Rams beat 49ers to earn No. 6 seed, trip to Detroit to open playoffs
Carson Wentz passed for two TDs and rushed for another, and Puka Nakua set season rookie records for catches and yards
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to lead the Los Angeles Rams to a 21-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in a game filled with backups.
Wentz scored on a 12-yard run with 4:56 to play and then converted a two-point conversion pass to Tutu Atwell to give the Rams (10-7) a 21-20 lead.
Los Angeles held on from there and clinched the sixth seed in the NFC and a trip to Detroit in the wild-card round next weekend.
The game had little meaning with the 49ers (12-5) having clinched the top seed in the NFC and a first-round bye and the Rams clinching a playoff spot last week and a road game whether they won or lost.
That led both teams to sit several starters, including both quarterbacks, with Brock Purdy getting the day off for San Francisco and Matthew Stafford for Los Angeles.
That provided an opportunity for former top-three picks Wentz and Sam Darnold to get their first starts of the season.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to lead the Los Angeles Rams to a 21-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in a game filled with backups.
Wentz scored on a 12-yard run with 4:56 to play and then converted a two-point conversion pass to Tutu Atwell to give the Rams (10-7) a 21-20 lead.
Los Angeles held on from there and clinched the sixth seed in the NFC and a trip to Detroit in the wild-card round next weekend.
The game had little meaning with the 49ers (12-5) having clinched the top seed in the NFC and a first-round bye and the Rams clinching a playoff spot last week and a road game whether they won or lost.
That led both teams to sit several starters, including both quarterbacks, with Brock Purdy getting the day off for San Francisco and Matthew Stafford for Los Angeles.
That provided an opportunity for former top-three picks Wentz and Sam Darnold to get their first starts of the season.
The defense forced as top, and the Niners had 55 seconds to get into field goal range. Darnold delivered another strike. This time, to Chris Conley, but he couldn’t hold on to the ball. That would’ve given the offense the ball at the 45-yard line. Instead, it was an incomplete pass.
Darnold fumbled, scrambling, which ended the game giving the Rams a win 21-20.
