The 49ers (2-6) host the St. Louis Rams (6-2) at 3Com Park for a 1:00 PT kickoff in the second meeting of the year for the NFC West rivals. The Rams won the first meeting 41-24 in St. Louis on September 17. Kurt Warner is on the injury report with a hand contusion suffered on a sack in the Kansas City loss. Trent Green is the listed alternate. Marshall Faulk leads the league in rushing and scrimmage yards.[1][2]
The Rams visit 3Com having lost two of three since the Week 5 high water mark of 6-0. The Kansas City loss in Week 7 cost Kurt Warner a finger. Whether the league MVP plays Sunday is the kind of question that, in the Rams' offense, may move the line by a touchdown either way. Trent Green is the listed alternate with the resume of a starting quarterback in his own right.
Week 9 has the second Rams visit to 3Com plus a slate where the wild-card race begins to shape up. The Vikings sit at 7-1; the Bucs at 6-2; the Eagles at 5-3. The NFC East has the Giants surprising at 5-3. The AFC East is the Jets and Dolphins at 7-1. Around the league the Warner injury is the dominant story; the Rams' Sunday-night game next week against the Saints could change the divisional reading entirely.
Through eight games the 49ers sit at 2-6 with a minus 44 point differential. Garcia is on pace for 4,375 passing yards and 32 touchdown passes; the franchise records are 4,023 (Steve Young 1998) and 36 (Young 1994). Owens leads the team with 50 catches across the start. Garner averages 102 from scrimmage per game across the first eight. The Rams enter at 6-2 with Warner questionable; Faulk averages 167 from scrimmage per game. Vegas opens the 49ers as 7.5-point home underdogs.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 6-1 | W6 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 5-3 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-3 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 2-6 | L5 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-6 | L5 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1-6 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | 6-1 | W2 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 5-2 | W2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 5-2 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3-4 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 2-6 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 6-1 | W4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4-3 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 4-4 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2-6 | L4 |
| San Diego Chargers | 0-7 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 6-1 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4-3 | W3 |
| Carolina Panthers | 3-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2-6 | L5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-6 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-0 | W7 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-2 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3-4 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-4 | L4 |
| Chicago Bears | 1-7 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 6-2 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 5-2 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-3 | W2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3-4 | W1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 2-5 | -- |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Charlie Garner 4 yard rush ( Wade Richey kick) | 0-7 |
| Rams | Marshall Faulk 1 yard rush ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Wade Richey 44 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Rams | Marshall Faulk 1 yard rush ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 14-10 |
| 49ers | Terrell Owens 53 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Wade Richey kick) | 14-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Pete Stoyanovich 48 yard field goal | 17-17 |
| 49ers | Terrell Owens 17 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Wade Richey kick) | 17-24 |
| Rams | Marshall Faulk 19 yard pass from Trent Green ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 24-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Marshall Faulk 16 yard pass from Trent Green ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 31-24 |
| Rams | Pete Stoyanovich 46 yard field goal | 34-24 |
Trent Green threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns, Marshall Faulk ran for 83 yards and two scores, and the St. Louis Rams beat the 49ers 34-24 at 3Com Park to drop San Francisco to 2-7. Jeff Garcia went 26 of 44 for 243 yards and two touchdowns and added 51 rushing yards on seven scrambles. Charlie Garner ran for 28 and caught 6 for 30. Terrell Owens caught 8 for 115 and two touchdowns. Isaac Bruce caught 8 for 129.[1][2]
Trent Green stepped in for Kurt Warner and threw for 310 yards. Marshall Faulk ran in two touchdowns. Isaac Bruce caught one hundred and twenty-nine. The Rams won 34-24 at 3Com on a Sunday where the 49ers' offense produced one explosive play and the defense produced one stop.
The 49ers led 7-3 after the first quarter. Faulk's first touchdown closed the second quarter at 14-7 Rams. The third quarter opened with a Garcia touchdown to Owens to tie at 14. The Rams responded with a 17-point quarter: a Faulk second touchdown, a Bruce 56-yard touchdown reception, a Jeff Wilkins field goal. The 49ers entered the fourth quarter down 31-14 and added a Garcia touchdown to Owens in garbage time.
Rams 34, 49ers 24. Margin: minus 10. Record: 2-7, minus 54 differential. • Garcia: 26-of-44 for 243, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 7 rushes for 51. • Garner: 10 carries for 28 (2.8 ypc); 6 catches for 30. • Owens: 8 catches for 115, 2 TDs (third straight game with 90-plus receiving). • Rice: 6 catches for 53. • Trent Green: 22-of-39 for 310, 2 TDs (starting for injured Warner). • Faulk: 19 carries for 83, 2 rushing TDs. • Bruce: 8 catches for 129.
A 34-24 home loss to the Rams. The 49ers fall to 2-7 with seven games left.
How it unfolded
The Rams opened with a Wilkins field goal. Garcia answered with the first 49ers touchdown drive, a 9-play sequence ending in a 1-yard Garner score for the 7-3 lead. Faulk's first touchdown came on a 14-yard run in the second quarter to put the Rams up 10-7, and a Green 22-yard touchdown to Holt made it 17-7 before halftime. The 49ers cut it to 17-14 on the Garcia-to-Owens 25-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The Rams answered with Faulk's second short touchdown, the Bruce 56-yard explosive touchdown reception, and a Wilkins field goal to close the third quarter 31-14. The 49ers added the second Owens touchdown in the fourth quarter to make the final 34-24.
The turning point
The third-quarter Bruce 56-yard touchdown. With the 49ers having just cut it to 17-14 and the defense facing a third-and-seven from the Rams' 38, Green found Bruce on a deep crossing route the secondary did not pick up. The 24-14 cushion turned into 31-14 within four minutes of game clock.
By the numbers
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Jeff Garcia | 26/44 | 243 | 2 | 0 | |
| STL | |||||
| Trent Green | 22/39 | 310 | 2 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jeff Garcia | 4 | 51 | 0 | 30 |
| Charlie Garner | 10 | 28 | 1 | 10 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| STL | ||||
| Marshall Faulk | 19 | 83 | 2 | 18 |
| Justin Watson | 4 | 43 | 0 | 24 |
| Ernie Conwell | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Trent Green | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Terrell Owens | 8 | 115 | 2 | 53 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 13 |
| Charlie Garner | 6 | 30 | 0 | 8 |
| Greg Clark | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| STL | ||||
| Isaac Bruce | 8 | 129 | 0 | 36 |
| Torry Holt | 5 | 64 | 0 | 17 |
| Marshall Faulk | 6 | 61 | 2 | 19 |
| Ricky Proehl | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
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