The 49ers will have to prove their secondary is up to par in 2022. Although a dropped interception is all anybody mentions about last year’s NFC Championship, the secondary had a long afternoon.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 337 yards, a pair of touchdowns, and a 57% success rate, with 41% of his 45 attempts resulting in first downs. For reference, Stafford’s total EPA was 16.5 for the game compared to Jimmy Garoppolo’s was 6.2.
Throughout the season, the 49ers secondary outperformed expectations, but Stafford, Cooper Kupp, and Odell Beckham Jr. were too much to handle at the game's biggest stages.