Rams, 49ers look ready to rule NFC West again

Before the Rams visited the 49ers in Week 3, the prime-time meeting was expected to be the latest of the NFL's forgettable Thursday night offerings. Not only were the teams playing on three days of rest — a trusted recipe for sloppy snoozers — they were also typically terrible at full strength: They were coming off seasons in which they had a combined record of 6-26 and had occupied the bottom two spots in the NFC West for the third straight season. Are you ready for some (yawn) football? As it turns out, the bottom dwellers played a wildly entertaining gamethat featured 839 yardsand 10 touchdowns and was won 41-39 by the Rams.