Injuries having weakened the team, San Francisco had to rely on tough grit and opportunistic defence to edge the Los Angeles Rams, 26-23, in overtime. The climax came with San Francisco denying the Rams a crucial 4th-and-1 on their 11-yard line, thus sealing the hard-fought victory.
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Receiver Kendrick Bourne went off with 10 catches for 142 yards, the finest of his career. Shouldering the attack was Christian McCaffrey, who had 139 total yards and a rushing touchdown. Not to count out the Rams, though, they staged a comeback in the fourth quarter. Coming 20-7 late, they orchestrated a comeback propelled by Matthew Stafford’s 389 air yards and two scoring passes to Kyren Williams
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San Francisco had climbed atop the NFC West
