The 49ers (1-1) travel to Anaheim Stadium for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Los Angeles Rams (1-1). Chris Miller is the starter. Jerome Bettis is the back. Jessie Hester and Johnny Bailey are the receivers.
The 49ers come off the 24-17 road loss at Kansas City. Steve Young is the starter; Ricky Watters is the lead back.[1][2]
Chris Miller returns at starter for the Rams after the Hostetler-trade. Jerome Bettis, the rookie back, averages 5.0 yards per carry across the first two games. The Sunday matchup at Anaheim Stadium is the kind of NFC West road game where the offensive line's pocket time defines the afternoon.
Win and the 49ers head to 2-1 with the home game against the Saints on Sunday next. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the defensive front's coverage on Bettis.
Week 3 has the schedule's NFC West road game plus a slate where the early-season tiers are clarifying. The Cowboys are 2-0; the Packers 2-0; the Lions 1-1. The AFC has the Dolphins at 2-0 and the Patriots 1-1. Around the league the storyline is the Cowboys' continued dominance. The 49ers' Sunday at Anaheim is the only NFC West matchup of the slate.
Through two games the 49ers sit at 1-1 with a plus 23 point differential. Young is on pace for 4,800 passing yards. Watters averages 48 rushing yards per game across the first two. The Rams are 1-1 with Miller averaging 230 passing per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 4-point road favorites. Stat worth watching today: Bettis' chase of 100 rushing yards.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 1-1 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1-1 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0-2 | L2 |
| Houston Oilers | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 2-0 | W2 |
| New York Jets | 2-0 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 1-1 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1-1 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2-0 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 2-0 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2-0 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 0-2 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 1-1 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1-1 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1-1 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 1-1 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 1-1 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1-1 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1-1 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-1 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 2-0 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 2-0 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-1 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 1-1 | W1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 0-2 | -- |
1994 49ers at Rams Week 3
San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams (September 18, 1994) "The Niners Rough Up The Rams"
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49ers vs Rams 1994 SF34-LA19 #49erfaithful #49ersfan #losangelesramsSteve Young threw for 355 yards and two touchdowns, Jerry Rice caught 11 for 147 with a touchdown and the 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams 34-19 at Anaheim Stadium. John Taylor caught 7 for 103 with a touchdown. Young ran for two touchdowns. Chris Miller threw for 86 yards. Jerome Bettis ran for 104 on 21 carries.[1][2]
Steve Young threw two touchdowns and ran in two more at Anaheim Stadium. The 49ers won 34-19. Jerry Rice caught eleven for one hundred and forty-seven with a touchdown. John Taylor caught seven for one hundred and three with a touchdown. The offensive line gave Young a clean pocket on 39 dropbacks.
The defensive front produced two sacks of Chris Miller. Jerome Bettis ran for 104 against the front rotation. The Rams' offense, with Miller throwing for 86, produced 19 points across the full sixty minutes. The 49ers' offense scored on six of eight possessions.
The 49ers walk back to the airport 2-1 with the home game against the Saints on Sunday next. The wire copy is going to spend the column on Young's two-touchdown rushing afternoon. The film room is going to spend the week on the offensive line's pocket time.
49ers 34, Rams 19. Margin: plus 15. Record: 2-1.
A 34-19 road win at Anaheim Stadium. The 49ers improve to 2-1.
How it unfolded
Young opened with a touchdown drive ending in a Rice 18-yard score. A Wade Richey field goal made it 10-0. Young added two rushing touchdowns in the second quarter to push the lead to 24-3 at the half (with a Rams field goal). The third quarter saw a Bettis rushing touchdown to cut it to 24-10. A Young touchdown to Taylor made it 31-10. A Rams fourth-quarter touchdown made it 31-19 (with a Rams two-point conversion); a closing Richey field goal made the final 34-19.
The turning point
The second-quarter Young first rushing touchdown. With the 49ers up 10-0 and the offense facing third-and-three at the Rams' 6, the staff called the quarterback draw. Young walked in untouched. The 17-0 cushion put the visitors in script-the-clock posture from the second quarter forward.
By the numbers
Young 31-of-39 for 355 with two touchdowns and no interceptions plus two rushing scores. Rice 11 catches for 147 with the score. Taylor 7 catches for 103 with a touchdown. Watters 56 on 18 carries. Defensively the front produced two sacks of Miller; the linebackers held Bettis to 104 rushing on 21 carries.
Personnel watch
Young's two rushing touchdowns is the headline. The 49ers' starter ran in two scores; his first multi-rushing-touchdown game in three years. Rice's 147 was his second 100-yard receiving day of the year. Defensively Sanders broke up four passes.
What it means
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 31/39 | 355 | 2 | 0 | |
| RAM | |||||
| Chris Chandler | 9/15 | 87 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Miller | 8/19 | 86 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 18 | 56 | 0 | 9 |
| Steve Young #8 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 10 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Derek Loville | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Marc Logan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| William Floyd | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Elvis Grbac | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| RAM | ||||
| Jerome Bettis | 21 | 104 | 1 | 19 |
| Chris Miller | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Johnny Bailey | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Lester | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 11 | 147 | 1 | 33 |
| John Taylor #82 | 7 | 103 | 1 | 35 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 17 |
| Marc Logan | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| Ricky Watters | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| RAM | ||||
| Jessie Hester | 4 | 58 | 0 | 19 |
| Johnny Bailey | 5 | 33 | 0 | 16 |
| Troy Drayton | 3 | 30 | 1 | 19 |
| Isaac Bruce | 2 | 24 | 0 | 17 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Chris Brantley | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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