STADIUM: Levi’s Stadium
REFEREE: Clay Martin
DATE: Sunday, January 7, 2024
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
FOX: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) LAR: 209 or 386 SF: 210 or 231
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: SF leads series, 77-67-3 (won past 9). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/17/232: SF 30 at LAR 23.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Sean McVay vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 4-10 Reg. Season: 69-45 (.605) Postseason: 7-3 (.700). Kyle Shanahan vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 10-4 Reg. Season: 64-50 (.561) Postseason: 6-3 (.667).
LOS ANGELES RAMS NOTES:
• RAMS clinched playoff berth for 3rd time in past 4 seasons. • QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 317 yards & TD in Week 17, his 62nd-career 300-yard game. Ranks 6th in NFL with 3,965 pass yards.
• QB CARSON WENTZ can make 1st start of season. Has 22,129 pass yards & 161 TDs (151 pass, 10 rush) in 94 career games (92 starts). Has 8 TDs (6 pass, 2 rush) in 4 career games vs. SF.
• RB KYREN WILLIAMS had 101 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 14 rec.) & career-high 3 rush TDs last week, his 5th game with 2+ scrimmage TDs in 2023, tied 2nd-most in NFL. Ranks 3rd in NFL in scrimmage yards per game (112.5) & tied-3rd in NFL with career-high 15 scrimmage TDs (12 rush, 3 rec.) this season. Aims for his 4th in row with TD & 8th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Had 100 scrimmage yards (52 rush, 48 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 2 meeting.
• WR COOPER KUPP had 5th rec. TD of season last week & has 5+ rec. TDs in 6 of his 7 career seasons. Has rec. TD in 4 of his past 5. Has 115+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. SF.
• WR PUKA NACUA has 101 receptions in 2023 & can surpass Jaylen Waddle (104 in 2021) for most catches by rookie in NFL history. Ranks 4th in NFL with 1,445 rec. yards this season & can surpass Bill Groman (1,473 rec. yards in 1960) for most rec. yards by rookie all-time. Is 1 of 5 rookies ever with 7+ games (7) of 100+ rec. yards. Had 15 receptions for 147 yards in Week 2 meeting.
• DT AARON DONALD had 2 sacks in Week 17, his 20th-career game with 2+ sacks. Has 16 TFL in 2023, his 8th-career season with 15+ TFL. Has 21 TFL & 12.5 sacks in 18 career games vs. SF.
• LB ERNEST JONES aims for 3rd in row at home with sack & 4th in row overall with TFL. Has career highs in tackles (145) & TFL (14) in 2023.
• NT KOBIE TURNER had career-high 2.5 sacks last week & leads all rookies with 9 sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS NOTES:
• SAN FRANCISCO clinched No. 1 seed, 1st-round bye & homefield advantage in NFC playoffs. Became 1st team ever with RB, 2 WRs & TE each with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in same season.
• QB BROCK PURDY leads NFL in rating (113) & ranks 2nd in pass yards (franchise-record 4,280) & pass TDs (31) in 2023. Became 5th player ever with 8 games of 120+ rating in single season & has 10 career games with 120+ rating, most by QB in 1st 2 seasons all-time.
• QB SAM DARNOLD can make 1st start of season. Has 74 TDs (62 pass, 12 rush) in 65 career games (55 starts).
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY leads NFL in scrimmage yards (2,023) & rush yards (1,459) & ranks tied-1st in scrimmage TDs (21) in 2023 & became 3rd player ever (HOFers Eric Dickerson & Marshall Faulk) with 2,000+ scrimmage yards with 2 franchises.
• RB ELIJAH MITCHELL rushed for 80 yards & 1st TD of season last week. Rushed for 85 yards in his only career game vs. LAR (1/9/22).
• WR BRANDON AIYUK had 114 rec. yards & 7th TD catch of season last week. Ranks 6th in NFL with career-high 1,317 rec. yards. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 100+ receiving yards.
• WR DEEBO SAMUEL has 4,101 rec. yards & 996 rush yards in his career & can become 2nd player ever (Charley Taylor) with 4,000+ rec. yards & 1,000+ rush yards in his 1st 5 seasons.
• TE GEORGE KITTLE leads all TEs with 1,020 rec. yards & became 4th TE since 1990 with 3 career seasons with 1,000+ rec. yards & 5+ rec. TDs.
• DL NICK BOSA aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TFL. Has 16 TFL in 2023 & has 15+ TFL in 4 of his 5 career seasons.
• LB FRED WARNER has career-high 11 PD in 2023 & aims for his 4th in row at home with PD. Had sack in Week 2 meeting.
• CB CHARVARIUS WARD had career-high 5th INT of season last week. Leads NFL with career-high 23 PD in 2023.
