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5 coolest plays from SF 49ers win vs. LA Rams in Week 12

By Peter Panacy

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) tries to run past San Francisco 49ers free safety Jimmie Ward (20) Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) tries to run past San Francisco 49ers free safety Jimmie Ward (20) Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kerry Hyder, SF 49ers, LA Rams
Kerry Hyder Jr. #92 of the San Francisco 49ers sacks Jared Goff #16 (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) /

The SF 49ers pulled off a much-needed win over the LA Rams in Week 12, and these five plays sure stood out from the Niners’ vantage point.

The SF 49ers managed to keep their slim playoff hopes alive by pulling off a crucial 23-20 last-second win over the LA Rams in Week 12, relying on a six-point comeback in the fourth quarter to squash what had been a previous stretch of 17 unanswered points by Los Angeles between quarters three and four.

By doing so, the Niners improved to 5-6 and inched closer to one of those precious Wild Card berths in the NFC playoff picture.

Yet San Francisco dominated the action outside of that five-minute span where the Rams got back into the game.

Needless to say, the SF 49ers engineered some awfully impressive plays that stood out when compared to the rest of the game. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel, EDGE Kerry Hyder and safety Jimmie Ward were some of the key standouts who ensured the Niners would walk away with the win.

Not surprisingly, they easily make the list of “coolest plays” stemming from Week 12.

Let’s take a look at the five most impressive ones.

No. 5: Kerry Hyder gets a clutch sack late for SF 49ers

With just under 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Rams were looking to increase their 20-17 lead and had all the momentum in their favor.

Facing a 3rd-and-4, Hyder managed to get around LA’s right tackle, Rob Havenstein, to bring down quarterback Jared Goff for the pass-rusher’s second sack of the game:

https://twitter.com/49ers/status/1333196112186916864

And it was a big one. The Rams were forced to punt, and the SF 49ers would tack on a game-tying field goal the following possession.

Hyder now has a team-high 7.5 sacks on the season and is just half a sack removed from his career-best total of 8.0 set back in 2016 with the Detroit Lions.

While Samuel and Ward got a lot of credit for delivering San Francisco the win, one can’t overlook Hyder’s impressive performance as a key reason why the Niners won.