1992 season · Week 12

Pregame

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers (11 weeks in) face the Los Angeles Rams on 1992-11-22 at the visitors' stadium. The opener of this road 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 road 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 12 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 road 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 11 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 12

Standings as of kickoff, Week 12 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Tied atop the league at 8-2: Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers.

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Pittsburgh Steelers7-3W1
Houston Oilers6-4W1
Cleveland Browns5-5L1
Cincinnati Bengals4-6L1

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Buffalo Bills8-2W4
Miami Dolphins7-3L1
Indianapolis Colts4-6L3
New York Jets3-7W1
New England Patriots1-9W1

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Denver Broncos7-3W2
Kansas City Chiefs6-4W2
San Diego Chargers5-5W1
Los Angeles Raiders4-6W1
Seattle Seahawks1-9L7

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
San Francisco 49ers8-2W2
New Orleans Saints7-3L1
Atlanta Falcons4-6W1
Los Angeles Rams4-6W1

NFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Minnesota Vikings7-3L1
Chicago Bears4-6L3
Green Bay Packers4-6W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers4-6W1
Detroit Lions2-8L3

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys8-2L1
Philadelphia Eagles6-4L1
Washington Redskins6-4L1
New York Giants5-5L1
Phoenix Cardinals3-7L1

Game video

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Game info

Roof
outdoors
Surface
grass
Weather
57°F, 35% humidity, wind 9 mph
Vegas line
49ers -7
Over/Under
43 (under)

Score

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49ers 7, Los Angeles Rams 049ers 10, Los Angeles Rams 049ers 13, Los Angeles Rams 749ers 27, Los Angeles Rams 1049ers 27, Los Angeles Rams 10[1][2]

1234T
San Francisco 49ers73314710132727
Los Angeles Rams00730071010

Scoring plays

Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.

Q1

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

Q2

TeamPlayScore
49ersMike Cofer 34 yard field goal10-0

Q3

TeamPlayScore
RamsHenry Ellard 31 yard pass from Jim Everett ( Tony Zendejas kick)10-7
49ersMike Cofer 40 yard field goal13-7

Q4

TeamPlayScore
RamsTony Zendejas 35 yard field goal13-10
49ersJerry Rice 42 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick)20-10
49ersRicky Watters 3 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick)27-10

Recap

AI summary based on verified facts

The 49ers won 27-10 on the road against the Los Angeles Rams on 1992-11-22. Young threw for 290 and two touchdowns. Watters ran for 90 with a touchdown. The defensive front produced three sacks of Chris Miller. 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 27-10 against the Los Angeles Rams. Young threw for 290 and two touchdowns. Watters ran for 90 with a touchdown. The defensive front produced three sacks of Chris Miller. 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 10. Margin: plus 17. 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 27-10 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

Young threw for 290 and two touchdowns. Watters ran for 90 with a touchdown. The defensive front produced three sacks of Chris Miller. 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 #814/2616710
RAM
Jim Everett13/2915810

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
SFO
Ricky Watters26163215
Tom Rathman #4472806
Steve Young #8316014
Jerry Rice #801606
RAM
David Lang1162012
Cleveland Gary113507
Jim Everett1-10-1

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
SFO
Jerry Rice #80493142
Brent Jones #84227019
John Taylor #82325012
Ricky Watters31609
Tom Rathman #442603
RAM
Henry Ellard359131
Jim Price541015
Jeff Chadwick230020
Flipper Anderson220011
Cleveland Gary1808

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