The 49ers are coming off their most impressive win of the season, and at 4-0, they’re one of only two undefeated teams in the NFL.
So why wasn’t Sunday’s marquee matchup against the Rams “flexed” into a prime-time game on NBC?
That’s a question many Niners fans have been asking over the past few days and it’s a query backed by sound reasoning. After all, Sunday afternoon’s game in Los Angeles pits a red-hot squad against the defending NFC champions in a game that has huge ramifications for the NFC West divisional race.