Eddy Piñeiro hit a 41-yard field goal in overtime before San Francisco stopped Kyren Williams on fourth down with 3:36 to play as the short-handed 49ers hung on for a thrilling 26-23 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.

Mac Jones, standing in for the injured Brock Purdy, passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns while playing through a leg injury for the 49ers (4-1), who scored on their first two drives and led 20-7 late in the third quarter.

Los Angeles finally mounted a rally, but with help from several glaring Rams mistakes the Niners hung on to win their first OT game since losing Super Bowl 58 in February 2024.

The frantic fourth quarter featured Piñeiro's tiebreaking 59-yard field goal with 2:52 left, Williams' subsequent goal-line fumble and Joshua Karty's tying 48-

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