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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
San Francisco 49'ers
3-4 251.74
289.09
 
VS
proj
LA Rams
213 1-6
169.39

San Francisco 49'ers hand LA Rams sixth consecutive loss, 251.74-213.00

San Francisco 49'ers earned a 251.74-213.00 victory to hand LA Rams their sixth consecutive loss. LA Rams nabbed a 29.20-point lead on Thursday, but San Francisco 49'ers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by George Kittle, who caught 6 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown for 24.3 points, and Nick Chubb, who racked up 107 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (21.7 points). Isaiah Simmons (24.6 points) and Derrick Henry (23.3) were the leaders for LA Rams in the loss. San Francisco 49'ers (3-4) will look to keep it rolling against Denver Broncos, while LA Rams (1-6) attempt to get some positive momentum against Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Matchup Timeline

  San Francisco 49'ers   LA Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Chiefs, Gould recorded 14 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.81-point projection and was much higher than his 6.71-point season scoring average. Gould will face the Rams next week.
Robbie Gould

Top Player Comparison

San Francisco 49'ers
Points
% of total points 251.74
1
George Kittle
TE
24.3
12.95
9.7%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
21.7
18.64
8.6%
3
Bobby Okereke
LB
21
15.88
8.3%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
19.2
13.87
7.6%
LA Rams
Points
% of total points 213
1
Isaiah Simmons
LB
24.6
7.1
11.5%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
23.3
19.78
10.9%
3
Sauce Gardner
CB
22
8.97
10.3%
4
Jaquan Brisker
S
16.6
11.04
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Amari Cooper had a 55-yard catch for San Francisco 49'ers, who trailed 162.30-70.04 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Robbie Gould had a 50-yard field goal for San Francisco 49'ers to contribute to a 215.54-184.30 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  San Francisco 49'ers   LA Rams
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's time check in on the Standings.
San Francisco 49'ers
San Francisco 49'ers rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (239.35 ppg), leaving San Francisco 49'ers with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 11 in the Standings.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
57 Rec, 773 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Deebo Samuel
Best Drafted
138 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 387 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Andy Dalton
Best Acquisition
946 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs
LA Rams
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see LA Rams making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 210.22 points per game through seven weeks, 15th-best in the league.
Important Players
Cooper Kupp
MVP
56 Rec, 607 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Matt Gay
Best Drafted
9-10 FG, 57 long, 11-11 XP
Derrick Henry
Best Acquisition
536 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 131 Rec Yds

Game Notes

Only eight of the 22 starting players on San Francisco 49'ers scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite 11 of their 21 starters exceeding their points projection, LA Rams lost.
Was LA Rams even trying this week? They started five players who scored zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
San Francisco 49'ers got the victory despite scoring fewer points than projected, while LA Rams outscored their projection.
The matchup's 38.74-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with San Francisco 49'ers. They won, but did not cover the 119.7-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Isaiah Simmons recorded 24.6 points, the second-highest score for a LB this week.