Rams Vs. 49ers Score Update: Rams Continue To Sputter In Loss To 49ers

Prior to the season, most fans would have thought that it would be the St. Louis Rams clinching an NFC West title, while the San Francisco 49ers would be struggling towards another high draft pick. However, this season has proven to be a disaster for the Rams, as they fell 26-0 to the NFC West champion San Francisco 49ers.

With Sam Bradford sidelined by an ankle injury, it was clear that it would take something special for the Rams to generate any sort of offense against San Francisco. Unfortunately, the Rams delivered an uninspired offensive performance, as they gained only 157 yards. The offensive line continued its poor play, with the Rams only able to rush for 31 yards. Steven Jackson was limited to 19 yards on 10 carries, while A.J. Feeley completed 12/22 for 156 yards.

On the defensive end, the Rams couldn't maintain their form from the first half, as Alex Smith torched the secondary twice. Smith threw a 52-yard TD pass to Michael Crabtree and a 56-yard TD pass to Kyle Williams to help the 49ers cruise to another comfortable win.

The Rams will look to end their three-game losing streak when they travel to Seattle for a Monday Night Football matchup. San Francisco pays a visit to Arizona next Sunday.

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Rams Vs. 49ers Score Update: Rams Trail 9-0 Heading Into Third Quarter

Although this season has been disappointing in so many ways, the St. Louis Rams have continued to play hard and compete every week. This continues to be the case in San Francisco, where the Rams trail the 49ers 9-0 early in the third quarter.

With Sam Bradford missing the game because of an ankle injury, the offense has struggled to generate any sort of rhythm. The Rams have gained only 107 total yards, with a huge chunk of that yardage coming on a 34-yard pass from A.J. Feeley to Brandon Lloyd.

The St. Louis defense has been exceptional, especially in keeping the 49ers out of the end zone. The Rams have limited San Francisco to three field goals from David Akers and have held Frank Gore to just 46 yards rushing. Chris Long has been a nuisance throughout the game and picked up two more sacks in the first half.

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Rams Vs. 49ers Score Update: San Francisco Leads 3-0 In Second Quarter

The St. Louis Rams offense struggled to get things going in the first quarter without quarterback Sam Bradford, but the defense was able to keep the San Francisco 49ers out of the end zone. San Francisco leads 3-0 early in the second quarter, as the Rams try to pull off a shocking upset.

San Francisco has the best rush defense in the league, and they've been doing their thing so far, limiting Rams running back Steven Jackson to just six yards on his first three carries. St. Louis has had a bit more luck with the pass, as A.J. Feeley is 3-for-5 for 38 yards passings so far, although the Rams have had possession for less than four minutes so far.

The 49ers have dominated possession so far on Sunday, holding the ball for 14 of the first 18 minutes. Quarterback Alex Smith has completed 8 of 10 passes for 72 yards so far, and the team has 30 yards rushing on ten carries. San Francisco currently has a 9-2 record on the year, while St. Louis has the unfortunate 2-9 inverse.

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Patrick Willis Injury: San Francisco 49ers Linebacker Grabs Hamstring, Return Doubtful

The San Francisco 49ers might have suffered a blow on defense Sunday—Patrick Willis has left their game against the St. Louis Rams Sunday afternoon after grabbing his hamstring, and as the first quarter wound down was being examined by trainers on the 49ers bench.

The good news is that he’s not moving like someone who’s just learned he’ll miss an extended period of time—he’s moving up and down the sideline, according to reports, although too slowly to be expected back as quickly as Rams OL Adam Goldberg, who looked down for the count only to return after a few plays on the same drive. In the second quarter the 49ers announced that Willis, suffering from an undetermined hamstring injury, was doubtful to return later in the game.

Willis, the 2007 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, has made the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons since being selected 11th overall by the 49ers in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

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Adam Goldberg Injury: St. Louis Rams Lineman Back On Field Vs. 49ers

Already without young would-be stars Rodger Saffold and Jason Smith, the St. Louis Rams appeared to lose yet another offensive lineman on Adam Goldberg’s injury Sunday vs. the San Francisco 49ers. Goldberg was helped off the field after A.J. Feeley’s first-down completion to Austin Pettis in the first quarter and was replaced by Thomas Welch, a practice-squad refugee from the Buffalo Bills.

But Goldberg was back on the field a few plays later, and returned later in the drive. The sound you hear is Sam Bradford sighing loudly and trying not to have sack flashbacks.

Goldberg, a guard in a past life, was already pressed into duty out of position—should they lose him for an extended period of time they would officially go from zero depth to negative depth. Goldberg’s been a Ram since 2006, when he was traded for a seventh-rounder following two years as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings. If all goes according to plan, he will not have to play anywhere else out of position, at least this afternoon.

St. Louis Rams Injury Report and Inactives, Week 13: Sam Bradford, Darian Stewart Out Against San Francisco

The St. Louis Rams are hoping to pull off a major upset of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon, but they're missing multiple key players as they do so. Quarterback Sam Bradford and safety Darian Stewart are among the players that won't be seeing the field for St. Louis today, leaving the team with Jay Feeley and Craig Dahl in those two respective spots. 

The full inactives list can be found on the team's official Twitter feed, but it's shown below:

- QB Sam Bradford

- S Darian Stewart

- RB Cadillac Williams

- LB Josh Hull

- OT Kevin Hughes

- OT Mark LeVoir

- DE C.J. Ah You

The big names here are obviously Bradford and Stewart. Defensive end Chris Long is active and starting, though, so the news isn't all bad.

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San Francisco 49ers Injury Report and Inactives, Week 13: Braylon Edwards Out Against St. Louis

The San Francisco 49ers are facing the St. Louis Rams on Sunday as they hope to bounce back from last week's loss against the Baltimore Ravens, and the team recently announced its inactive players for the game. It's notable that running back Frank Gore is healthy and starting, but the team will be without wide receiver Braylon Edwards as they set up on offense. Here's the full list of inactives for San Francisco, via the team's official Twitter feed:

- WR Braylon Edwards

- QB Scott Tolzien

- DB Shawntae Spencer

- FB Moran Norris

- OG Daniel Kilgore

- OG Mike Person

- DT Ian Williams

Spencer is another guy that continues to deal with injury issues. He started all 16 games in both 2009 and 2010 for the 49ers, but has appeared in only six games this season and recorded only four tackles.

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NFL Picks And Predictions, Week 13: Rams A 'Lock' To Lose, Says AOL Sporting News

SB Nation St. Louis continues the tour around the web for expert picks on the Week 13 matchup between the St. Louis Rams and the San Francisco 49ers. Vinnie Iyer has released his picks for this week, and here is what he has to say about the Rams:

Nothing has to give here for the 49ers to trounce their erstwhile California rivals. They have the league's best run defense; the Rams have the worst. The Niners also have the league's top scoring defense, and the Rams are No. 31 in scoring offense.

So look for San Francisco to win this one running away-literally-with Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter. On the other side, the Rams best offensive option, Steven Jackson, won't find much room to rumble.

49ers 30, Rams 0.

As for the other NFC West teams, Iyer has taken the Dallas Cowboys to beat the Arizona Cardinals 34-17, and was correct in picking the Seattle Seahawks to beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday.

Iyer is 118-58 for the year-to-date, and went 12-4 straight up in Week 12.

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NFL Picks and Predictions, Week 13: ESPN Panel Has Consensus On A 49ers Win

The last place St. Louis Rams travel to take on the first place San Francisco 49ers in an NFC West intra-divisional matchup in Week 13. Alex Smith, Patrick Willis and company are hard to beat at home (5-1), while Sam Bradford and the Rams have trouble winning on the road (1-4) and within the conference (1-8). While the Niners are angling for home field advantage in the NFC playoff bracket, Rams coaches are just trying to hold on to their jobs. Earlier this week, SB Nation St. Louis posted picks for Week 13 in the NFL and had this to say about the game:

St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers - The Rams are an unmitigated disaster, and the calls for firing head coach Steve Spagnuolo and GM Billy Devaney are getting louder with each loss. In that case, expect the calls to get a bit louder once again, as the the 49ers are a really good football team with a terrific home record (5-1). Pick: 49ers

The eight-man panel at ESPN has also weighed in on the matchup, and are in complete agreement that the 49ers will win on Sunday. As for other teams within the division, the panel also unanimously picked the Dallas Cowboys to beat the Arizona Cardinals. As for the Thursday night game, only three experts correctly picked the Seahawks to win (Merril Hoge, Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter).

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Week 13 NFL Lines And Odds: Rams Vs. 49ers

After a disappointing 23-20 Week 12 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the St. Louis Rams (2-9) face a very tough road matchup against the San Francisco 49ers (9-2) in Week 13.