The 49ers’ defense couldn’t get off the field in the first half against the Los Angeles Rams. They took control of the game in the second half.
The 49ers sacked Stafford just once — on a Fred Warner blitz in the second half — but at least made him uncomfortable and altered a rhythm that in the first half had the 49ers reeling. The Rams had just 92 yards rushing on 40 carries in their Week 1 win over Seattle, but were making more headway against the 49ers in the first half.
Oliver, signed as a free agent from Atlanta to replace nickel back Jimmie Ward, came up with his first big play on the Rams’ first possession of the second half, tackling Williams on a 3-yard pass from Stafford on third-and-5 at the 49ers’ 49-yard line. It forced the Rams’ first punt of the game. With 2:23 to go, Nick Bosa made a fourth-and-1 stop.
Warner’s 10-yard sack of Stafford aborted the Rams’ ensuing possession, with the 49ers countering with a seven-play, 74-yard drive that ended with Deebo Samuel’s 11-yard run with a Purdy lateral.The Rams closed within 27-20 on a 48-yard Brett Maher field goal, but the 49ers defense wasn’t done. With 4:58 left, Lenoir stepped in front of Van Jefferson with Bosa providing the pressure on Stafford, an interception which led to Moody’s 26-yard field goal that essentially ended things.
“I thought he was a stud today,” Shanahan said. “I know he made some huge plays. With some of our DBs banged up, he had to step it up because they were kind of all over the place. He did a great job back there.”
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