The San Francisco 49ers hit the road for the second consecutive week as they travel to SoFi Stadium to face the Los Angeles Rams. This matchup marks the 151st meeting in a series San Francisco leads 78-69-3 all-time. The Niners aim to secure their first NFC West victory of 2024 and their sixth straight regular-season win in Los Angeles against the Rams.
Previous game
The 49ers are coming off a road loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The offense was powered by RB Jordan Mason, who recorded 20 carries for 100 yards and a touchdown, and WR Deebo Samuel, who contributed eight receptions for 110 yards. QB Brock Purdy completed 28 of 36 passes for 319 yards, earning a passer rating of 101.3, while TE George Kittle added 76 yards and a touchdown on seven receptions.
Samuel will miss Sunday's game against the Rams after suffering a calf strain late in the matchup against the Vikings.
Defensively, the Niners forced two Vikings turnovers and recorded 4.0 sacks. LB Fred Warner led the team with nine tackles, 1.0 sack, two passes defended, and an interception of Vikings QB Sam Darnold. Warner also forced two fumbles, while DL Nick Bosa tallied five tackles and 2.0 sacks, marking his first sacks of the season. DL Kevin Givens also recorded his first sack of the year.
Below is everything you need to know to follow the upcoming game.
When does the game start?
Sunday, September 22 at 1:25 p.m. PT
Where is the game being played?
SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California
Who are the head coaches?
49ers: Kyle Shanahan
Rams: Sean McVay
Betting Odds
As of September 18, the 49ers are favored by 7.5 points in this game, with an over/under set at 43.5 points.
What channel is the game on?
Network: FOX
Play-By-Play: Adam Amin
Color Analyst: Mark Sanchez
Sideline Reporter: Kristina Pink
Viewers outside the broadcast area can watch the game via NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV or YouTube Premium, but a subscription to the package is required.
What areas will receive the broadcast?
The broadcast will be viewable within the markets designated below for those without NFL Sunday Ticket.
Coverage map courtesy of 506sports.com
Where can I stream the game?
NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers can stream the game using the YouTube TV app. Those who purchased through YouTube Premium can watch via the YouTube app. Additionally, NFL+ subscribers can stream the game in its entirety once the matchup has been completed.
Bay Area fans can stream the game through the official 49ers app or at 49ers.com.
Where can I listen to the radio broadcast?
49ers Radio
Bay Area fans can listen on KGO 810 AM and The Bone 107.7 FM, where Greg Papa and Tim Ryan will call the game.
Jesús Zárate and Carlos Yustis will call the game in Spanish. That broadcast can be heard at 49ers.com/news/Espanol.
Rams Radio
Los Angeles area fans can listen on ESPN 710 AM, where J.B. Long and Maurice Jones-Drew will call the game.
National Radio
Fans can listen to the game via Sports USA Radio, where John Ahlers and Alex Mack will call the game.
Streaming
NFL+ subscribers can listen to the game through that service.
Game discussion
Fans can discuss the game within our Niner Talk forum.
How has this series played out historically?
Matchups: 150
Series Record: 49ers lead series 78-69-3
49ers Home Record vs. Rams: 49ers lead series 38-35-2
49ers Away Record vs. Rams: 49ers lead series 40-34-1
First Meeting: 10/1/50, Rams win 35-14, at SF
Last Meeting: 1/7/24, Rams win 21-20, at SF
Current Streak: Lost 1
Longest 49ers Win Streak: 17 (12/17/90 – 12/27/98)
Longest Rams Win Streak: 10 (11/29/70 – 9/28/75)
Most 49ers Points: 48 (12/27/87): 49ers win 48-0, at SF
Most Rams Points: 56 (11/9/58): Rams win 56-7, at LA
49ers Shutouts: 9 (Last 9/12/16), 49ers win 28-0, at SF
Rams Shutouts: None
49ers Notes
- QB Brock Purdy passed for 319 yards and a TD with a 101.3 rating in Week 2, marking his 6th career 300-yard game. He became the 6th QB in NFL history to have a 100+ rating in 15 of his first 25 career starts. He aims for his 5th consecutive road game with a 100+ rating. Purdy had a 93.1 rating and a rushing TD in his last road meeting against the Rams.
- RB Jordan Mason rushed for 100 yards and a TD in Week 2, becoming one of two players (along with J.K. Dobbins) to record 100+ rushing yards and a rushing TD in each of the first two weeks of the season.
- TE George Kittle had 7 catches for 76 yards and his first receiving TD of the season in Week 2, during his 100th career game. It was his 38th career TD catch. He has 6,390 receiving yards, the 3rd-most by a TE in their first 100 games, and 471 receptions, the 5th-most by a TE in NFL history through 100 games. Kittle has 50+ receiving yards in 3 of his last 4 road games.
- WR Brandon Aiyuk had 4 catches for 43 yards in Week 2. He has recorded 6+ catches and 80+ receiving yards in 2 of his 3 career games against the Rams in Los Angeles.
- WR Jauan Jennings aims for his 3rd consecutive game at LAR with 50+ receiving yards.
- LB Fred Warner led the team with 9 tackles in Week 2, and also recorded a career-high 2 forced fumbles, his 9th career interception, and his 10th career sack. He became the first player since 2017 (Chris Jones) to record 2 forced fumbles, an interception, and a sack in the same game. Warner had 11 tackles and a sack in his last road game against the Rams and aims for his 4th straight game at LAR with 0.5+ sacks.
- DL Nick Bosa recorded his first two sacks of the season in Week 2, marking his 12th career game with 2+ sacks. He has a tackle for loss (TFL) in 8 of his last 9 road games and aims for his 4th consecutive game at LAR with a TFL.
- DL Leonard Floyd had 29 sacks in 3 seasons (2020-2022) with the Rams, including 9+ sacks in each season.
- CB Charvarius Ward aims for his 3rd straight game with a pass defensed (PD). He had 10 tackles and a PD in his last road game against the Rams.
- CB Isaac Yiadom recorded his 2nd career fumble recovery (FR) in Week 2.
- S George Odum posted a career-high 2 passes defensed (PD) in Week 2.
Vikings Notes
- QB Matthew Stafford completed 19 of 27 passes (70.4%) for 216 yards with a 94.1 rating in Week 2. He has a completion percentage of 70% or higher in 4 of his past 5 starts. Stafford had 2+ TD passes with 0 INTs and a 110+ rating in each of his final 3 home starts last season. He passed for 307 yards in his last home game against San Francisco.
- RB Kyren Williams recorded 52 scrimmage yards (27 receiving, 25 rushing) and his 2nd rushing TD of the season last week. He has 17 TDs (14 rushing, 3 receiving) in his past 14 games and aims for his 6th consecutive game with a TD. Williams has 50+ scrimmage yards in 14 straight games, the longest active streak in the NFL. He had 6 catches, 100 scrimmage yards (52 rushing, 48 receiving), and 2 TDs (1 rushing, 1 receiving) in his last home game against San Francisco.
- WR Demarcus Robinson led the team with 50 receiving yards last week.
- WR Tutu Atwell had 48 receiving yards in Week 2. He recorded 7 catches for 77 yards in his last home game against San Francisco.
- LB Byron Young recorded a tackle for loss (TFL) last week. He aims for his 5th consecutive game with a TFL. Young had a sack in each of his 2 games against San Francisco in 2023.
- LB Jared Verse (rookie) recorded 7 tackles, 3 TFLs, and his first career forced fumble (FF) in Week 2. He aims for his 3rd consecutive game with a TFL.
- LB Michael Hoecht recorded a sack in the last meeting and aims for his 4th consecutive game with a TFL.
- DE Kobie Turner recorded his first sack of the season last week.
- DE Braden Fiske (rookie) recorded his first career fumble recovery (FR) in Week 2.
- CB Tre'Davious White recorded his first pass defensed (PD) of the season in Week 2. He had an INT in his only career game against San Francisco (12/7/20 with Buffalo).
- S Quentin Lake led the team with a career-high 11 tackles last week and is 1 of 2 DBs (along with Nick Cross) with 10+ tackles in each of the first 2 weeks of the season.
- S Kamren Curl recorded 8 tackles in Week 2. He had 9 tackles in his last game against San Francisco (12/31/23 with Washington).