San Francisco 49ers 34, St. Louis Rams 27
The St. Louis Rams had nothing to play for but pride yesterday and they left everything they had on the field, before coming up just a tad short. Kellen Clemens completed 14 of 31 passes for 226 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT. He also carried the ball 2 times for 18 yards (9.0 ypc) with 1 TD run yesterday. Tom Brandstater finished up the game at QB after Clemens got injured and he threw 2 incomplete passes. RB Jerious Norwood tried a pass on a trick play but it got picked off by the Niners. Steven Jackson led the way for the Rams in this game with 76 yards rushing on 16 carries (4.8 ypc). Cadillac Williams pitched in with 17 yards rushing on 7 carries (2.4 ypc) with 1 TD run in this game. Brandon Lloyd led the way in the passing game with 100 yards rushing on 6 carries (16.7 avg) with 1 TD grab. Lance Kendricks (3 rec, 54 yards) and Danario Alexander (3 rec, 36 yards) also pitched in for the Rams in this game. The Rams finished up with 111 yards rushing on 25 carries (4.4 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 34 passes (41.2%) for 200 yards as they only had possession of the ball for 24:52.
The defense gave up a lot of points yesterday without giving up a ton of yards. LB James Laurinaitis (9 tackles and 2 tackles for a loss) and safety Quintin Mikell (7 tackles) led the way for the Rams on D in this game. LB Chris Chamberlain (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit), safety Darian Stewart (5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 QB hit) and DE James Hall (5 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit) also had solid games for the Rams. The 49ers finished up with 110 yards rushing on 36 carries (3.1 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 32 passes (68.8%) for 211 yards. The Rams finished up with a 2-14 record on the year.
