The 49ers (7-3) travel to Anaheim Stadium for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Los Angeles Rams (3-8). The 49ers come off the 42-7 home blowout of the Saints. The injury report stays clean across the back of the week. The kickoff window pairs with the rest of the conference slate.[1][2]
49ers at Los Angeles Rams
Pregame
The Rams are 3-8. The Sunday matchup at Anaheim Stadium is the kind of road game where the schedule offers the 49ers an easy bounce. Win and the 49ers head to 8-3. The Sunday's matchup is the kind that, in a calendar where the schedule offers few clean reads, gets the staff a measure of where the rotation stands. The closing-week film breakdown produced no significant adjustments.
Week 13 has the schedule's NFC West road game plus a slate where the playoff race is settling. The Giants sit at 9-1; the Cowboys 8-2; the Vikings 7-3. Conference reading list the storyline is the Cowboys' chase of the NFC East. The 49ers' Sunday at Anaheim is the only NFC West road game on the slate. The slate's marquee window has the kind of conference matchup the wire copy has been pointing toward.
Through ten games the 49ers sit at 7-3 with a plus 111 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,000 passing yards. Watters averages 85 rushing yards per game. The Rams are 3-8 with T.J. Rubley averaging 200 passing per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 11-point road favorites. Stat worth watching today: Watters' chase of 1,000 rushing yards.
League standings entering Week 13
Standings as of kickoff, Week 13 (no future-game spoilers)
Around the league
- Tied atop the league at 8-2: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins.
- Still searching for win one: Cincinnati Bengals.
AFC
AFC Central
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-4 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 6-4 | W5 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-5 | L3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0-10 | L10 |
AFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 8-2 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8-2 | W2 |
| New York Jets | 6-4 | W4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3-7 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 1-9 | L5 |
AFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-3 | L1 |
| Denver Broncos | 6-4 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 6-4 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5-5 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-6 | L2 |
NFC
NFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-3 | W4 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6-4 | L2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-6 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-7 | W1 |
NFC Central
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 7-3 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6-4 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-5 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-5 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-7 | W1 |
NFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 7-3 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 7-3 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-6 | L6 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 3-7 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 2-8 | L2 |
Game video
1993 Week 13 - SF 49ers at LA Rams
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- Roof
- outdoors
- Surface
- grass
- Weather
- 66°F, 16% humidity, wind 8 mph
- Vegas line
- 49ers -13
- Over/Under
- 43 (over)
Score
Scoring plays
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
Q1
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Ricky Watters 6 yard rush ( Mike Cofer kick) | 7-0 |
| Rams | Tony Zendejas 25 yard field goal | 7-3 |
Q2
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 39 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick) | 14-3 |
| 49ers | Ricky Watters 48 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick) | 21-3 |
Q3
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | John Taylor 76 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick) | 28-3 |
Q4
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 7 yard pass from Steve Young ( Mike Cofer kick) | 35-3 |
| Rams | Henry Ellard 14 yard pass from T.J. Rubley ( Tony Zendejas kick) | 35-10 |
Recap
Steve Young threw for 462 yards and four touchdowns, Jerry Rice caught 8 for 166 with two scores and the 49ers blew out the Los Angeles Rams 35-10 at Anaheim Stadium. John Taylor caught 6 for 150 with a touchdown. Ricky Watters ran for 47 with a touchdown. T.J. Rubley threw for 167 with a touchdown.[1][2]
Steve Young threw for four hundred and sixty-two yards at Anaheim Stadium. The 49ers won 35-10. Jerry Rice caught 8 for 166 with two touchdowns. John Taylor caught 6 for 150 with a touchdown. The Sunday at Anaheim was the kind of road blowout where the offense produced 462 passing yards.
The defensive front produced two sacks of T.J. Rubley. The Rams' offense, with Rubley throwing for 167 and Jerome Bettis running for 133, produced 10 points across the full sixty minutes. The 49ers' offense scored on six of eight possessions.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 8-3 with the home game against the Bengals on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on Young's 462. The film room is going to spend the week on the Bengals' film.
49ers 35, Rams 10. Margin: plus 25. Record: 8-3.
- Young: 26-of-32 for 462, 4 TDs, 1 INT; 3 rushes for 3.
- Watters: 18 carries for 47, 1 TD; 5 catches for 82, 1 TD.
- Marc Logan: 3 carries for 12.
- Rice: 8 catches for 166, 2 TDs.
- Taylor: 6 catches for 150, 1 TD.
- Rubley: 13-of-28 for 167, 1 TD.
- Bettis: 18 carries for 133.
- Ellard: 5 catches for 90, 1 TD.
- Flipper Anderson: 3 catches for 34.
- Defense: 2 sacks.
A 35-10 road blowout at Anaheim Stadium. The 49ers improve to 8-3.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a Rice 28-yard touchdown. A Watters touchdown reception made it 14-0. A Young touchdown to Taylor made it 21-0. A Rams field goal cut it to 21-3. A Wade Richey field goal made it 24-3 at the half. The third quarter saw a Rice second touchdown to make it 31-3. A Rams touchdown made it 31-10. A Watters rushing touchdown made the final 35-10.
The turning point
The first-quarter Watters touchdown reception. With the 49ers up 7-0 and the offense facing third-and-six at the Rams' 24, Young found Watters on a wheel route. The 14-0 cushion put the visitors in script-the-clock posture from the first quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 26-of-32 for 462 with four touchdowns and one pick; the highest single-game passing line of his career. Rice 8 catches for 166 with two scores. Taylor 6 catches for 150 with a touchdown. Watters 47 rushing on 18 carries plus 82 receiving on 5 catches with two touchdowns. Defensively the front produced two sacks.
Personnel watch
Young's 462 is the headline. The franchise's highest single-game passing line in three years. Rice's eighth 100-yard receiving day of the year. Taylor's 150 was his second 100-plus receiving day. Bryant Young registered his 8th sack.
What it means
Box score
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 26/32 | 462 | 4 | 1 | |
| Steve Bono | 2/5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| RAM | |||||
| T.J. Rubley | 13/28 | 167 | 1 | 1 | |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 18 | 47 | 1 | 7 |
| Marc Logan | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Steve Young #8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rathman #44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| RAM | ||||
| Jerome Bettis | 18 | 133 | 0 | 41 |
| Cleveland Gary | 6 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| T.J. Rubley | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 8 | 166 | 2 | 48 |
| John Taylor #82 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 76 |
| Ricky Watters | 5 | 82 | 1 | 48 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 23 |
| Tom Rathman #44 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Jamie Williams #87 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Sanjay Beach | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| RAM | ||||
| Henry Ellard | 5 | 90 | 1 | 26 |
| Flipper Anderson | 3 | 34 | 0 | 14 |
| Cleveland Gary | 2 | 20 | 0 | 18 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Tim Lester | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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