This loss meant nothing to the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco still holds the No. 1 seed, and the NFC playoffs run through Levi’s Stadium.
Keeping that in mind, the majority second-team Los Angeles Rams used a strong second half to defeat the 49ers, handing San Francisco a 21-20 loss to close the 2023 regular season. Sam Darnold had a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde game, building a 49ers lead in the first half before everything fell apart in the second half, giving the Rams the win.
For the final time for the regular season, here are the winners and losers from Sunday’s loss:
Winner: Long first-half drives
The offense ran as efficiently as they could have hoped for a game that meant nothing to San Francisco.