St. Louis Rams – 0, San Francisco 49ers – 26

This game was every bit as horrific as predicted for the Rams, except most thought they’d at least squeeze a field goal or two out of the game. AJ Feeley (156 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT) got the start for the injured (again) Sam Bradford, and really, he should have just stayed in his hotel room.  Alex Smith (284 total yards, 2 TDs) actually had one of his best passing games of the year, as the 49ers ended up finding more success through the air than on the ground.

Brandon Lloyd (1-32) got accosted by the 49ers secondary on just about every play, attracting double coverage whenever he left the huddle, since the 49ers realized the passing game runs through him.  Brandon Gibson (4-42) led the team in receiving, which wasn’t saying a whole lot.

Michael Crabtree (4-96, 1 TD) and Kyle Williams (2-66, 1 TD) both ended up hauling 50+ yard scoring strikes from Smith, either of which apparently would have been more than enough to beat the sorry Rams.  Smith won’t be chucking 50 yard bombs very often, but when he does, you know Crabtree will probably be the first target.  Vernon Davis (5-32) had a quiet game, which is disconcerting considering it came in a game where Smith had over 270 yards passing.
The 49ers realized the Rams like to try to run as much as possible with Steven Jackson (10 car., 19 yards; 1 rec., 11 yards), so they stacked the box 8 and 9 men deep and crushed any hope Jackson had of finding any running room.  Jackson’s game probably won’t get much easier with a meeting with the Seahawks in Seattle next week on Monday Night Football.

Frank Gore (21 car., 73 yards) actually had a tough go of it in this game, which had to be very disappointing to fantasy owners who were probably expecting big things against the terrible Rams defense.

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