The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (2-5) at SAN FRANCISCO (4-3)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE — 49ers by 9 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD — St. Louis 3-4-0, San Francisco 2-4-1
SERIES RECORD — 49ers lead 65-62-3
LAST MEETING — 49ers beat Rams 31-17, Oct. 13
LAST WEEK — Rams lost to Chiefs 34-7; 49ers had bye, lost to Denver 42-17 on Oct. 19
AP PRO32 RANKING — Rams No. 26, 49ers No. 11
RAMS OFFENSE — OVERALL (22), RUSH (20), PASS (19).
RAMS DEFENSE — OVERALL (20), RUSH (31), PASS (11).
49ERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (11), RUSH (10), PASS (20).
49ERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (2), RUSH (4), PASS (8).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — These teams just played in Monday night game Oct. 13, when Rams squandered early 14-point lead. … 49ers have won three of last five meetings. … Rams make debut in new Levi’s Stadium; 49ers coming off bye week in which most of the roster got healthy. … St. Louis has scored four times on opening drive, most in NFL. … Rams DE Robert Quinn has three sacks in last two games, including two sacks and forced fumble in loss to K.C. He had 19 sacks last season. … Rams QB Austin Davis was sacked five times by 49ers in first matchup. … Rams TE Lance Kendricks has touchdowns in each of last three games. Looks to become first Rams player with TD catch in four straight games since Torry Holt in 2006. … In last meeting, 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick wasn’t sacked, and threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, putting 49ers’ comeback into high gear on 80-yard strike to Brandon Lloyd. … 49ers RB Frank Gore’s 1,229 yards rushing vs. St. Louis are most by any player against Rams in NFL history. … WR Anquan Boldin needs four receptions against Rams to become 17th player in NFL history to reach 900 catches. … 49ers LB Ahmad Brooks had two sacks of Davis in first meeting, while LB Dan Skuta had pair of sacks and forced fumble. … CB Dontae Johnson had first career interception and touchdown with pick and 20-yard TD return earlier this month.
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