Split fan loyalties were the order of the day as the football rivals battled it out for a chance to play in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium i
At the Grove’s Bar 326, Yianni Kaplanis shouted and fist-pumped as San Francisco 49ers defender Jimmie Ward intercepted L.A. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.
But the 49ers held the advantage going into Sunday’s game. They had beaten the Rams twice this season and six times in a row dating to 2018. Even worse, the 49ers routed the Rams 30-3 in the NFC championship game in January 1990. Three plays later, however, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was intercepted at the goal line, ending a potential scoring drive. Marilyn Monterrojas of Monterey Park placed her hands on her forehead, shook her head in disbelief at the replay and then took a sip of her frothy“I knew it was going to be a tough game,” said Monterrojas, sporting a jersey of Jalen Ramsey, a Rams cornerback. “This isn’t supposed to be easy.
The trio said they originally headed to Flights Sports Bar and Grill in Hawthorne but looked for another venue when they saw that 49ers fans outnumbered Rams fans 2 to 1.Of the 100 people eating and drinking on Three Weavers’ outdoor patio, only 30 were actively following the game on the brewery’s big-screen TV near the entrance. Monterrojas, fist-pumped and fidgeted between the sacks, turnovers and touchdowns between the Rams and the 49ers.
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