49ers: Ranking San Francisco's Five Biggest All-Time Rivalries

San Francisco 49ers: Ranking the Five Biggest All-Time Rivalries

December 8, 2013; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) shakes hands with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) after the game at Candlestick Park. The 49ers defeated the Seahawks 19-17. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Sep 12, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers running back Mike Davis (22) is tackled by Los Angeles Rams cornerback E.J. Gaines (33) in the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium. The 49ers won 28-0. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 5: Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams

All-Time Series Record: 67-64-3 (not including playoffs)

Oh, it’s so good to have the Rams back in Los Angeles.

This once-heated NFC West rivalry surely lost some of its luster when the Rams moved from L.A. to St. Louis in 1995. But from 1999 through 2001, when both the Rams and 49ers were good, this clash of NFC West powerhouses remained a major NFL focal point.

It was better in the 1980s though.

Who can forget the NFC Championship game at the tail end of the 1989 season, the one which San Francisco walloped Los Angeles 30-3 en route to a second consecutive Super Bowl victory?

Sure, both teams have fallen on hard times. But with the Rams’ relocation back to Los Angeles, we should hope for even more storybook tales of rivalry between these two West Coast juggernauts in coming decades.