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Rams Suffer OT Defeat to 49ers in Season Finale
By Myles Simmons
View: http://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Suffer-OT-Defeat-to-49ers-in-Season-Finale/9060bc1d-2bde-41b6-8369-b7dd073601eb
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The Rams had their chances, but did not do enough to win, falling to the 49ers in overtime, 19-16, on Sunday afternoon at Levi's Stadium. With the loss, St. Louis finishes the 2015 season 7-9.
The St. Louis offense was effective early to take a quick lead. On the first play of the Rams’ second drive, quarterback Case Keenum dropped back for a play action pass and fired off a deep ball to the right side. Britt had a step on the San Francisco corner and went up to make the catch for a 54-yard gain to the home team’s 33-yard line. The long play set up a Greg Zuerlein 33-yard field goal for the Rams to take an early 3-0 lead.
But after that, St. Louis had trouble defending a pair of explosive plays, both of which led to San Francisco points. For the first, Niners quarterback Blaine Gabbert found Anquan Boldin in the middle of the field to open the second quarter. The wide receiver then shed his defender and walked into the end zone for a 33-yard touchdown, putting the Niners up 7-3.
San Francisco then used a 47-yard run by DuJuan Harris on 3rd-and-3 to move all the way up to St. Louis’ nine-yard line. The defense held the home team to a field goal, but the explosive play set up the Niners to increase their lead to 10-3.
But after the field goal, the Rams got back on the board with a 12-play drive. Promoted this week from the practice squad, running back Malcolm Brown received his first carries and gained positive yardage, helping the visitors move the ball into San Francisco territory. Eventually, Zuerlein converted a 32-yard field goal to make the score 10-6.
St. Louis then capitalized on a golden opportunity to get points off a takeaway. With just under two minutes remaining in the second quarter, Gabbert dropped back to throw a screen, but defensive tackle Aaron Donald read the play and tipped the ball in the air. Defensive end Eugene Sims came down with it and then showed some strong athleticism, returning the ball all the way to the San Francisco 3-yard line.
From there, Tre Mason did the rest, running the ball in on a pitch play from 4 yards out on second down for a touchdown. Mason’s first score of the season got the Rams back in front, 13-10.
The visitors increased that margin with a quick drive at the end of the second quarter. The defense forced a Niners punt, and the Rams got going with a 40-yard run by Benny Cunningham. The MTSU product put St. Louis at the San Francisco 26-yard line, and Zuerlein connected on a 44-yard field goal to increase the lead to 16-10.
The two teams traded field-goal attempts in the third quarter, but only the home team’s Phil Dawson was able to connect. After Zuerlein’s miss from 52-yards out, Trumaine Johnson narrowly missed his eighth interception to break up a Gabbert fourth-down pass.
But with a long fourth-quarter drive, the Niners tied the game. A 12-play, 60-yard drive advanced as far as the St. Louis eight-yard line, but Gabbert mishandled a pitch to Harris from that spot. The running back recovered the fumble at the St. Louis 20, and Dawson made a 38-yard field goal to tie the game at 16.
Neither team scored again in regulation, and the game went to overtime.
San Francisco got the ball first, but a Gabbert 3rd-and-10 pass at midfield sailed as Donald made a QB hit.
The Rams got the ball back and proceeded to move to the San Francisco 30-yard line. But Zuerlein’s 48-yard field goal was blocked, giving the 49ers another chance to win the game.
That they did, as a 33-yard pass from Gabbert to Quinton Patton set the Niners up at the Rams’ 5-yard line. From there, Dawson made a 23-yard field goal to send St. Louis home with a loss.
By Myles Simmons
View: http://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Suffer-OT-Defeat-to-49ers-in-Season-Finale/9060bc1d-2bde-41b6-8369-b7dd073601eb
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The Rams had their chances, but did not do enough to win, falling to the 49ers in overtime, 19-16, on Sunday afternoon at Levi's Stadium. With the loss, St. Louis finishes the 2015 season 7-9.
The St. Louis offense was effective early to take a quick lead. On the first play of the Rams’ second drive, quarterback Case Keenum dropped back for a play action pass and fired off a deep ball to the right side. Britt had a step on the San Francisco corner and went up to make the catch for a 54-yard gain to the home team’s 33-yard line. The long play set up a Greg Zuerlein 33-yard field goal for the Rams to take an early 3-0 lead.
But after that, St. Louis had trouble defending a pair of explosive plays, both of which led to San Francisco points. For the first, Niners quarterback Blaine Gabbert found Anquan Boldin in the middle of the field to open the second quarter. The wide receiver then shed his defender and walked into the end zone for a 33-yard touchdown, putting the Niners up 7-3.
San Francisco then used a 47-yard run by DuJuan Harris on 3rd-and-3 to move all the way up to St. Louis’ nine-yard line. The defense held the home team to a field goal, but the explosive play set up the Niners to increase their lead to 10-3.
But after the field goal, the Rams got back on the board with a 12-play drive. Promoted this week from the practice squad, running back Malcolm Brown received his first carries and gained positive yardage, helping the visitors move the ball into San Francisco territory. Eventually, Zuerlein converted a 32-yard field goal to make the score 10-6.
St. Louis then capitalized on a golden opportunity to get points off a takeaway. With just under two minutes remaining in the second quarter, Gabbert dropped back to throw a screen, but defensive tackle Aaron Donald read the play and tipped the ball in the air. Defensive end Eugene Sims came down with it and then showed some strong athleticism, returning the ball all the way to the San Francisco 3-yard line.
From there, Tre Mason did the rest, running the ball in on a pitch play from 4 yards out on second down for a touchdown. Mason’s first score of the season got the Rams back in front, 13-10.
The visitors increased that margin with a quick drive at the end of the second quarter. The defense forced a Niners punt, and the Rams got going with a 40-yard run by Benny Cunningham. The MTSU product put St. Louis at the San Francisco 26-yard line, and Zuerlein connected on a 44-yard field goal to increase the lead to 16-10.
The two teams traded field-goal attempts in the third quarter, but only the home team’s Phil Dawson was able to connect. After Zuerlein’s miss from 52-yards out, Trumaine Johnson narrowly missed his eighth interception to break up a Gabbert fourth-down pass.
But with a long fourth-quarter drive, the Niners tied the game. A 12-play, 60-yard drive advanced as far as the St. Louis eight-yard line, but Gabbert mishandled a pitch to Harris from that spot. The running back recovered the fumble at the St. Louis 20, and Dawson made a 38-yard field goal to tie the game at 16.
Neither team scored again in regulation, and the game went to overtime.
San Francisco got the ball first, but a Gabbert 3rd-and-10 pass at midfield sailed as Donald made a QB hit.
The Rams got the ball back and proceeded to move to the San Francisco 30-yard line. But Zuerlein’s 48-yard field goal was blocked, giving the 49ers another chance to win the game.
That they did, as a 33-yard pass from Gabbert to Quinton Patton set the Niners up at the Rams’ 5-yard line. From there, Dawson made a 23-yard field goal to send St. Louis home with a loss.