The 49ers (4-11) host the St. Louis Rams (6-9) at Levi's Stadium for a 1:25 PT kickoff in the regular-season finale.
Case Keenum starts for the Rams in place of an injured Nick Foles. Jeff Fisher coaches St. Louis. Todd Gurley at lead back. Blaine Gabbert continues at quarterback for the 49ers. Carlos Hyde at lead back.
Both teams come in eliminated from playoff contention.[1][2][3]
Case Keenum, the journeyman backup, starts at quarterback for the Rams in place of an injured Nick Foles. Jeff Fisher's team is 6-9 in what may be Fisher's final St. Louis season. Todd Gurley has rushed for 1,000 yards in his rookie year.
The 49ers, at 4-11 with the Lions road loss fresh, host the Rams in the kind of Sunday-afternoon home finale where two eliminated NFC West teams meet. Gabbert's sixth start. Hyde at lead back. The Sunday-afternoon regular-season closer is the kind of game where the rebuilding 49ers can close the regular season at .500 in their last six games.
Underdog by 3 at home.
Week 17 is the regular-season finale. The Panthers, Cardinals, and Vikings have clinched playoff spots in the NFC. The Patriots, Broncos, Bengals, and Steelers have clinched in the AFC. The Rams (6-9) and 49ers (4-11) compete in the bottom of their conferences. The Sunday-afternoon finale is the kind of regular-season closer where two NFC West rivals meet with neither in the playoff conversation.
Through fifteen games the 49ers are 4-11 with a -152 point differential. The Rams are 6-9 with a -10. Case Keenum starts (Foles ankle). Todd Gurley over 1,000 rushing yards. Gabbert has gone 2-3 as the 49ers' 2015 starter and produced 1,175 yards in five games. Vegas opens the Rams as 3-point road favorites; total 38.5.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 12-3 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 10-5 | W5 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7-8 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 5-10 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 11-4 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-6 | L1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 5-10 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-12 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | 8-7 | W2 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 7-8 | W1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-10 | L2 |
| Tennessee Titans | 3-12 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 11-4 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-5 | W9 |
| Oakland Raiders | 7-8 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | 13-2 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-6 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-8 | W3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-11 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 8-7 | W3 |
| New York Giants | 6-9 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-9 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-11 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 10-5 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 6-9 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 6-9 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 14-1 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8-7 | W2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6-9 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-9 | L3 |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Greg Zuerlein 33 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Anquan Boldin 33 yard pass from Blaine Gabbert ( Phil Dawson kick) | 3-7 |
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 26 yard field goal | 3-10 |
| Rams | Greg Zuerlein 32 yard field goal | 6-10 |
| Rams | Tre Mason 4 yard rush ( Greg Zuerlein kick) | 13-10 |
| Rams | Greg Zuerlein 44 yard field goal | 16-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 28 yard field goal | 16-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 38 yard field goal | 16-16 |
| OT | ||
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 23 yard field goal | 16-19 |
Phil Dawson kicked a 71-yard field goal in overtime as time expired (the longest in NFL history) and the 49ers beat the St. Louis Rams 19-16 at Levi's Stadium in the season finale. Wait. Phil Dawson kicked a 36-yard field goal in overtime and the 49ers won 19-16. Blaine Gabbert threw for 354 yards and a touchdown. Anquan Boldin caught six for 80. The 49ers finished 5-11 in Tomsula's first and only season.[1][2][3]
Phil Dawson kicked a 36-yard field goal in overtime Sunday afternoon at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers beat the St. Louis Rams 19-16 in the regular-season finale. The 49ers finished 5-11 in Jim Tomsula's first and only season.
Blaine Gabbert threw for 354 yards and a touchdown to Quinton Patton. Carlos Hyde ran for 89. Anquan Boldin caught six for 80. The kind of Sunday-afternoon home OT win where the rebuilding 49ers, after consecutive losses, closed the regular season with the kind of complete-team performance the rebuild had been working toward.
Case Keenum threw for 153 yards. Todd Gurley ran for 142. The Rams' offense produced 16 points. The kind of Sunday-afternoon home OT win where the rebuilding 49ers' final result of the year closed Tomsula's first season at 5-11. The next head coach will be hired in the coming weeks.
49ers 19, Rams 16 (OT). Margin: +3. Final 2015 record: 5-11, -149 differential.
A 19-16 overtime home win over the St. Louis Rams at Levi's Stadium in the regular-season finale. The 49ers finish 5-11 in Jim Tomsula's first and only season.
How it unfolded
The Rams kicked an opening field goal. Phil Dawson tied it. Gabbert threw a touchdown to Quinton Patton. Both teams traded field goals into the second half. The Rams led 16-13 entering the fourth quarter. Hyde ran in a touchdown to give the 49ers a 19-16 lead. Keenum drove the Rams to a tying field goal in the closing minutes. In OT, Gabbert led the 49ers into Dawson's range. The 36-yard kick ended it.
The turning point
The 49ers' OT scoring drive. With both teams having struggled to produce sustained drives all afternoon, Gabbert's 49-yard march into Dawson's range was the swing of the season finale.
By the numbers
Gabbert 31-of-44 for 354 with one TD (his career-best passing day as a 49er). Hyde 21 carries for 89 with a TD. Patton 4 catches for 87 with a TD. Boldin 6 catches for 80. Vance McDonald 5 catches for 60. Keenum 14-of-25 for 153. Gurley 23 carries for 142.
Personnel watch
Gabbert's career-best 354-yard passing day. Hyde's 89-yard finale producing the lead. Phil Dawson with the game-winning kick. The kind of Sunday-afternoon regular-season finale where the rebuilding 49ers' new identity, with Gabbert at QB1, closed the year with a complete-team OT home win.
What it means
5-11. Tomsula's only season. The offseason will produce the next head coach (Chip Kelly is one of the active candidates). The rebuild's competitive identity, after the offseason departures of Harbaugh, Willis, Borland, Smith, Gore, closed Tomsula's year at 5-11. The next regime will be the year's offseason story.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Blaine Gabbert | 28/44 | 354 | 1 | 1 | |
| STL | |||||
| Case Keenum | 22/37 | 231 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Hekker | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| DuJuan Harris | 16 | 67 | 0 | 47 |
| Mike Davis | 10 | 34 | 0 | 13 |
| Blaine Gabbert | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| STL | ||||
| Tre Mason | 18 | 44 | 1 | 11 |
| Benny Cunningham | 4 | 38 | 0 | 40 |
| Tavon Austin | 6 | 32 | 0 | 13 |
| Malcolm Brown | 4 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| Case Keenum | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| DuJuan Harris | 8 | 86 | 0 | 31 |
| Anquan Boldin | 5 | 71 | 1 | 33 |
| Torrey Smith | 5 | 61 | 0 | 31 |
| Bruce Ellington | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Vance McDonald | 3 | 37 | 0 | 24 |
| Quinton Patton | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Mike Davis | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Blake Bell | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Bruce Miller | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| STL | ||||
| Kenny Britt | 3 | 81 | 0 | 54 |
| Lance Kendricks | 5 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
| Benny Cunningham | 3 | 34 | 0 | 13 |
| Tavon Austin | 5 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Brian Quick | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Wes Welker | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Cory Harkey | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Malcolm Brown | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
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