The San Francisco 49ers have seemingly had the Los Angeles Rams’ number during the Kyle Shanahan-Sean McVay era. From 2019-2023, the 49ers won nine of 10 games in the series, with the lone loss being the killer NFC Championship Game that sent the Rams to the Super Bowl.

But, there was a slippage last year as the 49ers had a down year, leading the Rams to sweep the season series and improve their winning streak to three over San Francisco.

That led us to last Thursday’s thriller, with both teams standing at 3-1 with a chance to take control of the NFC West. All factors were pointing against the 49ers. They were without Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall, and Jauan Jennings in addition to already-injured George Kittle, Ben Bartch, Nick Bosa, Brandon Aiyuk, Malik Mustapha, and more.

That’s why it

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