San Francisco 49Ers Vs. Los Angeles Rams Sunday, December 21, 2019
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams Sunday, December 21, 2019 Oh Come All Ye Faithful • With the win, the Niners improved to 12-3 on the season, marking their best start through 15 games since 2011 (12-3). • With the win, San Francisco sweeps the season series against the Rams for the first time since 2016 and are now 71-67-3 all-time against the Rams. • With the win, the 49ers finish the regular season 6-2 at home this season. • With the win, San Francisco improves to 4-1 against the NFC West in 2019. Gould, Frankinsense and Myrrh • K Robbie Gould connected on both FG atts. and all 4 PATs, including the game-winning 33-yd. FG as time expired. • This marks Gould’s 15th career regular season game-winning FG and 5th as a member of the 49ers. Jim 3:16 • On the final drive of the game, QB Jimmy Garoppolo converted two 3rd-and-16 plays, the first on an 18-yd. pass to WR Kendrick Bourne and the second on a 46-yd. pass to WR Emmanuel Sanders, to set up the game-winning 33-yd. FG by K Robbie Gould. • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it is only the second time in the last 40 seasons that a team converted multiple 3rd or 4th down attempts of 15-or-more yds. on a game-winning drive. Have Yourself A Merry Kittle Christmas • TE George Kittle registered 5 recepts. for 79 yds. and 1 TD. His 7-yd. TD recept. is his 5th on the season and 12th of his career. • Kittle’s 5 rec. TDs are tied for a single-season career high (2018). Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Deebo All The Way • WR Deebo Samuel registered his 2nd rushing TD of the season on a 19-yd. TD run. He finished the game with 4 recepts. for 31 yds. to go along with 3 carries for 28 yds. and 1 TD. • Samuel now has 2 rushing TDs on the season, becoming the first WR since1994 to have multiple rushing TDs in a single season (WR Jerry Rice – 2 rushing TDs). Dashing Through The Snow • RB Raheem Mostert registered 11 carries for 53 yds. and 1 TD, marking his 6th rushing TD of the season and 7th of his career. • Mostert has now registered at least 1 rushing TD in each of the last 5 games, becoming the 4th player in franchise history and the first since 1995 to score at least 1 rushing TD in 5-or-more consecutive games. Most Consecutive Games With A Rushing TD In Franchise History Rank Player Years Games 1. Joe Perry 1953-54 7 2. Derek Loville 1995 6 3t. Raheem Mostert 2019 5 Hugh McElhenny 1954 5 • The 49ers offense now has 20 rushing TDs on the season. This marks the 9th time in franchise history and the first since 1994 that the team registered 20-or-more rushing TDs in the season. Seasons with 20-Or- More Rushing TDs, Franchise History Season Rushing TDs 2019 20 1994 23 1993 26 1992 22 1985 20 1984 21 1961 27 1954 28 1953 26 Fred Claus • LB Fred Warner intercepted Rams QB Jared Goff and returned the pass 46 yds. for a TD. • The INT and TD were the 1st of Warner’s career. • Warner finished the game with 11 tackles, 1 INT and 1 PD. • The 49ers defense has now registered 3 INTs returned for TDs this season which are the most by the team since 2010 (3 INTs returned for TDs). .