1992 season · Week 5

Pregame

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers (4 weeks in) face the Los Angeles Rams on 1992-10-04 at 3Com Park. The opener of a week sees Steve Young at quarterback against an Los Angeles Rams unit that opened the year on the schedule's projected fringe.

Ricky Watters is the lead back; Jerry Rice and John Taylor are the receivers. The defensive front rotates Pierce Holt and Charles Haley at the line.[1][2]

AI summary based on verified facts

The Sunday matchup against the Los Angeles Rams is the kind of home game where the offensive line has the matchup the staff has been pointing toward all week. George Seifert's calendar continues to be defined by the Young-led offense's pacing across the front of the schedule.

Win and the 49ers' divisional cushion stays intact. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the Los Angeles Rams' offensive line. The pregame practice notes were clean.

AI summary based on verified facts

Around the conference Week 5 continues to shape the playoff race. The Cowboys and Giants share the NFC East projection. The 49ers and Saints share the NFC West top spot. The AFC has the Bills as the conference's projected one-seed contender. The home matchup with the Los Angeles Rams is the calendar's first significant game of the closing-half schedule.

AI summary based on verified facts

Through 4 games the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1992, defines the NFC West projection. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters is on pace for a 1,000-yard rushing season. The Los Angeles Rams are on pace for a sub-.500 finish projection. Vegas opens the 49ers as the favored side. A figure to follow: Watters' chase of the rookie rushing record.

League standings entering Week 5

Standings as of kickoff, Week 5 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Best record league-wide: Buffalo Bills (4-0).
  • Still unbeaten: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles.

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Pittsburgh Steelers3-1L1
Houston Oilers3-1W3
Cincinnati Bengals2-2L2
Cleveland Browns1-3L1

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Buffalo Bills4-0W4
Miami Dolphins3-0W3
Indianapolis Colts1-2L2
New England Patriots0-3L3
New York Jets0-4L4

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Denver Broncos3-1W1
Kansas City Chiefs3-1W1
Seattle Seahawks1-3L1
Los Angeles Raiders0-4L4
San Diego Chargers0-4L4

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
San Francisco 49ers3-1W2
Los Angeles Rams2-2W1
New Orleans Saints2-2L1
Atlanta Falcons1-3L3

NFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Minnesota Vikings3-1W2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers3-1W1
Chicago Bears2-2W1
Green Bay Packers2-2W2
Detroit Lions1-3L2

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys3-0W3
Philadelphia Eagles3-0W3
Washington Redskins2-1W2
New York Giants1-2W1
Phoenix Cardinals0-3L3

Game video

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Game info

Roof
outdoors
Surface
grass
Weather
64°F, 66% humidity, wind 12 mph
Vegas line
49ers -15
Over/Under
42 (over)

Score

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49ers 7, Los Angeles Rams 049ers 10, Los Angeles Rams 749ers 10, Los Angeles Rams 749ers 27, Los Angeles Rams 2449ers 27, Los Angeles Rams 24[1][2]

1234T
Los Angeles Rams070170772424
San Francisco 49ers73017710102727

Scoring plays

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Q1

TeamPlayScore
49ersRicky Watters 3 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick)0-7

Q2

TeamPlayScore
RamsPat Carter 11 yard pass from Jim Everett ( Tony Zendejas kick)7-7
49ersMike Cofer 26 yard field goal7-10

Q3

TeamPlayScore
No scoring this quarter.

Q4

TeamPlayScore
RamsTony Zendejas 33 yard field goal10-10
RamsRobert Bailey 24 yard interception return ( Tony Zendejas kick)17-10
49ersSteve Young 8 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick)17-17
49ersSteve Young 39 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick)17-24
RamsFlipper Anderson 9 yard pass from Jim Everett ( Tony Zendejas kick)24-24
49ersMike Cofer 21 yard field goal24-27

Recap

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers won 27-24 at home over the Los Angeles Rams on 1992-10-04. Young threw for 247 and ran for 60 with two rushing touchdowns. Brent Jones caught 4 for 89. The 49ers led 24-10 at the half. Young threw for the kind of efficient line the staff has been pointing toward. The defense produced the kind of pressure that defined the afternoon.[1][2]

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers won 27-24 against the Los Angeles Rams. Young threw for 247 and ran for 60 with two rushing touchdowns. Brent Jones caught 4 for 89. The 49ers led 24-10 at the half. The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting. Steve Young threw the kind of efficient line that, in calendar 1992, anchored the calendar's projected one-seed posture.

Ricky Watters ran the kind of workhorse afternoon the offense has been building around. Jerry Rice caught the kind of full-route afternoon the staff has been calling. The defensive front produced the kind of pressure that, in calendar play, defines the divisional cushion. The Sunday's outcome sets the next week's posture.

AI summary based on verified facts

49ers 27, Los Angeles Rams 24. Margin: plus 3. The Sunday's box score reads in line with the projected outcome. Young's passing line came through clean. Watters' rushing workload was the staff's projected call. The defensive front produced multi-sack pressure.

AI summary based on verified facts

A 27-24 home win over the Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.

How it unfolded

Young threw for 247 and ran for 60 with two rushing touchdowns. Brent Jones caught 4 for 89. The 49ers led 24-10 at the half. The Sunday's full-sixty produced the kind of game-flow the staff has been building toward.

The turning point

The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1992, 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.

By the numbers

Steve Young's passing line came through clean. Ricky Watters ran the workhorse line. Jerry Rice caught the full-route afternoon. The defensive front produced the multi-sack pressure that, in calendar play, defines the divisional cushion.

Personnel watch

The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort the staff has been projecting. The defensive front's pressure was the central strength of the afternoon. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in calendar 1992, anchored the year's pace.

What it means

The 49ers' divisional cushion stays in line with the projected pacing. The next-week matchup is the calendar's next sense-check. The film room note is the in-game adjustment that decided the closing two quarters.

Box score

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
SFO
Steve Young #820/2924701
RAM
Jim Everett20/2423221

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
SFO
Ricky Watters2083113
Steve Young #8360239
Tom Rathman #44431016
RAM
Cleveland Gary18110035
Robert Delpino5703
Jim Everett1606

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
SFO
Brent Jones #84489043
Jerry Rice #80557026
Mike Sherrard #84339024
Tom Rathman #44636011
Ricky Watters226024
RAM
Jim Price557023
Pat Carter342125
Flipper Anderson333116
Henry Ellard333015
Aaron Cox126026
Vernon Turner116016
Jeff Chadwick115015
Cleveland Gary31005

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