In the 49ers regular season finale versus the Rams, there were three winners and three losers.
The San Francisco 49ers took no solace in this defeat. The NFC playoffs are held at Levi’s Stadium, and San Francisco is still the top seed.
In light of this, the Los Angeles Rams, who are primarily a second-team, defeated the 49ers with a dominant second half, ending the 2023 regular season with a 21-20 loss to San Francisco. Sam Darnold had a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type game. He led the 49ers to a lead in the first half, but in the second half, everything fell apart, and the Rams came out on top.
Here are Sunday’s losers and winners for the last time in the regular season
In a meaningless game for San Francisco, the offense performed as well as they could have.
Sam Darnold led touchdown-scoring drives of 75, 75, and 90 yards to help the 49ers score all 20 points in the first half, giving San Francisco a 20-7 lead at the break. San Francisco ran 22 more plays in the first half and won the time of possession battle by 13 minutes, setting a new record for the team.
In a meaningless game for San Francisco, the offense performed as well as they could have.
Sam Darnold led touchdown-scoring drives of 75, 75, and 90 yards to help the 49ers score all 20 points in the first half, giving San
Francisco a 20-7 lead at the break. San Francisco ran 22 more plays in the first half and won the time of possession battle by 13 minutes, setting a new record for the team.
The 49ers offense appeared to be operating normally even without Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, and George Kittle (and without Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel after the first quarter). To maintain its lead in the second half, it only needed to play at a pace that was similar to it.
