Thursday Night time Soccer: Mac Jones, 49ers outlast Rams in OT, successful 26-23

[ad_1] The 49ers are beat up. The Rams, although, had been the group left hurting essentially the most after Thursday Night time Soccer.

In an entertaining recreation between division rivals, the gritty 49ers outlasted the Rams 26-23 in additional time.

The 49ers are 4-1 and the Rams 3-2.

Trailing by a subject purpose with 3:41 left in additional time, the Rams confronted a fourth-and-1. They ran Kyren Williams, who was stopped for no achieve by Deommodore Lenoir and Marques Sigle to finish the sport.

Mac Jones, who battled by way of a knee harm and calf and arm cramps, threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns. Kendrick Bourne caught 10 passes for 142 yards, and Christian McCaffrey had eight catches for 82 yards and a landing and 22 carries for 57 yards.

The 49ers gained 407 yards.

Regardless of coming into the sport with out Brock Purdy, Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall, George Kittle and Nick Bosa, amongst others, and seeing Jones, Yetur Gross-Matos, Kalia Davis and Dee Winters get banged up throughout the recreation, the 49ers made it attention-grabbing. They led 17-7 at halftime and 20-7 within the third quarter.

The Rams had an opportunity to take their first lead with 10:39 remaining, however Joshua Karty’s PAT was blocked by Jordan Elliott. That left the sport tied 20-20.

Eddy Piniero kicked a 59-yard subject purpose with 2:52 remaining after the 49ers’ 12-play, 47-yard drive stalled on the Los Angeles 41. He additionally made kicks from 20 and 37 because the 49ers went 2-for-5 within the purple zone.

The Rams once more had been on the doorstep of a lead with 1:05 left. They'd first-and-goal on the 3 after a phantom unlawful use of arms penalty on the 49ers. Williams appeared like he was going to attain on a run up the center when 49ers rookie Alfred Collins punched the ball out and recovered it on the San Francisco 1.

The 49ers gained solely 2 yards on three runs and punted from their very own finish zone, and the Rams moved 20 yards in seven performs to arrange Karty to kick a game-tying 48-yard subject purpose with two seconds left in regulation.

The Rams received the coin toss and selected to kickoff, however Karty’s kickoff fell 7 yards in need of the touchdown zone, permitting the 49ers to begin the primary additional time drive at their very own 40. They reached the Rams 14 earlier than stalling and settled for a 41-yard Piniero subject purpose that grazed the left upright earlier than going by way of.

His kick, because it turned out, had been the game-winning factors.

Stafford, who hoped for his 51st profession game-winning drive, went 30-of-47 for 389 yards and three touchdowns. The Rams gained 456 yards.

Davante Adams caught 5 passes for 88 yards, and Puka Nacua had 10 catches for 85 yards and a landing. Nacua now has 52 catches this season, essentially the most catches in NFL historical past by way of 5 video games.