During his postgame interview, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones said Kyle Shanahan told him he was pissed off that the Niners were underdogs against the Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers were missing most of their receiving production and starting quarterback. Oddsmakers thought the road team would be lucky to score 17 points with how shorthanded they’d be in SoFi Stadium.
Shanahan told Jones to let it fly, and Jones obliged en route to a thrilling victory. Let’s talk about the winners and losers from Thursday night.
Winners
Kyle Shanahan
Shanahan cultivated an immaculate game plan to play keep-away from an offense that was inevitable.
The 49ers ran 19 more plays than the Rams and possessed the ball for 13 more minutes. San Francisco ran the ball 33 times. Mac Jones had 32 attempts