Rams at 49ers Postgame Notes (10-21-18)

Rams at 49ers Postgame Notes (10-21-18)

- The Rams beat the 49ers, 39-10, and improved to 7-0 on the season.

- The Rams are only the fourth team in franchise history to begin a season 7-0, joining only the 1969, 1978 and 1985 Rams’ teams.

- Under Head Coach Sean McVay, the Rams are 7-2 against NFC West opponents and 10-1 in road games.

- In 2018, the Rams have scored over 30 points in six of their seven games.

- QB Jared Goff completed 18-of-24 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns for a passer rating of 127.4

- Gurley started his 50th career game on Sunday, becoming only the seventh Rams running back to start 50 games for the franchise.

- Gurley, the NFL’s leading scorer, has 14 touchdowns (11 rushing, three receiving and two, 2-point conversions) for 88 points.

- Gurley is tied with Priest Holmes for second-most touchdowns scored in the first seven games of the season in NFL history. Jim Brown holds the record with 15 (1958).

- Gurley has scored a touchdown in 10 consecutive regular season games dating back to Eagles game (12/10/17). His streak is tied for the longest streak by a Rams player since the merger with Eric Dickerson (1983) and Greg Bell (1988-89). However, the franchise record is held by Elroy Hirsch (1950-51) who tallied 11 consecutive games with a touchdown.

- Gurley has scored multiple touchdowns in four-of-seven games this season. Gurley has 13 career games with multiple touchdowns.

- Gurley passed WR Danny Amendola (5,523) for 14th place on the Rams all-time all-purpose yardage list. Gurley currently stands at 5,557 career yards.

- Gurley finished the day with 13 rushes for 65 yards and two touchdowns, and four receptions for 23 yards and one touchdown.

- WR Brandin Cooks notched his 11th 20-plus yard reception from Goff this season. Cooks is averages 18.0 yards per reception.

- Cooks tallied his second touchdown of the season on a 19-yard pass from Goff. Cooks now has 30 career touchdowns (29 receiving, one rushing).

- WR Robert Woods led the team in receptions (five) and receiving yards (78).

- T Rob Havenstein started his 50th career game, becoming only the 24th offensive lineman in franchise history to reach 50 starts with the team.

- OLB Trevon Young recovered a fumble caused by OLB Samson Ebukam when he sacked 49ers QB C.J. Beathard.

- LB Cory Littleton sacked Beathard. Marked his first sack of the season and second career.

- Littleton blocked a punt from 49ers punter Bradley Pinion. Littleton has been credited with two blocked punts this season and one punt deflection. Littleton also blocked two punts in 2017.

- DT Aaron Donald stripped the ball from 49ers RB Matt Breida and recovered it. Marked his first forced fumble of the season and 10th career.

- Donald also registered 4.0 sacks on Beathard. Donald has 8.0 sacks this season, 47.0 career. Donald has nine multi-sack games in his career. Marked Donald’s first career game with 4.0 sacks.

- S John Johnson intercepted Beathard and returned it 11 yards. Marked Johnson’s second consecutive game with an interception. Johnson has three interceptions this season, four career.

- CB Troy Hill nabbed his first career interception off Beathard.

- The Rams scored 24 points off turnovers against the 49ers. Going into today’s game, they had scored 27 points off turnovers.

- The Rams have taken the ball away from their opponents 12 times through the first seven games of the 2018 season and 40 times since the start of the 2017 season. L.A. has scored 177 points off since McVay became the head coach, the most in the league since the start of the 2017 season.

- K Greg Zuerlein returned to action for the first time since Week 1. Zuerlein converted three-of-three field goals of 33, 35 and 37 yards. He also converted all four PATs.