Here are five things to watch when the 49ers close their season Sunday against the Rams in Los Angeles.
Preventing Aaron Donald from reaching the record
Defensive tackle Aaron Donald leads the NFL with 19.5 sacks, putting him three behind Michael Strahan’s season record of 22.5 in 2002. The 49ers have made it clear they don’t want to be on the wrong side of Donald breaking that mark, which would be an extraordinary accomplishment for a defensive tackle. He already holds the season record for sacks by an interior player.
Donald had a career-best four sacks the last time he played the 49ers on Oct.