Rams Blow First-Half Lead, Fall To 3-4 After Loss To 49ers

The Los Angeles Rams need to be more worried about making it back to playoffs, rather than repeating as Super Bowl Champions.

Matt Galatzan | Oct 30, 2022

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The Los Angeles Rams have gone from Super Bowl Champions to - relatively speaking - unmitigated disaster in less than 12 months.

And it was never more evident than in their 31-14 Sunday loss to the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium.

What is more frustrating for the Rams? The embarrassing blowout to their division rival came after an impressive first half.

However, once again the Rams crumbled and underwhelmed on both sides of the football in half No. 2, blowing their 14-10 halftime lead, and getting ripped apart in every phase of the game.

Offensively, Los Angeles was shut out in half No. 2, with quarterback Matthew Stafford managing to complete just 5 of 11 passes for 37 yards in the second half, while star wideout Cooper Kupp, who exploded for 73 yards on seven catches with a touchdown in half No. 1, was held without a catch in the second half until just over one minute to play in regulation.

On the other side of the ball, the Rams were as leaky as they have been all season, letting Christian McCaffrey run (and catch) all over the defense to the tune of 149 yards from scrimmage, and three total touchdowns.

In total, the 49ers racked up 368 total yards of offense, and 31 points, 21 of which came in the second half.

And they did it all without star wideout, Deebo Samuel, who miss the game with an injury.

So where do the Rams go from here?

That is as of yet unclear, but it will start with a trip to Florida where they will take on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.

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Published Oct 30, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com