The San Francisco 49ers hit the road for the regular-season finale as they travel to Los Angeles and take on the Rams. San Francisco has won each of the past five meetings between the two teams, as the Niners look to sweep the season series with the Rams for the third-consecutive season.
The 49ers defeated the Houston Texans, 23-7, in Week 17. San Francisco's offense was led by rookie RB Elijah Mitchell, who rushed for 119 yards on 21 carries while adding two receptions for 11 yards and the first receiving touchdown of his career. His performance marked his fifth game with 100-or-more rushing yards on the season. Making his first home start, QB Trey Lance completed 16 of 23 passing attempts for 249 yards, two touchdowns, and a passer rating of 116.0. WR Deebo Samuel hauled in three receptions for 63 yards and one touchdown, while WR Brandon Aiyuk added four catches for a game-high 94 yards (23.5 average).
On defense, San Francisco sacked Texans QB Davis Mills three times on the day, with DL Arden Key and DL Jordan Willis having 1.0 sack each, and DL Arik Armstead and DL Samson Ebukam splitting a sack. LB Fred Warner and Willis forced Texans fumbles, and LB Marcell Harris registered a career-high 10 tackles and the first interception of his career.
Here is everything you need to know to follow the upcoming game.
When does the game start?
Sunday, January 9 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
What channel is the game on?
Network: FOX
Play-By-Play: Joe Buck
Color Analyst: Troy Aikman
Sideline Reporter: Erin Andrews
Sideline Reporter: Tom Rinaldi
NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers can find the game on channel 717 on DirecTV.
What areas will receive the broadcast?
For those without NFL Sunday Ticket, the broadcast will be viewable within the markets designated below.
Coverage map courtesy of 506sports.com
Where can I stream the game?
NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers can stream the game using the service's official mobile app. NFL Game Pass 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?
Bay Area fans can listen on KGO 810 AM and KSAN 107.7 FM The Bone, 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 listened to at 49ers.com/news/Espanol.
Los Angeles area fans can listen on ESPNLA 710 AM, where J.B. Long and Maurice Jones-Drew will call the game.
Nationally, fans can listen to the game via Sports USA, where John Ahlers and Hank Bauer will call the game.
NFL Game Pass subscribers will be able to listen to the game through that service.
SIRIUS: 113 (Det.), 85 (Atl.)
XM: 384 (Det.), 228 (Atl.)
SXM App: 810 (Det.), 801 (Atl.)
Live updates
There will be a game-day article here at 49ers Webzone providing live updates starting during pre-game action.
Game discussion
Fans can discuss the game within our Niner Talk forum.
How has this series played out historically?
Series Record: 49ers lead series 74-67-3
49ers Home Record vs. Rams: 49ers lead series 37-34-2
49ers Away Record vs. Rams: 49ers lead series 37-33-1
First Meeting: 10/1/50, Rams win 35-14, at SF
Last Meeting: 11/15/21, 49ers win 31-10, at SF
Current Streak: Won 5
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 JIMMY GAROPPOLO completed 15 of 19 atts. (78.9 pct.) for 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs and a 141.7 passer rating in the Week 10 meeting. He aims for his 3rd in a row vs. the Rams with 2+ TD passes and a 120+ passer rating. He is 1 of 3 QBs (JOE BURROW and AARON RODGERS) with a 100+ passer rating (104.8) since Week 8.
- Rookie QB TREY LANCE had 280 yards (249 pass, 31 rush) and 2 TDs vs. an INT for a 116 passer rating in Week 17.
- RB ELIJAH MITCHELL had 130 scrimmage yards (119 rush, 11 rec.) and his 1st-career TD catch last week, becoming the 4th rookie since 1990 (EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, HOFer EDGERRIN JAMES, and ADRIAN PETERSON) with 100+ rushing yards in 5 of his 1st 10 career games. He aims for his 4th in a row with TD.
- WR DEEBO SAMUEL has career-high 1,630 scrimmage yards (1,310 rec., 320 rush), a career-best 13 TDs (7 rush, 6 rec.) in 2021, and is the only player in NFL history with 1,300+ rec. yards and 300+ rush yards in a single season. He aims for his 3rd in a row vs. the Rams with 125+ scrimmage yards.
- TE GEORGE KITTLE has rec. TD in 5 of his past 6 vs. the Rams. He aims for his 7th in a row vs. the Rams with 5+ catches and 8th in row vs. the Rams with 50+ rec. yards. He has 4,479 rec. yards and can surpass HOFer KELLEN WINSLOW SR. (4,513) for the 2nd-most rec. yards by a TE in his 1st 5 seasons.
- DL NICK BOSA ranks tied-3rd in sacks (15) and TFL (19) in 2021. He had a sack in the Week 10 meeting.
- LB FRED WARNER had a career-high 15 tackles and 6th-career FF last week. He has a career-high 129 tackles in 2021, his 4th-straight 100-tackle season.
- DL ARDEN KEY had a career-high 6th sack last week.
