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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
San Francisco 49ers
1-3 226.72
205.56
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Rams
172.9 1-3
203.8

San Francisco 49ers knock off Los Angeles Rams, 226.72-172.90

San Francisco 49ers brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, securing a 226.72-172.90 win over Los Angeles Rams, who fell short of projections. San Francisco 49ers nabbed an early 10.94-point lead on Thursday. Los Angeles Rams bounced back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Devin Lloyd (18 points) and Robert Woods (13). Not to be deterred, San Francisco 49ers got it going later that afternoon, as Quay Walker (13.5 points) and Matthew Judon (11.5) put them back in the lead for good. San Francisco 49ers (1-3) will look to keep it rolling against Denver Broncos, while Los Angeles Rams (1-3) will attempt to get back in the win column against Kansas City Chiefs.

Matchup Timeline

  San Francisco 49ers   Los Angeles Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Chargers in Week 4, Pierce ran for 131 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 34.9 points to more-than-triple his 10.51-point projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Pierce will play the Jaguars.
Dameon Pierce

Top Player Comparison

San Francisco 49ers
Points
% of total points 226.72
1
Dameon Pierce
RB
34.9
10.51
15.4%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
32.7
17.32
14.4%
3
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
18
15.55
7.9%
4
Fred Warner
LB
15
12.25
6.6%
Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 172.9
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
27.2
23.6
15.7%
2
Devin Lloyd
LB
18
13.69
10.4%
3
Tyler Higbee
TE
17.3
12.03
10%
4
Robert Woods
WR
13
11.42
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dameon Pierce had a 75-yard touchdown run for San Francisco 49ers, who trailed 95.78-70.84 after the early games.
Monday
Jimmy Garoppolo teamed up with Deebo Samuel for a 57-yard touchdown pass for San Francisco 49ers during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for San Francisco 49ers.

Points By Position

  San Francisco 49ers   Los Angeles Rams

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. San Francisco 49ers scored more in this one (226.72) than their season average (186.57).
We heard scoring helps you win. Los Angeles Rams need some help then, averaging just 172.23 versus San Francisco 49ers's 186.57.
Even the machines think San Francisco 49ers have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (202.95) than Los Angeles Rams (192.38).
You can't win if you don't play. San Francisco 49ers has left fewer points on the bench this season (96.56) than Los Angeles Rams (194.32).
Los Angeles Rams have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than San Francisco 49ers (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, San Francisco 49ers have outscored Los Angeles Rams at RB, WR, and IDP this season.
The starters for San Francisco 49ers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Los Angeles Rams (0).
There's not much good to say about Los Angeles Rams this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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