A few months ago, Sunday’s meeting between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers was circled by many on the calendar, mainly due to the hype surrounding this rival being on the rise.
While the Rams look like a team in the perfect position to be a serious contender in the NFC for years to come with a quarterback on the rise in Jared Goff, the 49ers were in a similar position with Jimmy Garoppolo.
Even though Garoppolo wasn’t on the same level as Goff, just the fact that these two would be squaring off twice a season in the NFC West for years to come brought all sorts of new excitement to the rivalry.