Yard Touchdown - Rams 49ers Tie Alex Smith Concussion

SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco 49ers as well as St. Louis Rams played 75 minutes as well as decided almost nothing Sunday at Candlestick Park.

The Rams as well as 49ers over for your 24-24 tie, dissapointing in order to score around overtime despite having several good chances.

The 49ers dropped quarterback Alex Smith to your concussion from the following quarter. Backup Colin Kaepernick went on around together with his company looking 14-7. He completed 11 involving seventeen passes for 117 yards plus went nine instances pertaining to 66 back yards plus some sort of touchdown.

Rams quarterback Sam Bradford gone 26-for-39 for 275 back yards and a couple touchdowns. Wide receiver Danny Amendola, coming immediately after not universally known a few games using a glenohumeral joint injury, caught 11 subsides with regard to 102 yards.

The Rams got this ball initial inside overtime and appeared as if they were headed for just a victory whenever Bradford reach Amendola regarding 80 yards on first as a result of this 49ers' 2. But an illegitimate sourcing fees on a problem handle Rodger Saffold mortally wounded this play, and the Rams wound up punting.

The 49ers easily marched straight into industry objective range, nevertheless the usually efficient David Akers pushed their 41-yarder vast left, plus the Rams took above at their 31.

Bradford drove the Rams straight into 49ers territory, and Greg Zuerlein separated your uprights on a 53-yard area purpose attempt, nevertheless the Rams ended up flagged for hold off regarding game. So Zuerlein tried out again, these times out of 58 yards, and encouraged his look at vast right.

The 49ers went on over upon their twenty four together with 2:48 left around overtime, though the Rams forced your punt. St. Louis became this baseball backside on it has the 14 using 1:36 left although got simply no a greater distance than the forty-nine before moment played out.

Trailing 21-17 by using just simply above personal trainer moments left, the Rams challenged fourth-and-eight from their 33 plus submitted punter Johnny Hekker. Late within the actual initial half, this Rams faked a punt, plus Hekker threw a 21-yard complete coming from his ending zone for you to Rodney McLeod. This time, Hekker threw a 19-yard pass to limited conclusion Lance Kendricks, and also the Rams held walking in line for your go-ahead touchdown.

Bradford threw a two- yard touchdown pass to be able to broad phone Austin Pettis together with 1:09 quit that will play.

The 49ers responded to quickly, travelling 63 meters for Akers' 33-yard discipline intention along with about three a few moments eventually left around regulation. Kaepernick would much in the seek advise from his legs, running to get nineteen yards on first decrease after that incorporating a new 10-yard run.

Smith, who seem to undergone a concussion previous time against Dallas, left the overall game immediately after major the particular 49ers with a 12-play, 78- yard touchdown drive, spanning the first and second quarters. Early inside the drive, Smith was pressured to scramble and also took a setback towards back again regarding his / her headgear because your dog went straight down coming from Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar. Three plays later, Rams defensive fishing tackle Michael Brockers sacked him. He procured much more contact while he gathered a single lawn on a fourth-and-one quarterback sneak.

Smith's 14-yard touchdown pass in order to Michael Crabtree cut the actual Rams' produce 14-7 along with 8:13 still left inside the very first half. But following 49ers' safeguard forced your punt, Kaepernick took above with quarterback together with 6:31 remaining. Smith wandered little by little towards the locker room mins after along with has been decided out with a new concussion prior to very first 1 / 2 ended.

Kaepernick, a second-round set up go for associated with Nevada continue year, had noticed spot work within personal training games before Sunday, handing in five of nine passes for 89 meters along with hurrying thirteen situations 111 meters and also a pair of scores. But inside his first extended motion regarding his or her career, Kaepernick stuggled beginning against the Rams' safeguard just before heating up.

The Rams upped their produce 17-7 having 18 moments quit within the 3 rd quarter on Zuerlein's 27-yard industry goal. But by using 8:40 still left to be able to play, Kaepernick capped an 81-yard commute with a seven-yard touchdown run, reducing the actual Rams' cause 17-14. He attended five involving a few intended for 67 yards around the drive, but in addition muffed in no time in addition to fumbled soon after getting sacked. Both moments the 49ers recovered, in addition to Frank Gore leaped twelve meters once taking a that botched center-QB exchange.

The 49ers obtained this baseball backside within the ensuing kick when Tramaine Brock pushed Rams returning gentleman Isaiah Pead in order to fumble, as well as Darcel McBath hauled at the St. Louis 20. One engage in later, Gore raced close to perfect end for any 20-yard touchdown, settling your 49ers in advance 21-17 with 8:23 left.

The Rams possessed taken an earlier 7-0 lead with Bradford's 36-yard touchdown complete to help first year wide recipient Brian Quick. Cornerback Chris Culliver tried in order to lump Quick at the line, but Quick provided your setback which sent Culliver on the turf. Bradford make a spacious Quick alongside the proper sideline, as well as he raced into the finale zone, capping some sort of 66-yard drive.

Steven Jackson leaped pertaining to 23 tough meters on several holds over the Rams' primary touchdown drive, and your dog squeeze Rams ahead 14-0 using a seven-yard scoring manage using 1:47 quit within the first quarter. The Rams marched 93 back yards to the score, along with Bradford completing three or more associated with 3 goes by to get 36 meters along with Daryl Richardson gashing the 49ers on the 32-yard cutback run.

NOTES: The Rams gamed with no two critical rookies starting right cornerback Janoris Jenkins plus vast receiver Chris Givens who ended up benched along with lazy pertaining to violating staff rules. Rookie Trumaine Johnson started off to get Jenkins and Amendola exchanged Givens. .. Saffold played out plus began to the beginer because Week 2 against Washington while he experienced your knee injury.