The Rams entered Monday night’s Week 4 finale with a chance to get a two-game lead on the 49ers in the NFC West. Instead, they watched as San Francisco seized control of the night and, perhaps, the division.
Deebo Samuel was the predictable star of the show for Kyle Shanahan’s offense, but it was DeMeco Ryans’ defense that really owned the prime-time spotlight. Sacking Matthew Stafford a half-dozen times and forcing the Rams quarterback into another half-dozen near-interceptions, San Francisco cruised to a 24-9 victory, improving to 2-2 on the year and dropping Los Angeles to the same record ahead of Week 5.