Niners Shocked by Wounded Rams
When 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh this week called the Rams "a salty opponent," it seemed like classic coachspeak.But Harbaugh knew what he was talking about.St. Louis pulled off a 13-10 shocker over the 49ers at Levi's Stadium Sunday, with the game decided with two seconds remaining on a ruling that Colin Kaepernick fumbled the ball on a quarterback sneak from the Rams' 1.St. Louis recovered and secured the victory.The Niners went into Sunday's NFC West matchup with St. Louis as a decided favorite. San Francisco was walloped by Denver in its last game on Oct. 19, but had a bye week to recover and heal. Plus, the 49ers had whipped the Rams in St. Louis back on Oct. 13, 31-17, when quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw for 343 yards, three touchdowns and was not sacked once.Now the 49ers had the very injury-depleted Rams at their place.No matter how "salty" the 2-5 Rams might be, it appeared they'd be no match for the 4-3 49ers.This time, however, the 49ers offense could never establish any offensive consistency. Though the 49ers' defense lived up to its billing -- allowing just 193 total yards -- the offense didn't do its part.Kaepernick completed 22-of-33 passes for 237 yards and a...
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