• Brock Purdy might battle within the floor sport: Purdy has surpassed 20.5 dashing yards in simply 5 of his 12 begins this season, together with the newest matchup between these two groups, wherein he racked up greater than 40 yards on the bottom. Nonetheless, his newest efficiency above this mark got here again in Week 11, previous to sustaining a shoulder damage.
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Recreation Overview
The race for the NFC West title is piping scorching, with each crew nonetheless in play to chase down a divisional crown. All 4 franchises are separated by only a pair of video games, with Seattle holding onto the highest spot by the thinnest of margins.
Whereas the 49ers presently occupy the last-place slot within the division, they managed to snap a three-game slide in Week 14, sending a message that they aren’t out of it but. Nonetheless, San Francisco faces an uphill battle and has a lot to show in betting markets, presently holding a 1-4 document towards the unfold for the reason that begin of November.
They’ll have their palms full with the Rams, who’re coming off one of the crucial spectacular upsets of the 12 months towards the Payments. That marks their second consecutive win straight up and towards the unfold to begin December.
In these groups’ most up-to-date matchup, again in Week 3, the Rams captured victory in a fourth-quarter comeback thriller, outscoring the 49ers 13-3 within the remaining body. Los Angeles notched its first cowl of the 12 months in that sport — the one cowl within the crew’s first six video games.
The Rams seem like a totally completely different crew than the one we noticed early within the 12 months. For the reason that begin of November, they lay declare to the NFL’s highest-graded offense (86.4), due partly to their success on early downs. On first and second downs over that span, the offense has averaged 6.1 yards per play (third in NFL) and generated a profitable play on greater than 40.9% of performs (second).
That may pose an issue for a 49ers protection that has largely struggled in latest weeks. Over that very same span, San Francisco has surrendered the best landing drive proportion (32.6%) within the NFL.
QB Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers: Below 20.5 dashing yards (-113) — 6.1% PFF Edge
Though Purdy isn’t any stranger to taking off on a scramble, this dashing yardage line seems like an overreaction to quite a few accidents within the Niners’ backfield. Purdy has surpassed this dashing complete in simply 5 of his 12 begins this season, together with the newest matchup between these two groups, wherein he racked up greater than 40 yards on the bottom. Nonetheless, his newest efficiency above this mark got here again in Week 11, previous to sustaining a shoulder damage.
After lacking Week 12, Purdy hasn’t taken off with the identical enthusiasm, totaling simply three scrambles for 9 yards. His damage considerations prolonged into this previous week, when he took a nasty hit within the pocket that compelled him to overlook a third-down snap. Though the younger passer isn’t included on this week’s damage report, the very last thing head coach Kyle Shanahan desires to do is knock out his quarterback throughout an important stretch to shut the 12 months, so anticipate a cautious method.
