles caught 4 for 107. Bernie Casey caught 7 for 77. On the Los Angeles Rams' side: Zeke Bratkowski went 8 of 12 for 149 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Dick Bass ran for 36 on 10 carries.
A 24-17 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 17 of 21 for 281 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Billy Kilmer ran for 101 on 19 carries with 1 touchdown. Monty Stickles caught 4 for 107. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Zeke Bratkowski went 8 of 12 for 149 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions for the Los Angeles Rams, and Dick Bass ran for 36 on 10 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1962, 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 17 of 21 for 281 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Billy Kilmer ran for 101 on 19 carries with 1 touchdown, plus J.D. Smith ran for 82 on 26 carries. Receiver room: Monty Stickles caught 4 for 107, and Bernie Casey caught 7 for 77.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| John Brodie | 17/21 | 281 | 2 | 1 | |
| RAM | |||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 8/12 | 149 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ron Miller | 2/11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ollie Matson | 1/1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Billy Kilmer | 19 | 101 | 1 | 13 |
| J.D. Smith | 26 | 82 | 0 | 8 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 24 | 0 | 17 |
| RAM | ||||
| Dick Bass | 10 | 36 | 0 | 13 |
| Art Perkins | 6 | 25 | 0 | 16 |
| Ollie Matson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Monty Stickles | 4 | 107 | 0 | 48 |
| Bernie Casey | 7 | 77 | 0 | 35 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 3 | 49 | 1 | 37 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| RAM | ||||
| Dick Bass | 3 | 61 | 1 | 26 |
| Red Phillips | 3 | 60 | 1 | 27 |
| Pervis Atkins | 2 | 32 | 0 | 19 |
| Ollie Matson | 2 | 29 | 0 | 17 |
| Carroll Dale | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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