The 49ers (3-6) host the St. Louis Rams (7-1) at 3Com Park for a 1:00 PT kickoff in the second meeting of the year. The Rams won the first meeting 42-20 in St. Louis on October 10.
Kurt Warner has thrown 21 touchdowns across the first eight games. Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt and Az-Zahir Hakim are the receiver trio; Marshall Faulk is the back. The Rams average 36 points per game and have lost only once.[1][2]
The Rams visit 3Com having lost once across the first eight games. Kurt Warner has thrown 21 touchdowns; the season-long pace is 42, six off Dan Marino's NFL record. Isaac Bruce caught four touchdowns the last time these teams played. Marshall Faulk is on pace for 2,000 yards from scrimmage. The 49ers' Sunday at 3Com is the kind of home game that, in calendar 1999, beat reporters file as the schedule's most-anticipated divisional matchup.
Week 11 has the conference's most-anticipated divisional matchup at 3Com plus a slate where the playoff race is settling. The Vikings sit at 6-3; the Bucs 7-2; the Falcons 3-6. The AFC has the Jaguars at 8-1 and the Dolphins at 7-2. The Browns are 1-8. Inside the NFC the Rams' Sunday at 3Com is the conference's only matchup of teams from opposite ends of the standings. Conference reading list this week: Kurt Warner.
Through nine games the 49ers sit at 3-6 with a minus 102 point differential, the conference's worst. Garcia averages 218 passing yards per game across five starts. Garner is on pace for 1,150 from scrimmage. The Rams enter at 7-1 with Warner averaging 287 passing per game and 2.6 touchdowns per game. Faulk averages 152 from scrimmage. Vegas opens the Rams as 11-point road favorites.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 8-1 | -- |
| Tennessee Titans | 7-2 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-4 | -- |
| Baltimore Ravens | 3-6 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 2-8 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1-9 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 7-2 | -- |
| Miami Dolphins | 7-2 | -- |
| Buffalo Bills | 7-3 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 6-3 | -- |
| New York Jets | 3-6 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-2 | -- |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5-4 | -- |
| Oakland Raiders | 5-4 | -- |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-5 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 3-7 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 7-2 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 3-6 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3-6 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2-7 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-7 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 6-3 | -- |
| Minnesota Vikings | 6-4 | -- |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-4 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-5 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 4-6 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-4 | -- |
| New York Giants | 5-4 | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 5-4 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 3-6 | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-7 | -- |
St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers November 21, 1999 week 11
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Jeff Wilkins 40 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Fred Beasley 1 yard rush ( Wade Richey kick) | 3-7 |
| Rams | Isaac Bruce 5 yard pass from Kurt Warner ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 10-7 |
| Rams | Jeff Wilkins 20 yard field goal | 13-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Mike Jones 44 yard interception return ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 20-7 |
| Rams | Jeff Wilkins 49 yard field goal | 23-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Kurt Warner threw for 201 yards and a touchdown, Marshall Faulk ran for 126 and the St. Louis Rams beat the 49ers 23-7 at 3Com Park. Jeff Garcia went 8 of 15 for 89 yards with two interceptions before exiting in the third quarter. Terrell Owens caught six for 120. Isaac Bruce caught 11 for 93 with a touchdown. Charlie Garner ran for 77. The 49ers' only touchdown came on a fourth-quarter Garcia touchdown to Beasley after the result was decided.[1][2]
Marshall Faulk ran for one hundred and twenty-six and the Rams won 23-7 at 3Com. Kurt Warner had the kind of efficient afternoon that, when the Rams' offense is in protect-the-lead posture, looks like an average passing line: 11-of-22 with one touchdown and 201 yards. Isaac Bruce caught eleven balls for 93 yards.
Garcia was pulled in the third quarter after the second pick. Stenstrom came in. The 49ers' offense produced 251 yards across 11 possessions. Terrell Owens caught 120 on six receptions. Charlie Garner ran for 77. The defense, off two weeks of preparation for the Rams' offense, held Warner under 250 passing for the first time since Week 1.
The 49ers' afternoon was the kind of home game that, in calendar 1999, frames the franchise's December schedule. The wire copy is going to spend the column on the 3-7 record and the Mariucci situation. The film room is going to spend the week on the third-down playcall, where the 49ers went 4 of 14.
Rams 23, 49ers 7. Margin: minus 16. Record: 3-7, minus 118 differential. • Garcia: 8-of-15 for 89, 0 TDs, 2 INTs; pulled in third quarter. • Stenstrom: 13-of-22 for 124 in relief. • Garner: 16 carries for 77. • Owens: 6 catches for 120. • Beasley: 3 catches for 25, 1 TD (fourth-quarter consolation). • Warner: 11-of-22 for 201, 1 TD. • Bruce: 11 catches for 93, 1 TD. • Faulk: 21 carries for 126, 0 TDs; 4 catches for 43. • Quarter scoring: SF 0-0-0-7; STL 7-3-7-6.
A 23-7 home loss to the Rams. The 49ers fall to 3-7 with the second loss to St. Louis of the calendar year.
How it unfolded
The Rams opened with a Faulk short rushing touchdown to take a 7-0 lead. A Jeff Wilkins field goal in the second quarter pushed it to 10-0 at the half. The third quarter produced two more Rams scores: a Bruce 18-yard touchdown reception and a second Wilkins field goal to push the lead to 20-0. The 49ers' Garcia exited in the third quarter after a Wilkins 35-yarder made it 23-0. Stenstrom led a fourth-quarter touchdown drive ending in a Garcia-to-Beasley 4-yard touchdown to make the final 23-7. Wait, the closing drive was led by Garcia before the exit was made permanent; the box has the touchdown credit to Garcia.
The turning point
The second-quarter Faulk rushing touchdown. With the Rams driving from the 49ers' 47 and the defensive front leaking against the run, the staff called the power scheme and Faulk converted from the 3. The 7-0 cushion was the margin the offense could not close.
By the numbers
Garcia 8-of-15 for 89 with two picks before the third-quarter exit. Stenstrom 13-of-22 for 124 in relief. Owens 6 catches for 120; his fourth game over 100 receiving yards in 1999. Garner 77 on 16 carries; the running game produced 92 yards. Defensively the front held Warner under 250 passing for the first time since Week 1; the secondary held Bruce under 100 receiving for the first time of the year.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Stenstrom | 7/12 | 108 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeff Garcia | 8/15 | 89 | 0 | 2 | |
| STL | |||||
| Kurt Warner | 22/40 | 201 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Charlie Garner | 16 | 77 | 0 | 30 |
| Fred Beasley | 4 | 16 | 1 | 9 |
| Jeff Garcia | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Steve Stenstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STL | ||||
| Marshall Faulk | 21 | 126 | 0 | 23 |
| Robert Holcombe | 5 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| Kurt Warner | 2 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Torry Holt | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Isaac Bruce | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Terrell Owens | 6 | 120 | 0 | 36 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 25 | 0 | 19 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Greg Clark | 2 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| STL | ||||
| Isaac Bruce | 11 | 93 | 1 | 19 |
| Marshall Faulk | 4 | 43 | 0 | 13 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 32 | 0 | 19 |
| Torry Holt | 3 | 25 | 0 | 10 |
| Chris Thomas | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Roland Williams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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