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GAME ESSENTIALS: 49ers (3-4) astatine Rams (3-3) astatine SoFi Stadium, astatine 1:25 p.m. (PT). TV: Fox. Announcers: Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (color commentary), Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi (sideline reporting).
ODDS: 49ers -6.5. OVER/UNDER: 40.
SERIES: 49ers pb 75-67-3. LAST MEETING: 49ers won 24-9 connected Oct. 3, 2022.
The 49ers are backmost astatine SoFi Stadium for the 3rd clip successful the 2022 calendar year. And portion it won’t beryllium arsenic large of a crippled arsenic their past time, it feels beauteous darn massive.
After beating the Rams to reason the 2021 regular play but falling successful the 2021 NFC Championship Game, the 49ers volition bring Christian McCaffrey backmost to Los Angeles for the 2nd clip successful 3 weeks, successful what volition beryllium the 2nd crippled for the caller prima moving back.
And the 49ers volition request McCaffrey successful a large way, particularly with prima wide backmost Deebo Samuel retired connected Sunday with a hamstring injury. How caput manager Kyle Shanahan schemes up antithetic ways to usage McCaffrey successful some the rushing and the passing crippled — particularly with a afloat week of signifier nether their loop — volition beryllium fascinating.
The 49ers already person 1 triumph implicit the Rams, who had a bye past week portion the 49ers mislaid to the Chiefs. With a win, the 49ers would not lone leapfrog the Rams successful the NFC West standings, but warrant that they’d person the tiebreaker if they extremity up with the aforesaid grounds arsenic Los Angeles.
If they are capable to propulsion that off, however the violative enactment continues to execute against Aaron Donald volition beryllium worthy watching. Also worthy seeing is if cornerback Jason Verrett is capable to play connected the extracurricular defensively and springiness the 49ers a lethal 1-2 punch successful the antiaircraft backfield.
It will, undoubtedly, beryllium a red-and-gold amusement successful the stands astatine SoFi Stadium. Will the shot crippled connected the tract lucifer it?
Follow on with our reporters Cam Inman and Jerry McDonald, columnist Dieter Kurtenbach and different analysts providing their thoughts astir the game.