Jimmy Garoppolo completes 23 of 32 assists for 316 yards, one touchdown and two steals, launching an 88-yard touchdown with five last minute games to push play into extra time as the 49ers beat the Rams to secure a playoff spot.
Robbie Gould scored 24 yards from the field with 2.48 to play in overtime as the San Francisco Forty Niners closed 17 points gap, beat the Los Angeles Rams 27-24 and made the playoffs in a dramatic last regular season day.
The San Francisco win was sealed when Embry Thomas intercepted Matthew Stafford’s Odell Beckham, Jr.’s deep pass as the Rams sought the answer to Gould’s good goal.
At half-time, Sean McVeigh’s side had a 17-3 lead after a couple of touchdowns from Tyler Higby, ultimately resulting in a 45-0 defeat to the Rams head coach when he was in the lead at half-time.
The Rams were on their way to victory when Cooper Kupp put his feet in the back of the end zone and then hit a four-yard touchdown to make the home team 24-17 with 5.13 remaining in the fourth quarter.
This served as a penalty for intercepting Jimmy Garoppolo on the other side of the field on a previous drive, when Jalen Ramsey juggled a pass destined for George Kittle before finally gaining control of the ball in the end zone.
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With 26 seconds on the watch, the 49ers quarterback reacted impressively, choosing wide-open Jawan Jennings for a decisive 14-yard touchdown to send the match into extra time after five games, an 88-yard march, including 43. catch and run in the yard from exceptional Dibo Samuel.
Samuel ended the game with four hits for 95 yards as well as eight carries for 45 yards, playing an important role in the 49ers’ fight early in the second half.
He dashed forward from 16 yards to freeze his team’s starting shot in the third quarter before getting a pass from Garoppolo and hitting Jennings a 24-yard shot to level the score 17-17 after Shanahan announced 10 consecutive draws. take control of the pace.
Stafford was then intercepted by Emmanuel Moseley, looking closely at Ben Skovronek in the third and 16th scores in subsequent possession.
