The San Francisco 49ers (4-5) strength and identity are running the football, and they finally committed to it against Los Angeles. In what felt like a must win game if the 49ers were going to keep their playoff chances alive, Kyle Shanahan was able to get his groove back.
Elijah Mitchell led a rushing attack that saw the 49ers relentlessly challenge the Rams defense on the way to 156 yards on a whopping 44 attempts.
Sticking with the running game not only helped San Francisco keep the ball away from the Rams offense, it helped the offense by having only a handful of third down situations with more than seven yards to go.