Through week seven, the 49ers are 6-0 and are ranked number two overall in Football Outsiders DVOA team defense metric, ranking number one against the pass and number 12 against the run. Recently against the Rams, the defense held an explosive offense that averages nearly 400 yards per game this season to just 157 total yards. They held quarterback Jared Goff to just 78 yards passing, and after their first touchdown drive of all runs and 56 total yards, held the Rams to just 53 yards rushing. And this past Sunday, they shut out the Redskins on the road.
Film room: Non-defensive line key players on defense part 1 - Fred Warner
