Winners, losers from SF 49ers Week 6 win vs. LA Rams
Losers on the SF 49ers offence and defence
Even though they played a much better game as a whole, there were still some players who just didn’t step up enough. We’ll also include a special honourable mention at the end.
Jerick McKinnon
SF 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon just didn’t have a great time when he was called upon. He only had 18 yards rushing on six carries. His longest rush was for 5 yards.
To put it in perspective, Garoppolo ran for 6 yards.
McKinnon also had the play where he was technically down by contact, but immediately tossed the ball when no whistles were heard. It was a “brain-fart” play that didn’t end up costing the team, but he still needs to be smarter.
Defensive line
In a rare occasion, neither the SF 49ers nor the LA Rams gave up any sacks. This puts the 49ers defensive line in the “loser” category for this game. It did have good pressure on Rams quarterback Jared Goff but were just missing the sack stat.
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The D-line also allowed Rams running backs to run for 122 yards on the ground. Eighty-eight of those yards went to Rams running back Darrell Henderson, who had himself a steady dose of carries.
Honourable mention
When putting them in the “loser” category, it doesn’t mean they are losers. These guys and gals work hard to make sure penalties are called and the game is played fair.
However, the referees had a bit of a struggle on Sunday Night Football when it came to a couple of plays. But the most interesting call which took a while to confirm was the aforementioned McKinnon down by contact play.
Understandably, the game moves quickly. There are lots of legs these officials need to look through and sometimes they miss calls. It happens. But allowing the Rams to pick up the ball when McKinnon was clearly down and gave himself up was… an interesting take. Especially since they knew Samuel wasn’t down on the first drive when he rumbled off a huge run after rolling off Donald.
Again, they aren’t losers. This isn’t a complaint because they did get the call right, thanks to video review. But it was a confusing situation which it didn’t need to be.
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All in all, the SF 49es finally played to their potential against a divisional rival. They are now 1-1 against the NFC West with a non-conference game next week in New England.
The SF 49ers will need to win Sunday afternoon to keep pace in their tight division with the Seattle Seahawks waiting on the horizon in Week 8.