Game Thread: Week 18, San Francisco Forty-Niners @ Los Angeles Rams, SoFi Stadium, Sunday, 01/09/22, 1:25 PM PST

[Retroram52]

If I was the Limp Biscuit, I'd clean house and start over butt that ain't happening. Alot of the guys you listed Jermaine, are going to be leaving anyways in FA since we can't afford to re-sign them. Guys like Corbett, OKO, Williams, and Deayon won't be back. I just wish we could find a way to get rid of Brian Allen. Every time I read another article about the awesome year both Humphrey and Meinerz are both having I want to find that idiot and beat the living krap out of him.

 

[Jermaine133]

San Fran is tough but we can’t tackle those guys at all. Goodness

they are bro, but still... what the fuck do we have LBs for? It's cute meeting at the QB but what about meeting the RB between the tackles and driving through the tackle. I saw OKO shoulder bump Deebo on one of the runs instead of wrapping up; so much dumb shit from the position. Does anyone remember these scrubs, Tommy Polly, Robert Thomas, Trev FAulk, Jamie Duncan, Pisa Tinomisoma ? Do we have the second coming of these guys or what??

 

[Retroram52]

Here is the cost of this game. Shit-Fer-Brains is so short-sided and stupid he forgot that Cooper Kupp could have set two more season receiving records today. He came close but. It's is all here in this article.

49ers pull off OT stunner vs. Rams, grab wild card

Led by Jimmy Garoppolo, the 49ers scratched and clawed their way back from a 17-point deficit for a dramatic overtime victory against the rival Rams to clinch their ticket to the postseason.

www.espn.com

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Face it guys: we are stuck with McVay and Stafford for quite a while.

And while that will result in winning seasons and even division titles, it’s never going to end in a SB victory.

McVay has too big of an ego to change the way he calls games, and Stafford will never let go of his gunslinger mentality that costs his teams W’s against good teams.

Stafford has thrown as many pick 6’s this season (4) as Rodgers has total INT’s.

 

[Retroram52]

they are bro, but still... what the fuck do we have LBs for? It's cute meeting at the QB but what about meeting the RB between the tackles and driving through the tackle. I saw OKO shoulder bump Deebo on one of the runs instead of wrapping up; so much dumb shit from the position. Does anyone remember these scrubs, Tommy Polly, Robert Thomas, Trev FAulk, Jamie Duncan, Pisa Tinomisoma ? Do we have the second coming of these guys or what??

I do remember those useless pieces of dog shit. Every last one of them were out of football within three years after leaving the Rams. And now we have a fresh set of useless LBs compliments of Shit-Fer-Brains for a Head Coach.

 

[Jermaine133]

Face it guys: we are stuck with McVay and Stafford for quite a while.

And while that will result in winning seasons and even division titles, it’s never going to end in a SB victory.

McVay has too big of an ego to change the way he calls games, and Stafford will never let go of his gunslinger mentality that costs his teams W’s against good teams.

Stafford has thrown as many pick 6’s this season (4) as Rodgers has total INT’s.

what's puzzling is that... the Lakers (whom i don't really care for) has had Vogel on the hotseat even after winning a chip with Lebron less that 2 yrs ago. Rams won't even light fire under this ditzy dumbfuck to get his shit together or else.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

And since the Rams failed to win and clinch the 2 seed, if they happen to beat the Cards ( which may not happen anyway the way the Rams are playing ), they will most likely face GB in the divisional round again.

 

[SJ76]

they are bro, but still... what the fuck do we have LBs for? It's cute meeting at the QB but what about meeting the RB between the tackles and driving through the tackle. I saw OKO shoulder bump Deebo on one of the runs instead of wrapping up; so much dumb shit from the position. Does anyone remember these scrubs, Tommy Polly, Robert Thomas, Trev FAulk, Jamie Duncan, Pisa Tinomisoma ? Do we have the second coming of these guys or what??

Haha those LBs you mentioned might be better than Reeder. Reeder makes a few splash plays but he gets Juked out his britches a lot


I thought Burgess made some good tackles late. Dunno. Crazy we just won the toughest division in football by far

 

[Chilipepper]

RAMS did do a great job by winning 5 games in a row and actually took the division when all looked lost. Hard to win 6 in a row especially against a division foe that owns the RAMS. Now I gotta go with as if the RAMS took the division instead of backing in. Same smell

 

[Retroram52]

O. K. After all the games in the NFC are complete, I now believe I have the clearest picture of who plays whom next week.

NFC playoff standings​

1. NFC North champion (13-4)	Packers
The Packers have already clinched the top seed in the NFC and the first-round bye that comes with it. The fact that they lost to the Lions on Sunday means absolutely nothing when it comes to the playoff race.
2. NFC South champion (13-4)	Buccaneers
The Buccaneers decided to play their starters on Sunday and the gamble paid off. By beating the Panthers, Tampa Bay was able to move up to the second spot in the NFC, which ensure they'll get to host at least two home games as long as the win in the wild-card round.
3. NFC East champion (12-5)	Cowboys
Like the Buccaneers, the Cowboys also decided to play their starters in Week 18 and like Tampa Bay, the decision ended up working. Thanks to the Rams loss, the Cowboys clinched the third overall seed and will play the 49ers.
4. NFC West champion (12-5)	Rams
Despite losing on Sunday, the Rams still took home the division title thanks to the fact that Arizona also lost. In a twist of irony, the Rams will now face that same Cardinals team in the wild-card round. The two teams split their season series this year.
5. Wild Card 1 (11-6)	Cardinals
The Cardinals had a chance to win the NFC West, but they blew it in a 38-30 loss to the Seahawks. The loss means the Cards will now have to hit the road for the wild-card round, which might not be the worst thing, considering Arizona went 8-1 on the road this year.
6. Wild Card 2 (10-7)	49ers
In one of the wildest games of Week 18, it took until overtime for the 49ers to clinch their playoff berth. Their win over the Rams means they've won an all-expense paid trip to Dallas to face the Cowboys in the wild-card round.
7. Wild Card 3 (9-8)	Eagles
The Eagles clinched a playoff spot in Week 17, so the only thing they had to sweat out on Sunday was their final seed. Due to the 49ers' win over the Rams, the Eagles are the seventh-seed and will travel to Tampa Bay for Super Wild Card Weekend.

Wild card round matchups (based on current standings)​

NFC (All seeds clinched)
(7) Eagles at (2) Buccaneers
(6) 49ers at (3) Cowboys
(5) Cardinals at (4) Rams

Bye: Packers

 

[Jermaine133]

And since the Rams failed to win and clinch the 2 seed, if they happen to beat the Cards ( which may not happen anyway the way the Rams are playing ), they will most likely face GB in the divisional round again.

In which i'm pretty sure is a sure loss.

 

[Retroram52]

The Rams play the Cardinals (4 vs 5) next week in SoFi Stadium. The Cardinals are 8-1 on the road this year and so there is a very good likelihood that we will not be advancing after next week-end. I believe, based on what we have all witnessed all year, that this will be a one-and-done just like last year.

 

[SJ76]

what's puzzling is that... the Lakers (whom i don't really care for) has had Vogel on the hotseat even after winning a chip with Lebron less that 2 yrs ago. Rams won't even light fire under this ditzy dumbfuck to get his shit together or else.

Mcvay was doing good. Committed to the run early and stuck with it. Then Up 17-0 in Q2, 3rd and a foot he goes shotgun and they get a sack. Totally changed the momentum and San Fran clawed back.


You can’t just totally dog Stafford today. He played great early and had hardly any protection from his Oline. I don’t like deep call on that last play but yeah if Stafford leads OBJ it’s fireworks. But #9 took a beating with that protection today and still did pretty darn good

 

[Retroram52]

Here is the encapsulation of what went wrong and again it was Shit-Fer-Brains doing the same stupid shit on the 3rd and a foot play at the end of the second quarter that changed everything about that game in one play as SJ76 stated in another post.

LA Rams go ugly. Stafford’s pick 1 of several woes in the second half

In LA Rams News: The Rams play suddenly goes very ugly. Stafford's pick is just the tip of fundamental breakdowns in the second half

ramblinfan.com

 

[Retroram52]

After a host of publications stating Kupp did not reach the trifecta of receiving awards, this one from Ramswire finally states that he did achieve the receiving trifecta. Kupp missed by 18 frikin' yards setting a new record that Megatron still holds.

Cooper Kupp wins receiving triple crown but falls short of Calvin Johnson's record

Cooper Kupp is the fourth WR to win the triple crown, but he came up just 17 yards short of Calvin Johnson’s receiving record

theramswire.usatoday.com

 

[Chilipepper]

The Rams play the Cardinals (4 vs 5) next week in SoFi Stadium. The Cardinals are 8-1 on the road this year and so there is a very good likelihood that we will not be advancing after next week-end. I believe, based on what we have all witnessed all year, that this will be a one-and-done just like last year.

RAMS own the Cards like the Niners own the RAMS. Also hard to lose two straight home games. GO RAMS!

 

[Retroram52]

Again, there are two glaring weakness areas that years of neglect have finally caught-up with us: The LBacking crew, and the O-line. Perhaps this year we will stop drafting WRs, TEs and Defensive backs and actually get some young stud LBs and O-lineman onto the roster. A third area is the RBs. If we are going to get better at the Jumbo, ya have to have a big bruiser-type back that can get you big yards five yards past the LOS.

 

[Retroram52]

RAMS own the Cards like the Niners own the RAMS. Also hard to lose two straight home games. GO RAMS!

If anybody can lose two home games in-a-row it will be these Rams this year.

 

[SJ76]

RAMS did do a great job by winning 5 games in a row and actually took the division when all looked lost. Hard to win 6 in a row especially against a division foe that owns the RAMS. Now I gotta go with as if the RAMS took the division instead of backing in. Same smell

You don’t win a division like that backing in. Rough game against SF and we blew it. Oline was awful, we couldn’t make a tackle down the stretch and going pass happy didn’t help our QB

 

[Chilipepper]

RAMS defense lost this game. What was it like 58 sec to go and 49ers go the length of the field for a TD on the road.