The Rams performed the blame sport Thursday evening.
They pointed loads of fingers — however solely at themselves individually.
Operating again Kyren Williams blamed himself for fumbling on the one-yard line on what may need been a successful landing run towards the San Francisco 49ers.
Coach Sean McVay blamed himself for his name on a failed fourth-and-one operating play that ended the sport.
And there was lots extra blame to go round: See the Rams’ kicking sport, and a protection that put the Rams in an early gap by giving up two touchdowns and made journeyman Mac Jones appear like Joe Montana.
However actually, blame San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan.
McVay’s former mentor and his plucky harm–riddled crew despatched the Rams to a 26-23 extra time defeat earlier than a crowd of 73,652 at SoFi Stadium.
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Gary Klein breaks down what went incorrect for the Rams of their 26-23 extra time loss to the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium on Thursday.
“I’m fairly sick proper now,” McVay stated.
With good cause.
The Rams fell to 3-2, blowing a possibility to take over first place within the NFC West earlier than a mini-bye after which heading off to Baltimore and London.
The 49ers improved to 4-1 and are 3-0 towards the NFC West after victories over the Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals.
In order that hurts the Rams greater than their loss to the defending Tremendous Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles, a sport that ended when the Eagles blocked a successful field-goal try and returned it for a landing.
“We had an opportunity to win it a number of, a number of, a number of instances,” stated quarterback Matthew Stafford, who handed for 3 touchdowns towards the 49ers. “Didn’t get it executed. These sting and piss you off.”
Profanity-laced shouts could possibly be heard within the Rams locker room after a loss that prevented them from defeating the 49ers 4 instances in a row.
“Not quite a lot of joyous faces in right here,” receiver Davante Adams stated. “Nevertheless it’s undoubtedly one thing to be stated a couple of crew that may play as dangerous as what we did and nonetheless have a shot to win the sport.”
Right here’s how dangerous the Rams had been:
- Williams and fellow operating again Blake Corum each misplaced fumbles.
- Kicker Joshua Karty, who final 12 months beat the 49ers with a successful discipline objective at SoFi Stadium, missed an extended field-goal try and had an extra-point try blocked, the second PAT that was blocked this season. Karty’s kickoff in extra time didn’t attain the touchdown zone, giving the 49ers the ball on the 40-yard line.
San Francisco 49ers defensive sort out Alfred Collins (95) celebrates with teammates after forcing Rams operating again Kyren Williams to fumble on the objective line late within the fourth quarter Thursday.
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“We actually did extra to lose that sport than win,” McVay stated.
McVay this week good-naturedly blamed his late grandfather John McVay for creating so many 49ers followers by serving to assemble 49ers groups that gained 5 Tremendous Bowls.
And McVay and Shanahan have squared off for some traditional matchups, together with the NFC championship sport at SoFi Stadium in January 2022.
However these weren’t the identical 49ers — at the least on paper.
With quarterback Brock Purdy receiving a large extension earlier than the season, the 49ers let go of quite a few high-profile stars that helped them make two Tremendous Bowl appearances within the final six years.
Even quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is with the Rams.
Jones began instead of Purdy, who’s nursing a toe harm. Tight finish George Kittle, receivers Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings and star defensive finish Nick Bosa additionally didn’t play.
However the 49ers nonetheless prevailed.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford passes in the course of the fourth quarter towards the 49ers on Thursday.
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The rating was tied 23-23 on the finish of regulation after the Rams misplaced an opportunity to win when Williams fumbled on the 49ers’ one-yard line with a couple of minute left.
“I really feel like I let the crew down, on the one-yard line, not securing [the] one factor that issues and never scoring a landing,” he stated. “I put this all on me, truthfully, simply realizing I’ve received to be higher.”
The Rams tied the rating on Karty’s 48-yard discipline objective with two seconds left, sending the sport to extra time.
Eddy Piniero’s 41-yard discipline objective gave the 49ers the lead, setting the stage for Stafford to guide certainly one of his trademark comebacks for the second time in 5 days.
Stafford drove the Rams to the 11-yard line, the place they confronted a fourth-and-one state of affairs.
Did McVay take into consideration kicking a game-tying discipline objective?
“No,” he stated.
None in any respect?
“In hindsight I want I might have, however we got here in right here to try to win the soccer sport,” McVay stated.
Rams coach Sean McVay stands on the sideline throughout a 26-23 extra time loss to the 49ers on Thursday.
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Stated Stafford: “I really like that we went for it. I imply we’re not taking part in for a tie. Let’s go.”
After a timeout by every crew, Williams took a hand off and tried to run off proper sort out. However defensive backs Marques Sigle and Deommodore Lenoir stopped him for no achieve, ending the sport.
“It’s a nasty name by me,” McVay stated.
San Francisco linebacker Fred Warner, who was among the many gamers to hit Williams on the line, stated he knew what was coming.
“You can simply inform by the way in which they lined up they had been going to run the ball,” Warner stated. “In the event that they’re looser, perhaps you are concerned about play-action. However after they got here out, I knew it was going to be a run. My intention wasn’t to make the play — simply to blow it up, make it muddy. And it labored.”
As a substitute of resting and enjoyable for 3 days earlier than they start preparations for an prolonged street journey, the Rams should ponder how they misplaced a winnable sport towards a division rival.
“You had been hoping to have the ability to have a couple of days off to have the ability to get pleasure from,” McVay stated, “and this can actually not make for an incredible weekend.”
