EARTH CITY, Mo. -- Looking back at how the St. Louis Rams fared in three key areas of Sunday's 19-16 loss to the San Francisco 49ers:
1. Who runs it? As expected, the Rams played this game without the services of injured rookie running back Todd Gurley. Gurley sat out with a "mild turf toe," coach Jeff Fisher said. That left the Rams leaning on backs Tre Mason, Benny Cunningham, Tavon Austin and even recently promoted Malcolm Brown.
As it turned out, the final numbers weren't bad as the Rams rushed for 133 yards on 33 carries.