2013 49ers @ Rams

like Jim Harbaugh losing back-to-back games for the first time as an NFL coach and on the other side Jeff Fisher and his second season is that man here in st. Louis with 150 career wins you think it's important to win this game when you're 1 & 2 you don't want to end up 1 & 3 or you've got problems if you're thinking about playoffs [Applause] San Francisco won the toss through the third the Phil Dawson will kick away and Benny Cunningham is back he wait for the NFL season underway and this wouldn't go back to the endzone and the Rams will start from the 20-yard line so Sam Bradford the overall number one choice out of Oklahoma after one of the Heisman Trophy 2010 never thrown an interception against this team and he's to 1 and 1 against the 49ers which is not too bad and Brad he's averaging 47 attempts a game which is too many they've got to run the football I think they'll spread the field a little bit but they've got to stay persistent with the run game that run game is Darryl Richardson right now behind Sam Bradford on first down [Applause] - time had set to open things and Radford wants to throw and does companion acts Chris Gibbons one play one first Denham we take a look at the offensive difference makers tonight's for st. Louis Jared cook you mentioned him the big tight end and Austin Pettis we've already seen him make the contribution and I think Sam Bradford really trusts him he's one of the receivers he knows where he's going to be he's a big body guy in Bradford were pulling on hook comes out as the receiver to the bottom of your screen on first down the Rams at their own 33 yard line there's Richardson and out to the 35 maybe the 36 there Justin Smith was in on the stop he's usually around the football been around a long time and eight of Justin Smith Navarro Bowman Alex talked about Navarro Bowman Justin Smith coaches just look at him go he's a man 13 years in this league he's one of the guys that it plays 50 snaps plus a game can push the pocket in the past we can't run against him at all second down and eight Moriarty the motion there like action for graphic fires near side on incompletes Givens was the intended receiver Terrell brown made the play so Terrell brown and Gibbons with a little chatter on the way back to the huddle with a third down tried to move the pocket they remember six sacks a week ago you got to do different things to protect your quarterback one is moving the pocket and changing the launch boy Sam Bradford not a real mobile quarterback with kind of nifty with his feet Rams were terrible against Dallas on third down one of 13 here's their first that are Bannon long Bradford pressured fires it's going to be very close to a first down to Austin Pettis I think they're gonna give it to me so you just mentioned that those guys have a special bond and it's showing up twice here in the opening drive there's a there's an important characteristic when a quarterback trusts a wide receiver he's still trying to develop it with davon often watch what hey this is cover to man too deep safeties man underneath he's looking for him the whole way and he trusts that the big body wide receiver is gonna win back inside and puts it on just his third year he's the longest tenured wide receiver on this team that's out hang on the youngest team in the league and just a little over 25 years of age on average Ahmad Brooks with the tackle on Richardson we mentioned you don't want to be one in three no team made the playoffs last year after showing one two three two and two a little better chance it kind of a benchmark game that okay hate to say it but loser go home it be the case neither coach would agree with that and I'm just even it's a long season but man this is a big big night here's a stretch play Richardson time ticket droppin floss now today what near came up from the secondary to make the stop and you got a win at the point of attack they talk about setting an edge either offensively or defensively Lance Kendricks is not a great blocker and he's a better receiver watch what Ahmad Brooks loves them that's setting an edge trying to bounce it outside not only begets a blocker but you get a piece of the tackle really nice job by Montross seventh play of the opening drive and again along yardage third down for Bradford and company a bunch set to the left and a table Austin's gonna go in motion I have him the ball I snapped [Applause] the ball knocked down at the line trying to get it to number 11 I think Bowman got a piece of it and they did have Austin Austin sat it down at the first down marker and the bar of Bowman got his big woof there he knows what he had Bowman gets a piece and that forces the punt and the funnel comes from Johnny Hecker dile williams weights back on the other end around the 10-yard line Hector a mile high here inside the dome and the best catch interfered lid on the fair catch I think that right now the Rams had the ball but the flag flies in yeah somebody got a piece of him I think Ray Ray Armstrong hit him as he was trying to feel that punt it's a good call Brad there was interference got to give him an opportunity to catch the football and it was Ray Ray Armstrong the rookie free agent out of the University of Miami see number 50 flash from the left ear screen actually a couple different guys getting in the way there Armstrong was one as was Eugene Sims and Ray Ray that's a no-no I was looking for him the other day I wanted to ask him why the redundant first name I'm not sure I get that one foot Rams EV now 10 penalties on special teams this season that's a league-high so colin kaepernick and the 49ers were their first possession little baby was not the foul first down [Applause] we'll see the 49ers on offense here in st. Louis for the first time when we come back Thursday night football is brought to you by gravity from Warner Brothers pictures in theaters October 4th and by GNC vote for the Never Say Never moment of the week yet nfl.com slash GMC it's a good starting field position for the 49ers after the penalty don't work at the 34 yard line for the tailback in the eye by Bruce Miller and immediately we've got contact and flags in summary a good story no poor job on special teams costed 15 now before you can even get to the first offensive snap of the game another five that's a gift of twenty yards so first and five at the 39 Anquan Boldin the lone wide receiver the field of Bruce Miller and Brad that's kind of what I'm talking about play action downhill I kept this kid out on the edge it doesn't all have to be zone read we've won sensational much like the end of last year and the playoffs the last two weeks not so good I think defences around the Lakers doing a much better job this year the quarterback run packages so they've got to show more than that and now it's gone the second level and inside the 35 down to the 32 yard line James Laurinaitis had to bring him down but they gash the Rams defense for 18 yards and you're gonna get a win block by the tight end coming in motion and then watch the full-back get in right behind so two big bodies there it is on the nose tackle this is a great job right there good block excuse me good cut by Gore missed tackle by McDonald he had three last week he's got to do a better job coming up from safety more Starling where he started last week started strong against Indianapolis and then wasn't used very much in the second half papinek rolls out twelves everyone kind of dangers past but incomplete difference-makers for the 49ers tonight you've already seen one Frank Gore Anquan Boldin has really been their only offense as far as a wide receiver he's got 19 receptions this year but 13 up he came in week one got a double team since then 13 for over 200 yards nearly opening game against Green Bay he comes in as the lone white out to the near side and slip in and dad is my goal actual loss to yard [Applause] [Music] Rams defense trying to hold on here on the opening drive for San Francisco [Applause] Quetta Chris lon bookends the defensive foot both first-round picks Quinn to me he's one of the most gifted edge rushers in the game and long is one of the toughest football players in this leg forty-niners you've been terrible on third down and ten plus they've got third down and 11 [Applause] draw plate 100 and he's going nowhere Laurinaitis he's got him all wrapped up for another loss you know what this is a gym Laurinaitis kind of game now you know this is a power football game third and long you look for draw and screen right well look at how quickly he reacts to draw all over Kendall Hunter that's a veteran who understands his responsibilities quick react and a short tackle I'm out of every dime linebacker hasn't missed a snap in three years and that's something only guy in the lake that had the myth one on defense in the last three Phil Dawson they'll try a 53-yard field goal and it's going to go wide right so an opportunity missed with the Rams hold they'll get it back on offense with 906 to go first quarter he'd hit his last seven from that distance but not this time Tuesday Steve samples impact the NFL was like no other he was an innovator who transform football into theater the legacy the man behind NFL Films de sablé a football life come up Tuesday 9 o'clock Eastern only on NFL Network I know you knew him well I know you're gonna be part of that show on Tuesday one of the most special people I've ever met my life Brad he was instrumental in helping me start my career and working in his building at NFL Films was was like watching a bunch of Picasso's go to work and I got it all started because of Steve he was just awesome basically all the cool stuff you see was started by NFL Films after the missed field goal the Rams work from their own 43 yard line play-action Bradford steps up nice catch by Bryant quick penalty marker and the Rams back to you you know what's interesting they need more production out of Brian quick Brian quick to mid was the second round tip from Appalachian State he's a big body guy 6-3 to 18 average speed thrill Browns not afraid of the speed so what do you do you got to use your body and he does there's the face mask yes on Brad Smith I mean if you're gonna face mask anybody that's it shouldn't be the quarter bow that's it's not good now they're kind of locked in to his protection with the penalty and the game they're all the way down at the forty niners story yard line Richardson comes out of the backfield empty set with brad furman a shotgun to throw on first down look across to his tight end 22 [Applause] two major free agent acquisitions on offense Brad the offseason Jake long the starting left tackle they paid him a bunch of money and then of course Jared cookin and I think he's important to Sam Bradford's welfare long-term they're trying to develop a bunch of young guys on the edge that's the guy they need production from is kind of a security blanket for Bradford where they got a creep one time he caught seven passes 441 yards and a couple of touchdowns this has been the problem Mike trying to get yardage on the ground been like pulling teeth right now for the Rams Richardson got one and it's gonna bring up third one yeah and running against this and people are kind of taking shots at San Francisco's defense right now and I understand that but with all the injuries Ian Williams of promising those tackle he goes down Alden Smith is out for a period of time Patrick Willis not playing tonight there this is really a mismatch of individuals trying to come together quickly another short sermon to so four down looking avon often the motion man Bradford's going to the end zone just in front of austin pedasi having wide open anywhere under that it's a touchdown now I don't know whether the route was run at the right place or not but this is should be a home run there's a pressure he had to throw it early but if he just puts like you said Brad a little bit more air to the back of the end zone those are opportunities in the NFL you don't get furry off and then you have to cash in and you could see Pettis reaction on that with both hands on his helmet as he slides into the end zone so his airline apt to try a 40-yard field goal there should be a chip shot for him with the leg he's got I kick up and hits the right uprights and goes through slightly points in the first quarter for the st. Louis Rams and barely barely Alan Kaepernick in the 49ers offense will be back out there they'll be trailing by three when we come back Alden Smith may be gone but watch rookie third-round pick Corey lemon yay out of Auburn course Barksdale right back into Bradford's lap inside pressure from McDonald the balls out earlier than they anticipated and it forces the disconnect Nessus you got to make that throw right and they've barely got the points high off the right upright and in three nothing LaMichael James just watch this one go the back at the end zone so the 49ers had a decent drive going before it stalled in Rams territory and they came up with a third down and long and then missed the Phil Dawson field goal as time they'll start at the 20 [Music] it's Paul Boudreau very very talented offensive line coats you know it's almost impossible to go 10th 10 games with up 9 games without first quarter points so Rams got to feel good and there was obvious frustration in that building Brad that's all they talk tough about getting awful quick thought they were embarrassed by the Cowboys game that word straight drop now rolling and trying to get away anymore not from Robert Quinn sack back at the 10-yard line and a little bit of Kaepernick there with a kiss of the bicep and Kaepernick's a one look guy what happened watch what happens here there's a bust Miller is uncovered but Kaepernick drops back doesn't see it it's wide open and as soon as he sees pressure he's getting out but let me tell you something Robert Quinn one of the most gifted edge Russians in the entire league tries to strip it Kaepernick does a pretty good job just holding all the way twins fill sack of the season has it back to the 12 yard line second down of 18 now a pistol set and Kaepernick looking left firing that way just about Oh late Norris James in the back side and a flag comes in as Mike said lates Wow now that way if the intended receiver was Bolden and I heard Kurt Warner say in the pregame show he had to learn how to throw him the football deep interference defense number I thought current order made a great point that when Boldin's covered he's really open you've got to throw him the football now they're both pushing and shoving jenkins had no idea where the football was if he had turned around to look for it the would would not have been a call so I'm running three penalties against st. Louis and a first out for the 49ers at the 29 yard line begin to Gore trying to cut back again the RAM : without games and alacrity the tackle right you know what I thought was interesting meeting with Chris long and James Laurinaitis this week they were as you said embarrassed about last week and they said that the coach that I get ready to move on forget about last week so we've got to go and they were like ah wait a minute players only meeting with the eats group right now linebackers rallying around Laurinaitis Chris log called the meeting for the defensive front they said they Erickson things out player though so far they're playing tough tonight they've you know but not much else let's check in with Alex Brad and Mike and James Laurinaitis doing exactly what he told us he would do which is grabbing a bull by the horns not letting anything Fester and getting on problems right away he's a madman right now on the sidelines in between defensive series he's running the linebackers the defensive everybody on the same page making sure you communicate [Music] is he ever on the captain's within Swift Iran Ohio State again a third along for the 49ers empty backfield third down and seven got a big body guy like Anquan Boldin with Finnegan on the man-to-man here's a throw complete out to Quinton Patton trying to come back inside he may be got a yard that's about it really good husband puffs it to the football this defense is flying around the night oval tree the first-round pick out of Georgia he's best in space so you throw a screen that's where oval tree is going to be effective on defense and he was the 30th pick in the first round this guy was the eighth pick after they moved up eight spots to get him Tavon Austin had one called back last week a punt return but he is one dangerous guy in this situation if you're given the shot and he's going to have his shot Austin screwed up the milk 21:59 yard kicked though a 13 yard return for Tavon Austin the Rams with a three-point lead on offense when we come back [Music] number 22 in the return game after this new goal so a holding call we'll put the Rams in a hole and negate the punt return they got from Austin Thursday Night Football is brought to you by Goodyear chosen by experts for superior performance Goodyear more driven and by Verizon never be without football call star star NFL to download NFL mobile from Verizon forty-niners we talked about some of their key players not here I'm the eyes of our not playing tonight Alden Smith and self imposed alcohol rehab Ian Williams went down before the season started Patrick Willis not playing tonight either all key members of what was once a very solid defects Sam Bradford from his own end zone he in and out of the hands of the intended receiver [Applause] and that was Jared cook grant one of the guys stepping up tonight as Michael willhoite inside linebacker for Patrick Willis and he's a great story a little bit like Kurt Warner I mean here's a guy coming out a division two Washburn got didn't get a sniff in the NFL had to go to the UFL play for Omaha he got to a point where he thought his career was over believe it or not he was selling sneakers in Topeka Kansas does that sound like Kurt Warner yet does that's where Washburn's located Topeka Kansas and then he gets a shot with the 49ers last year makes their practice squad gets active at the end of 2012 and becomes the key reserve this year I'm excited for the kid [Applause] trying to get out to the 10 yard line and Ray McDonald hit on the stop he's gonna bring up third down long not a good spot for the Rams offense right now yeah they really need to manufacture first down Brad and they're hampered by the fact that they're just not running the football at all this year and III think they're struggling trying to push the pile I think they got to spread it wide and look for some space plays Steven Jackson of course opted out of his final year of his contract to become a free agent inside with the Falcons and he's arriving at over 10,000 yards wearing a Rams uniform from the pole and it's a first down so your difference maker Mike making a difference there and Bradford did a heck of a job standing in knowing he's going to take a hit and putting this ball where eat the big they're getting a lot of push with only four minutes four men on five watch Bradford take the hit at the end not a it hit hit but when quarterbacks e-collar especially standing in their own end zone they tend to get a little bit out of sync and I get Bradford credit for keeping his concentration and we're breathing room now for the Rams offense after the 18 yard line he's checking the line Richardson that's it hooked up to Bowman is so good you talk about a fourth-year player out of Penn State and you know now with Willis out he's really got to take a leadership role both physically and mentally and he made that diagnosed guard pulled and he filled so quickly there was no chance for that blood the captain out of Penn State's with the stop at the 20 where its second down Annie Tommy Bradley their defensive coordinator Penn State told me when he came out I had him way too low we feel like this get to be an all-pro and Tom was right strapping [Applause] they're gonna go in Richard jab again and still not much no push and scooter over the top made the tackle yeah Danny stood another name come and chase him down from behind I thought Dorsey the nose tackle did a great job sifting through all the offensive line blocks and we got a ram down and that's Lance Kendricks the other tight end out of Wisconsin Jeff Fisher coming out to check out head we'll check out him as well when we come back faze game day on NFL Network 12 hours of live coverage starting at 7:00 a.m. Eastern leading up to kickoff that at 7:30 gameday highlights and a final recap after the Sunday night game at 11:30 Eastern starting and your Sunday with NFL gameday right here on NFL Network Brad Nessler mike Mayock Alex Flanagan and our NFL Network Thursday night crew here at the Edward Jones Dome in st. Louis where the Rams are up by three and face another third down third and six Zach Stacy in the backfield for the first time tonight blanking Sam Bradford on the shotgun and now he goes out in a slot on the right alpha Bradford steps up in the pocket [Applause] we intercept the dangerous pastorale round was all over that one now they got away with one that get out earlier but that one didn't look so good can't make that throw and watch Smith over here or long just kind of get under him and Jack them back into the throwing area he's got to step up he's getting hit every time he throws but Brad you pulled it correctly that's a ball that's got to be thrown ten yards over his head you can't even take a chance they got close they might have even got the piece of that punt by heckard now Williams trying to clear everybody out it takes a 49er bounce pick it up and the rams finally dominus and they're going to bring it back I think out now around the 41 or 42 yard line 1:11 remaining first quarter welcome back to st. Louis where the San Francisco 49ers Trail st. Louis by three points Colin Kaepernick getting on the social media trend this week when he got on Twitter and told us that he got a lot of tweets this week after the 49ers have gotten off to a slow start that weren't that favorable a lot of words that probably aren't suitable for TV but what he did is he favorited them which Mike and Brad it means that you send those out to all of your followers and you let people say you let people see what other people are saying about you call him saying to me motivation say what you want about him but he's gonna use that to drive his fiery but I say he said he didn't say tweet to us at our meeting last night I know that that beautifully because she knows Mike and I are not so good at social meeting yeah I don't really understand the whole thing especially with Katherine it goes it was all blown out of proportion and I don't carry so and you and I are both dinosaurs I guess yeah excellent exactly he told us basically that he doesn't care what people think and yet he spent a good part of the week caring what people think you know a meteoric rise last year and going to the Super Bowl and all of that but when you're 1 & 2 things aren't so rosy exactly right and hard to handle when you're young there is rolling to his right looking for leasing and throwing a strike flag down but the pass complete to Anquan Boldin at the 40-yard line if that might be a push off on Bolden look like they were signaling it's going against San Francisco interference offense number 81 now last week he was very frustrated with Davis out of the game he got doubled all day long now there's just a little not so subtle push off that is a good call and those are the tricks of the trade that's the way inform Bolden is right now he gets away with a lot and I respect that he works his tail off and makes a lot of plays that backs it up to the 36 yard line there's no play fake there Kaepernick looked like he wanted to take the hand off now throws on the run again this time it's broken up by jinora's Jenkins so we went right back to number 81 and Jenkins makes a nice play and you know one of the reasons he stood up in a first round corner he had some diction's off the field but I wanted you to see him break when he comes back to the football there's some mistakes where his eyes are but he's so quick to react you you're either born with those kind of feet for your arm and know that right hand comes in and strips it out beautiful play yep yet three interception returns for touchdowns last year and a fumble return for a score against San Francisco and they have not converted one of these this year [Applause] - almost had an interception intended for gonna Davis big play by the middle linebacker Boyd and Laurinaitis to read his thigh they'll most feel the football method first corner comes to a close Rams finally got points in the first stanza holy tree [Music] c'mon set to start the second quarter James Laurinaitis we talked about a VN on every van linebacker here's why it just lights third and long eyes on the quarterback in zone coverage watch his eyes opens his hips now he drives because Kaepernick's eyes take them right to the football almost picks pocket not only had a career-high of 174 tackles last year but he had a couple of interceptions flags are down as the putts away Tavon Austin puts up a hand for the fair catch back at the 11 yard line but again flags at the line of scrimmage [Applause] colin kaepernick and backup quarterback Colt McCoy on the sidelines Jeff triplets referee tonight there's going to be an option here on whether or not they accept the penalty and REE kick is talking to Jeff Fisher right now and I would get the call illegal formation [Applause] [Laughter] I'm your penalty repeat foot down so they're gonna make them tick it again I don't blame them because they'd like to get number 11 a punt return they need to get him some touches and I think what's interesting you and I were talking about what kind of game we might get tonight and I said before the games I wanted to fistfight I want what you say she got the fist fight right now I'm not sure we're getting a lot of points tonight all right three nothing and we'll kick it again here early in the second quarter again davon tossed in their first round draft pick had one call back due to a penalty a week ago I got close to Andy leave that time Austin will have a shot from the 12 going wide side look what's the breaks nada tries to come back the other way giving ground to try to look now drop the football that has to cover it at the 8 yard line well it was exciting but he lost yardage when he put it on the turf is that a rookie or wife who one of these days he's gonna take one of those the house though with three different changes at the wreck OOP there goes one 5/8 175 he swears he's 5/8 I stood next to I'm not sure really nice strip right there by I think it was the full-back anthony Dixon so now can the Rams have to start in a hole Richardson has found that slutting sledding very tough couple of yards maybe three Dustin Smith and Cory lemon yay and on the stop as the first quarter summary first time they vet points in the last 10 games going back to last season Dawson was wide right from 53 and there's not a lot of yards by either team so far the interesting to say if either team can establish the run game and I think the team that does is going to win the game to the 15-yard line got it - Lance Kendricks who was shaken up earlier it came out under his own pile and now back up there so it's third down and about three I wonder if they're gonna call picked their offensive pick offside number 96 to the defense lined up in the neutral zone five-yard penalty repeat second down Corey lemon yeah either look he got Auburn with a rookie mistake lighten up the neutral zone he was an interesting kid come out over because I thought he had first or second-round talent his motor didn't always run he dropped down into the third round but he's a much better pass rusher than he is stout at the point of attack so he and Spooner are gonna ship Hershey's meet sheriff snaps at the position Alton Smith had Bradford play-action no action in the backfield he's sacked by Glenn Dorsey another former the Chiefs yeah then you know what Scott Wells the center been in this league a lot of times watch inside now okay well loses an edge that means that Dorsey gains his outside shoulder pad pushes up the field and his quickness beat Wells for a clean sack Dorsey I'll unless you that's his second sack of the season again the Rams find themselves in long yardage on third down [Applause] man up steps up and fires a strike and a first out of Chris Gibbons [Applause] it might be the best pass he's thrown tonight you know it was cool there they showed six they only rushed three and Sam Bradford like a veteran but he's showing six up front they only bring three he knows he's got time watch him climb the pocket eyes downfield and then just rips one I was at his pro day four years ago and when he sets his feet and rips it it's pretty special for another reason you were in foolish underlined this week and saw his Heisman trophy down there vessels at about three other guys nothing on the ground Richardson for a yard Brooks and endorsing it on the stop you know that's if you're gonna block Jared cook for instance it's gonna come in motion here and watch him try and block for us I hate the effort here here come's cook watch them hands that's horrible you if you block Brooks you got a shot so when people talk about little things key for the play for working that's one of them right there Jared cook it's got to be better than that but comes out in a slot on the right side on second down to nine [Applause] it was white in Dante whitner's hands and he basically handed it to Jared Cook 18 yard pickup yeah and there was a twist on inside Brooks watch books come down and the linebacker around they get good pressure when Bowman flashes this is another bad decision by Bradford the second or third bad decision of the evening Conte Whitner you got to make that catch boy are they lucky Brad Nessler totally lucky Whitner who made his first full ball last year it just gave up for Thursday at the 48 yard line Austin emotion out of the back here they're going to flip it out to it with some blockers but a nice job on a 49er defense and Michael willhoite oh you were talking about film in one of those linebackers spots made the hit yeah that's pretty cool none that's just an extended hat a hand off trying to get often in space Michael willhoite is the kind of guy I'd root for longshot had no chance to make this football team somehow made it I want to get Kurt Warner talking about him at halftime because he's got to be able to empathize with where this gets Ben vii play of the lambs drop and they just shaded it inside for night or territory and again these lots of the play Richardson drop out of our wallet and Richardson's carried about 10 times tonight and has nothing to show for it Navarro Bowman really playing a solid football game you're gonna see him hinge and not sure who to block he looks outside inside two-on-one 10 carries for Richardson 12 yards on the ground that Patroklos who they sorely miss maybe the arguably the best linebacker in football and he's wonderful yeah I think the time of equal women vomited the two bucks been fighting back with tandem auntie Monica empty backfield rather about third and ten flushed from the pocket saying looking for Rossi's bobbing often try to make a diving catch would have been a first down and maybe if he was bigger than five eight he might have had that one they're only bringing four or five like Dallas a week ago but they're getting significant pressure that time ray McDonald right up the melt middle and what I always say about Bradford no is he a running quarterback he's not but he's nifty with his feet can get outside and make a throw so generally hacker into but again again a mile high here the dolmens Williamson special teams trying to bloke ate it and couldn't it took such a high bounce they couldn't find it to touch back after a 52 yard kick 917 remaining Rams defense play it tough tonight they've shut out the defending NFC champions so far Thursday Night Football is brought to you by KFC KFC Plus football equals couch gating and by Bud Lights official beer sponsor of the NFL right now the 49ers struggling offensively 12 plays good for 25 yards and remember 18 of that team on that one won by Frank Gore who's the tailback in the eye and gets the call first dad got the corner wore out across the for me to the 46 yard line so another long run this one good for 27 there's the offense of the 49ers there are two best plays have been the same one the wham in here and then watched the full-back to key blocks the Wham right there on the nose the full-back at the second level Nessler could run through that hole but might not pick up as many yards Oh wouldn't it got 27 now LaMichael James the second year go wide - and women smooth make this bop Witherspoon got the first handout and Laurinaitis cleaned up I kind of like that flat like the old Green Bay Packers sweet remember Vince Lombardi the old NFL Films yeah here they go fast [Applause] fast Eugene Sims brings it down that time now while Michael James is the guy they need some production from he's been an inactive the first three weeks he had a sprained MCL he had a little burst last year in those playoff run and if you notice Brad nobody on the either team is making a play they can't get the ball down the field vertically there are no big chunky ARDS and the Michael James is one of those guys third times 49ers have been third and ten or longer Wow and he told you they had struggled all season long with this situation that's one night it's all the way up top they've got him all the way moved out because of Frank Gore and timeout taken my San Francisco James Laurinaitis calling the plays for his defense and the 49ers taking the time out there with an important third down at 10 Laurinaitis a newlywed got married back in March and then press long said you know everything James does I have to do so he got married just before training camp that's exactly right they tend to do things together though Phil they do single high safety you get a good look at that man coverage everywhere that bird I got throw to ten fire [Applause] and they finally convert a third and long it's all the way down to the 11 yard line penalty marker back around the 37 Finnegan completely lost them on the break to the corner didn't realize the ball was in the air 42 yard pass Boyd Baldwin's going to work him inside and then back out watch Luke Finnegan there's a little bit of a hold doesn't even see the football crafty moved by Bouldin and the first big play of the game now to the 11 [Applause] don't say the rookie linebacker in another penalty on the play streetfight belgium both teams at both coach is expected that everybody was going to be a little bit sore tomorrow morning after this game I really thought that plate had a little something and the pulling guard actually missed Ogletree in the whole Alex Boone saw him in picked up Ogletree they might have walked in the endzone long conference before the call there are two fouls on the plate holding number 49 in the offense that penalty is declined happening the play is over personal foul unnecessary roughness from the 79 of the off man it will be taken down a 15-yard penalty that's why I took so long to penalties on the play a holding and then a personal file on Alex boom now watch here MacLeod the safety jumping and pushing on Alex boom what if boom do turns around and Jack's them and he gets called second guy always gets caught you know that frustrates me doesn't really matter because there was a pit another penalty on that play for hold but not the same from the clout was the guy that instigated it backed up to the 26 we're at second and 25 yeah burning across the middle the blade to the coin is Davison they sorely missed last week and that's his first catch of the night wonder how explosive he is tonight talk to him on the field prior to the game said he was about 85% said he can get in and had a break but he's a difference maker when he's a hundred percent yep sure is he said yet my cup I can only go about 85% so what's that make you a four or five third down at 19 another picked up a third and 10 earlier to Holden [Applause] [Music] Quan Bouldin with a first touchdown of the game Tom 30g yeah I don't know how that happens I really don't see the foot does that heel out of bounds on about the three yard line you could certainly make the case that it was all touchdowns get reviewed right there I don't understand how that happens to a defense to be honest with you third 19 ball on the 20-yard line I thought MacLeod the safety got picked there I think it's a touchdown that heals hard to see that is on an angle looked like there might have been a little bit of green between that spike in the sidelines Thursday Night Football is brought to you by the all-new 2014 Lexus IS introducing a car designed with one purpose to stand apart and by Geico 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on your car insurance the last play under review Anquan Boldin going down the sideline and what we thought was a 20-yard touchdown pass watch his right heel and I think that's after he knew the ruling on the field stands that touchdown good call now [Applause] there were two big defensive mistakes on that play which are inexcusable on a thirty third nineteen [Applause] now they picked up 42 on third and tenet on the 20 yard touchdown on 3rd 19 get both Bolton both went out breaking routes against Portland Finnegan so the 49ers with their first lead is Dawson's in for the portal and just barely he got that one inside the right upright ugly kick but he got it nonetheless miss Courtland Finnegan and now Colin Kapernick who was sensational with three touchdowns against the Packers in week one that has thrown four interceptions since but now he's back on the plus column with that touchdown toss his fourth of the year hope you'll be with us next Thursday night we're heading to Cleveland that'll be our City get to see Jay Manuel the rookie from Florida State and the Browns who got a big win over the Vikings last week and I don't know if the Brian Hoyer experience will still be going on then but it will be this weekend yeah and that tight end had a heck of the game he's an athletic kid Cameron and I can't wait to see him and I was in Buffalo for training camp and EJ Manuel will gripping it that will be our match up next Thursday night Oh deaf issues team behind for the first time tonight was 622 remaining and a half that they have their full complement of timeouts and Phil Dawson who's been around 15 years set to kickoff he's had a missed field goal and the ugliest extra point of all time we'll see how his kickoff bills come on that's it's like in baseball man all all hits are long line drive at spot that's right about four yards deep the Benny Cunningham said he'll take a knee [Applause] the RAM is unable to get anything going on the ground tonight's and they'll work from the 20-yard line here with 622 remaining in the half here's the touchdown play Finnegan gets gonna get beat way too early and then watch the safety McLeod in the angle he takes that's way to or easy six ARDS of separation then the cloud gets picked off by the other wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin two big mistakes and it turns into an easy touchdown four wideouts four brats are here first grows it quickly and completes it the first down effect to Austin Venice medicine smart quarterback usually when we ask them if they have a favorite receiver normally and say no I just go through my reads because Sam Bradford sort of said yesterday the you and I on Alex hey I know I can go to him but he's going to catch it yeah he really did he and again he comes down the crust and a guy like Dave on often has to earn it where to this point often Pat if already has save on Austin speaking on on the moving into a slot on the left side at first until My Achin Bradford on the sidelines its caught down at the 44 yard line with a flag and it's Pettis again and there's the trust and then Sam was talking about it Mike just mentioned and we heard Kurt Warner talk in the pregame show about sometimes big bodied receivers are covered up and you have to trust that they'll make a play for you this is another example of that that was a nice throw by Bradford going to his left that's interference 25 in offense [Applause] please obviously decline it's a 27-yard pick up yeah and again there comes a flash of color both in who's playing a great game comes free and look at the effort on the other end big body often padded that a boise six foot three 205 pounds good job the rams immediately moved into porter our territory at fourteen three to the gate to cook the tight end down to the 35 8 more yards we get back over the ball here every thing the Rams are dialing up as far as the passing game working on this drive they just can't get anything going on the ground game a 10th 10 carries for 12 yards for Richardson and that's it San Francisco getting an awful hot person with just four men in the pathless [Applause] run blitz off the car can't got about a yard Carlos Rogers is a guy that came in and got a hand on it first and then Michael willhoite in home and make the stop I've been doing this a few years haven't you identify the Blitz off the slide call to run that's pretty good man third down and one Carlos Rogers doing a good job tonight he's been matched with Tavon Austin in the slot and so far we haven't seen davon often at that though in fact tonight Rams are the worst team of the I fell on third down and one like they're going deep man out there was an intercepted Wow in the end zone by Dante Whitner he missed one earlier this ricochet he picks off of the end zone and that was tramaine Brock who's playing nickel tonight that makes the play right there tips it away from Brian quick the hustle bing-bang-boom does he hold it through the process of the catch it sure looks like it Tremayne Rock makes the play tip tip toe tip toe and 49ers on offense when we come back da Bay Whitner who dropped an interception earlier just picked off Sam Bradford and that's the first time Bradford's ever been intercepted by the 49ers and now San Francisco with plenty of time to work 356 until halftime and it was a heck of a play by tramaine Brock and Whitner but woefully under thrown by the quarterback Pratley interesting though on third down and one when they had a good thing going looked like they're gonna get points out of that they got the one-on-one he wanted on the outside now he just didn't finish the throw when Finnegan it was beating on that last the field right now is Frank Gore tries to take it wide Wars brought down after he picked up for travail Johnson who's in there for fed again along with Laurinaitis make the stop and Tremaine Johnson's a guy they're hoping developes a long lean corner with amazing skills had some off-the-field issues in college at Montana probably could have been a first round pick and you talking about a six foot to two hundred and eight pound slab of muffin toothpick ran for three I mean he's special Finnegan I thought struggled tonight he's thinking that on the sidelines right now second down and six [Applause] that's a close down the Vance McDonald the rookie tie down out of rice and he's an interesting story what did Jimmy hardball tell us last night we were talking about him is up side how athletic he is and and I said harpes who does he remind you of and he said Dalton in Roadhouse that's right I remember the old Patrick Swayze they said yeah yeah that got us into a whole different direction I never expected to take it at Jim Harbaugh conference yep four laps of Patrick Swayze in the upper part of a barn on that road house movie I don't know how he got there either yeah quick slant Bouldin with Genoa's Jenkins draped all over it you know both he's having a heck of a game he's the difference tonight in this score he's blocking he's catching he made the big plays on third down on the previous Drive he fights his way inside Jenkins that time he's the consummate Pro I really believe Baltimore's missing him a little bit can you imagine San Francisco without a holiday I don't know what they do especially when Vernon Davis was down to an injury his 11th year out of Florida State or started off with the Cardinals that went to the Ravens where they want a Super Bowl and he admittedly said I kind of thought I would retire a raven that yep but he understands that's the business of the NFL and now with this team has his team in front seven to three Rich Eisen getting set for the halftime show full analysis with that greatest show on turf alums Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk and the latest on Josh Freeman's future right all right rich thanks there's some of the guys the legends that are here tonight Jim Everett on the sideline has a whole bunch of guys Jackie Slater and the list goes on and on about mr. pace they're one of the better left package 11c nice job following his blocking by Frank Gore and that's his third long run of the night he's got it all the way down to the 42 yard line yeah and Bruce Miller's doing a heck of a job at fullback they have them all set this time but if you want to find the football follow Bruce Miller and Frank Gore will do gets up in the hole on Laurinaitis really does a nice job and gore finishes of course DeMarco Murray had his way with the Rams last week 175 yards on 26 carries Mike that's the third run by Gore of 18 yards of water though yeah in that tape last week in the Rams Lunt defense was ugly alan capper makes it his last bypasses play action here and now scrambles throws out the strike the sidelines of Boldin who's having a huge first half and it's another 49er first down yeah I thought he had Vernon Davis on the crossing route he didn't like it he look slapped originally then he comes back to Bolden who pushes off the cloud just understand when you went when you play man-to-man against this guy he's gonna push he's gonna shove and if he doesn't get caught it won't matter didn't matter there they got it at the 23 yard line six for six in the last two drives right now a hot quarterback he looks good then the grad it's under control they're not asking them to make a lot of reads he's kind of rolling left rolling right half the field and doing a nice job during a previous play at the very end of this let's see Brad I thought I saw at the very end well I see the ball kind of slide down between his legs and you've got to control that through the process okay let's see that's a great look right there now one but equals two feet but there goes there goes the jelly roll right there and I'm not sure he kept position possession well he fought it all the way to the ground now but watch the ball at the very end it rolls okay you can make the case that he somehow cradles it but at the very end as he rolls over watch what happens with the football right about now that's loose I mean to me that that's a non-cash both hands come off with just for a split second and and again the NFL's specific at abound and in the end zone when you go to the ground you have to control the entire process the most notorious of those that catch by Calvin Johnson that wasn't a catch in the endzone for the Lions a couple of years ago that was the catch all day long I don't care what anybody with you but that's the rule right Jeff Fisher knows the rules as well as anyone well weather Anquan Boldin caught that one or knots he has been the man in the last two drives for the 49ers big body wide receivers don't care what his 40 is hope or shock will be aggressive you can call him once it doesn't matter if it's Finnegan again inside move into the corner same thing on the touchdown gets off the field breaks a tackle he's been the difference maker in this first half and here's the play they're looking at right now I would say he didn't control it through the process and that should be an incompletion they got to figure out how much time is left on the clock and bring it back I believe to the original line of scrimmage and Quan two catches for 62 yards in that last Drive including the final 20 for the touchdown puts again that last play still under review give it a little breather to Chris long and the Rams defense as they're waiting and looking at the replay as well and at Bell total access has got a new look in a new time with a unique perspective into all things NFL NFL Total Access now 8 o'clock Eastern tomorrow live NFL Network al hides our replay official and Jeff Triplett referee with a call right here in the film after reveal the ruling on the field is reversed the receiver did not [Applause] with any path so they will back it up but that's the first incompletion in a while for Donna capita 1:47 now it was interesting last week Indianapolis really took Bolden out of the game they double-teamed them all day it didn't matter a racket over the top when we spoke to in quant last night he kind of laughed and said it was a tough day with Vernon Davis completely out of the lineup and inactive they squatted on him all night long little different today and he's made Courtland Finnegan a spectator on the Rams sideline with his play tonight so it's second down and 10 back at the 43 Miller resets Kendall hunters in the backfield they fake it to him and a quick throw on a little screen he's going to have a first down a very close to it we had to make two little moves in the hole just to get going and looks like he's gonna be just shy of the first down yeah and that's what he is out of Oklahoma State only about five seven under 200 pounds quicker than fast will make you miss in the hole good run really good second quarter for the 49ers after a major struggle in the first 15 minutes now they've got the biggest third down of the game so far kumain Johnson out of the game extra line went in exactly third down at about two feet they're gonna have to struggle to get the two feet but door on second effort kinda squirt it through at the last moment and he's got the first down this is power football Adam Snyder an extra lineman in the game backside guard pulls this is old-school power football and that fist fight we've been so I didn't matter where that was out wide with Baldy or in tight this is the fist fight we talked about they're gonna come out and take a look at this just in case I said first down but they'll clear everybody out of here and make sure and the chains come from the far side I thought he got it by about the nose of the football on the second effort but we'll see tonight and again an extra tackle in the game a guard pulling around Alex Boone but it comes down to that pull back excuse me that tailback Frank Gore making a play the first down at the 33 8 play of the foolish they've got two timeouts to work and 49 seconds left and a 7-3 lead and as Jeff Fisher is going to call a timeout and he wants to challenge the spot I think that's a hard one now he wiggled forward I wonder if his elbow was down before the extra wiggle he wiggled forward watch at the end of this thing now 21 to the right of your screen he's gonna drop his pads and now to try to get up the field right here it looks like he's still up right he's certainly down there these are hard to win Brad yep it's hard to get a definitive shot now you're gonna see him drive right here he gets hit by Witherspoon his hand is down he's still driving I don't think to me it looks like he's passed I don't see anything that would force him to overturn it well we're inside two minutes so this is being reviewed right there is where I thought his arm scrapes yeah but now no no I get that but but how do you ascertain where that is at good point at that point his lower body is still not on the ground it's on somebody else's body as he tries tonight die forward and you're right it's the wrist and it's before what we're seeing right now because he's clearly stretching a couple yards past the line to go that's why these things are so hard to win yep it's like there's the elbow but where's where is that you can see the yard line right behind him it looks like about a yard or so the yard might be just enough to back it up so again the play under review our second play under review here in the last couple minutes of the second quarter it's so hard to get a camera where you go okay there it is the elbow down and there's where he is that's an intense guy right there and it sure is so like him thrown football before the game a nice job throwing hit a game tonight okay here's four [Music] blue-blue lines the line of scrimmage in the yellow line the first outline both unofficial but I can look at that a hundred times and I can't tell you where to put that football when that elbow hits [Music] and we're going to find out right now after a hue the ruling on the field is reversed [Applause] yard line 1/2 yards short of the line the game wow wow only the elbows down this was fired up first one so it's going down man itches and the crowd getting into it for the first time tonight for the defense papinek is going to come up under center and timeout taken by st. Louis yeah I think he was gonna sneak that not understand her and quarterback sneak it for the first down so another stoppage in play with 44 seconds remaining Capra dr. rush for coming into the game without 129 yards on the season after the big year last year with the read option it became the wave of the NFL last year with several teams and a lot of defensive coordinators who spent a lot of time working on that in the offseason bring in the extra wine again the 4th down and inches they also bring in Frank Gore so it's a different look and look right now and it's going and he breaks three dragged or net into the end zone on 4th of itches a 34-yard touchdown [Applause] so he adds to his big first half with another long run this one good for a school and in Big Mike you potty the former first-round pick left part out of Idaho made a fake block or got in behind him you know it's interesting Brad if they had made the first the first down on the previous play they probably would have thrown the football right you know its fourth and inches and they need the first down so they go power the problem with everybody up close like that if you break that first wave you're gone and he was he sure was [Applause] the porn is up and good so just like that Sam Bradford throws his first interception ever against San Francisco Dante Whitner picking it off powerful long drive for the touchdown down down down pull the cart around that's what it is here comes your potty gets on them this tackle right here McLeod with a bad angle and like you said partner it's all over at that point second touchdown of the year gore goes over a hundred yards with that rush and it caps off an 80-yard Drive that started following the interception in eight plays and they used three minutes and 19 seconds and now they've got a big lead picture-perfect drive-by San Francisco there it is ten carries 107 yards and that touchdown from 34 out it's all about Frank Gore and Anquan Boldin sure is and a clean one in one in 81 right and a clean game by Kaepernick Sam Bradford doesn't have much time is coming out from belly counting here we sure did papa been thrown my man from Villanova played a bunch of years in this lake just because he can do that Frank Gore won tonight over 10 yards a pop and he's ripped off now four runs of 18 yards or more and let's give some credit to that offensive line to Miller the full-back to the tight ends who have been wham blocking for him all night they've done a phenomenal job look at him jump right in there you're potty with the key block and that's awesome feel like it's 1964 offense Lombardi you get the seal here the kick here and you go back up inside Taylor and Harding touchdown and then offsides call on the kick so that'll help the Rams or it should anyway because Dawson's got a kick again and Cunningham didn't even make it to the 15-yard line so we'll try this one more time [Music] bassam Rathman tough guy right one of the best [Music] boy Zeke good football player running back coach here in San Francisco standing next to a really good football player in prank war this might be the longest 50 seconds of the second quarter so far their season you know hungry their apartment the answers I'll try and this time he almost got to the toilet again good kick coverage stupid out there to make the stop on the special teams 29 seconds pal down fourteen three ball on your own 19 yard line and you just threw an interception of the last time you put one on the air yeah it went from three nothing the 14 to three pretty quickly and I think you got to get back in a locker room when every group a little bit at half sauna how you gonna move the football there are no chunks at all evident in this office imagine empty backfield for Sam Bradford though Richardson that's not going to help him with the fans tonight you said earlier they haven't really replaced Steven Jackson they've got three or four tailbacks Richardson's got 11 carries for 13 yards and kind of battling through a turf toe coach shot and I were there I know he's frustrated Richardson was almost mr. irrelevant in the 2012 draft he was the second-to-last guy chosen Natalie Kirsten any pen ultimate mr. Moraga in trouble goats come on Brooks all the first guys there along with Justin Smith and their Jimmy hardball sprinting out to get a timeout and Jake long down he had his struggles last week as Mike pointed out against the Cowboys 60 or throw a lot of Michigan and guided to the Rams are paying big dough to protect Sam Bradford I've tackle number 77 kick sliding out here comes Smith and he's gonna get pushed back into Ahmad Brooks and snaps I look at this strategy and I said to you you got to get back in the locker room I just assumed they were going to sit on it and get that why give San Francisco an opportunity to block a punt return upon you know you know I think you just run the football get back in the locker room Jeff Fisher out there with his four-time Pro Bowl tackle and he is really struggling just to try to get to his feet in Jeff Fisher's defense he after all crossing around your wide receiver drops it you know and then guys like me criticize because it's an incomplete pass and there's no right answer but I think you just got to get off the field and the Cardinals lose the Rams rather lose a timeouts with that injury inside the two-minute mark so 17 seconds left but a third and 15 and Jim Harbaugh is thinking get the ball back one way or another Mack starts who came in form mass has been around a long time yeah now that the ground we picked up a couple yards timeout being taken with 12 seconds left you know Mac starts comes in cold off the bench sees it he's an older guy he's a veteran played a lot of years but you can't lose inside ok the plays going to his right watch what happens boom Corey lemon the agent runs right by him I know you're just getting a chance to loosen up you're coming quick but you can't lose inside you've been around longer than them so still 12 seconds left and the Rams forced to punt yeah hacker is going to be inside his own 5-yard line his first thought is going to be get this baby out of there but I think in return right now and I don't blame marble lead the clocks even get a plot for a return John Williams so let's took it that's at four seconds remaining yeah good job by Brandon McGee the gunner force the fair catch now if they had dreads earlier maybe they could try a free-kick from here after a fair catch punt when you're down at this point you can actually free kick a football but they're at the 39 yard line that'd be it 71 yard field goal I want to see one of those before I retire someday that's awesome now you want to talk about arm strength this Kapernick dude I mean he could throw it through the goalpost the other way if he wants to that's what I'm sure they'll try to do Bolden and Williams go one way John Baldwin the other oh good the longest we have minute of any game I've ever seen one last time out just to frustrate the Rams and their fans a little bit more what do we need to talk about here you just came off the sideline didn't we we're gonna come off the sideline one more time in about 20 more seconds keep in mind they've got Jonathan Baldwin activated this week they traded for him within an exchange of disappointing draft pick wait a minute are they bringing out yeah I think I'll go get it what you just said pal huh Phil Dawson's longest career field goal is 56 yards and that was about five years ago this is awful you are the man it is it is a rule that is so buried then a free-kick following a punt fair catch in a situation like this you can go ahead and take a crack at it so Dawson the last successful free-kick was Ray Wersching in 1976 nice how did you come up with our that was my man Pat McGrath I actually had no idea this is really I've never seen one life the players don't even know the rules look at look at the Rams out there they have no idea what they get or can't do right your coaches are off script a free kick they can't rush right this is completely free so why not right the fans have no clue fans are looking around here going what is this they're kicking off why are they kicking off again it's gonna be a 71 yard try on a free kick this is great job by Jim Harbaugh and by Brad Nessler and he can run up on this thing like a kickoff the way and this can be well try that we've seen a little bit everything pedis brings it back out to the ten yard line that if it wasn't even down finally the half comes to a close we've seen a little bit of everything haven't we a 14 to three at the end of the half stay tuned for the Lexus halftime show rich and the guys are coming up next [Music] I'm gonna sack back at the 10-yard line fires got bowling up there gabber they hold it in touch now if this ricochet he pitched off in the endzone flag or don't touch me [Music] [Applause] [Music] back in st. Louis when we're just about set to start the third corner and it's at forty niners with a fourteen to three lead as we take a look at the Volkswagen first half summary you can sum it up in those two guys number 21 on the left number 81 on the right they've been sensational in the first half and the 49ers scored 14 points in the last six minutes in 22 seconds of that second quarter so those two guys the veterans lead the way to the 49ers who get the football first as well to start the third quarter 201 total yards by San Francisco those two guys responsible for 176 the Gregg's our line to open things up here in the third quarter Michael James dispute on the back line of the Enzo and they'll bring it out to the 20-yard line Brad Nessler mike Mayock back with you here in st. Louis partner it looked like the Rams are going to take it down get some more points and then Dante Whitner on that ricochet in the end zone the interception that turned the whole game around biggest play of the half no doubt you're driving down with a potential for worst case a field goal the ball was underthrown it was a third in one situation ball was underthrown they get it drive 80 it's a different football game hit it in three minutes and 19 seconds and so they have command right now it'll be interesting to see how the Rams do defensively and it's opening drive of the third quarter from San Francisco we got the fist is set kaepernick pretty shot in the first half bought play-action watched the throw here and does he's not close to a first down as we check in with Alex hey guys well Jim Harbaugh's got an awful lot of time coming into this game talking about execution and precision and he told me at the half that that was the biggest difference for his team offensively between the first quarter and the second quarter in the second quarter you said they were able to execute of course happy about Frank for his performance through three games Bohr has not had a 100-yard rushing game has a hundred and seven yards already as we start this game of course score made a lot of headlines this week after the Indy game but he told me coming into this game he didn't care how many yards he got he just wants to win this game and he's had a great night he was a little frustrated after having a big first half against India not only touching it three more times in the second half but he's been the kind of Frank Gore that were used to seeing the downhill runner that he is and Bruce Miller is the guy that's down the fullback we've just caught that pass on first down but here's what Frank Gore has done so far tonight great wham block right there Vance McDonald on the inside tackle that Miller the fullback missed tackle by McDonald poor does the rest same principle again great job on the wham c49 come through the tackle Staley at the second level floor makes the cut to the left here's the touchdown the apatit great block just an old-school power play down down pull around and there goes Frank Gore still got enough speed to get it done on the open field as well Miller down time out Thursday night football is brought to you by Volkswagen that's the power of German engineering and delivered by Papa John's official Pizza sponsor of the NFL Bruce Miller the third-year fullback went out under his own power after that nine yard pickup on the pass boy he was a lightly regarded linebacker at ucf watched the light whip right there on the right knee at the weight and see if he can come back in tonight he's been a great lead blocker as well for Franco [Applause] it gets the call here spins away from the person would be tackler and here he goes in the secondary then dropped the ball and the Rams have got it Rodney McCloud on top of it stripped by Ogletree and the Rams defense comes up with a big play yeah missed tackle by TJ McDonald actually ends up working well because watch 52 the big right arm strips down on the football unbelievable play by Ogletree McCloud gets the pick up but the rookie first-round pick Frank Gore's got to be more aware of that people from behind cause more strips than anything in the game so that's the break Duran deleted and said the opening march of San Francisco would be key if the Rams could come up with an offensive play they do and I let's see if their offense can capitalize at the 44 yard line got to see a chunk plays Sinatra later vertically down the field any Cunningham in the back field house Boston Medicine motion and I'm throwing that way bleep knockdown by Terrell brown you know what this reminds me of grab that what this reminds me of is that st. Louis is playing in a red zone 100 yards long because everything's within about 10 yards of the line of scrimmage have they even thrown a football past 15 yards I don't think so at some point you got to back these defenders off bradford ii intent i in the shotgun looking left scanning the field coming back across the middle are trying to - Jared cook the tight end and Ahmad Brooks somebody got a hand on it in there that's the second pass broken up with the line of scrimmage Bradford's can see the big hand that looks I think we had Bowman earlier two linebackers with passes broken up at the line of scrimmage now they find themselves in third and tenth after the fumble recovery I hate these there I'll force him to throw the ball down the field check at them naughty back behind pests it would have been of course down anyway [Applause] the fans are restless right now it's painful to watch right now they can't get the bit can't run the football that was Carlos Rogers in a blitz off the slot bringing some pressure pattice can't hold on to it nothing good happening there wasted opportunity yeah on the turnover Decker's got a puck Hecker's thrown three passes last year another one Williams the taken around the 12 to 13 yard line Frank Gore doesn't put it on the ground very often bogel tree made a great play but it didn't cost the 49ers anything [Music] mana the Rams legends introduced here during that last timeout including our two guys Curt and Marshall the guy they tried to get the ball to him is not being able to so far yeah here he is top of the screen outside corner on the outside safety deep nothing there you drop it down below inside corner on them trail technique safety over top there's been some man-to-man with Rogers but so far Austin hasn't gotten a taste now the 49ers take over at their own 12 yard line looked like there was movement on they often the pass intended for Anquan Boldin and now there is a flash now it Fonzie Norris Jenkins I'm frustrated because this guy's been pushing me all night long and I'm guessing there's some pretty heavy hand fight in both sides here Jenkins number 21 good inside technique hand on the shoulder pad he pulls it okay they're gonna call that they're gonna definitely call that every time I got a little empathy form that's because the big body Boldin's been doing that all night long they've been caught one time but that's alright too Norris that little Jersey there - absolutely [Music] they move it out to the 27 yard line Kendall Hunter stays in the 49er backfield right now in Frank Gore breeder Davis sets up that the emotion play-action bootleg a laser shot to Bolden and he made the same kind of catch that was reversed earlier and that's he's smiling got to get down over there in that sideline he got down that time remember we talked in the open about getting him out on the edge and letting this is when he's most effective he's very comfortable throwing out there there is the catch he secures at this time one but equals two feet again but this time we got a catch Miller's back in at fullback that was a collision James Laurinaitis telling us that he captain Ogletree the rookie says I try to school he's he's a little bit of a finesse guy he said I told him this is gonna be a black and blue type game yeah and he's a Ronon Chase linebacker with wonderful physical tools but not used to being a violent disengaged kind of guy but Ness like you said Laurinaitis is like hey we we told him that we're gonna find out about number 52 tonight cuz it's gonna be a physical game we only forced a fumble on our last Drive Vick well they're forcing a second down a nine he's flashing me and that pathetic enough to get out there under the slot also where he is the reman Russia gets Cabernet - almost had another one and I saw him backpedal and witty back in the middle of the field almost like a defensive action and I was paid off and he's read them eyes on the quarterback and young quarterbacks will take you to where they're gonna throw it look at the ISTEP snap Pat burp the baby burp the baby and now throw it in Laurinaitis for the second time tonight almost steals and blind [Applause] in San Francisco we got a little tell there 23 MacLeod was coming off the slot they ought to know it here he comes and throws a strike to John Baldwin first down 49ers Whitney what happens when you tip a pre snap and the quarterback can alert you're gonna have a big tackle waiting for you mr. McCloud see what happens coming off the edge they know he's coming watch the tackle just sit there with a big grin on his face Davis is laughing I gotcha McCloud wanted no parking now back to the ground yeah Laurinaitis but he stays with it runs him out of bounds at the 37 yard line pick up a Ford Mike copani having a good game watch you potty the big guard pull out and he's going to get a little seal block and then allows the full-back Miller to kick out really good timing that's the hard ball thing that alex is talking about precision execution we're seeing it in the run game tonight now gorgets another quick rest on the sidelines and LaMichael James the second-year pro back in there with Beverly and up in Baldwin in the game play-action Kaepernick in trouble now he takes off for the first time tonight slides and somebody's head almost came on for the end of that the first down run at the 30 there's Ogletree again that almost made the play eugene sims is the guy that's down there was TJ McDonald's helmets that came flying off in the fray oval jury does a heck of a job not going with the run fake and then at the end see the helmet collision from two teammates Kapernick carry netball really loosely tucks it away and there's the collision two teammates Sims in the cloud little extra chatter at the end of that last play Mike that's more conversation than we got last night this conversation between Kaepernick and Ogletree he blabbed lady's having fun that's what I like when young guys have fun mix up a first down at the 30 differently and nor again into the next level I had a pickup of seven or eight more that's the exact same play that's been their most productive play all day long Greg Romans done a great job I believe in in getting colin kaepernick in his comfort zone tonight but that lamb clay has been exactly what we're talking about James Laurinaitis and Chris long telling us they expected a full dose of Frank Gore tonight they've got a dose of 133 of his yards so far and the wham play has been a big piece of his time they fake it to him Kaepernick in trouble got away from the first [Applause] and it looks like he's going to have a first down now one of the things Greg Romans on it does has gotten him in his comfort zone half-filled reads rolling to his right when there's nobody around him he's got clear feet good vision he's really good look at him get outside with his legs locate the receiver accurate past this is a offensive coordinator getting his quarterback in his comfort zone I must have sucked seen him throw 25 of those free games they got the extra line off the left side picks up three and they've got another injured player this time the faint Louis PJ McDonnell he lost his helmet earlier and it's off again TJ McDonald had a chance to make a play on that last bootleg I hope he's okay his daddy was a six-time Pro Bowler [Music] play that x is 13 years for the 49ers in fact break in the action here 955 remaining in the third quarter they brought the card out for TJ McDonald the rookie out of USC and he was involved in that last tackle and it looked like he grabbed his right knee after again his helmet came off in the fray it looked like it was a head issue but as he rolled to the ground there comes the helmet off the head gets jacked back by his own teammate but at the very end he grabs his knee was his right knee that he grabbed as he's on the ground immediately goes to that right knee talking to general manager left Sneed before the game and we our conversation was on TJ MacDonald how he had a less than average senior year at USC and they feel like they got a steal on the third round this gives really played well his father the defensive back coach for the New York Jets and I feel horribly because this kid has played his tail off this year and you see they put an inflatable wrap on that right leg and he's heading to the locker room that Giordano will take his spot hopefully it's not a serious injury for TJ meanwhile 49ers and the drive had started at their own 12 yard line have the tenth play of the drive coming up and they already lead 14 to 3 and Brad since that interception in the second quarter that the 49ers just dominated the football game as they head [Applause] Kapernick under center another tough one but now the Rams are getting tired of trying to tackle number 21 I think I don't blame the advanced MacDonald the tight ends doing a nice job at the point of attack got a good block on Ogletree that time go down in short mcdonald the kids second round pick out of rice 267 pounds ran a good 40 but what was amazing to me about him when he put the rice tape on they're lining him up wide theft and they're pitching him the ball on jet sweet sauce to 167 pounds hide in Adam Schneider they asked you a lineman in there again for the 49ers that's some confusion there they don't want to waste it here on third down at two and so they're gonna take a timeout so Jim Marv I'll talk it over with his quarterback gives us a chance to remind you it'll be a great Chilcote up on Tuesday Steve Sables impact on the AFL was really like nobody else he was an innovator who transformed football into as Mike said earlier pieces of art the legacy of a man behind NFL Phil Steve Sabol a football I'm looking forward to that one Tuesday at 9:00 only on NFL Network and as their NFL Films guys all around the field with us nights now not just sports but but throughout all kinds of cinematography he was the leading go Kendall Hunter the tailback on third down to Bouldin in motion and they're gonna look for a Catholic goes to Berlin Davis touchdown San Francisco that was a great read by Kaepernick because he wanted Baldwin and then he saw Davis be cheered on oh man to man and I really like this young quarterback game tonight wanted to get Bolden in the flat didn't have and watch him redirect and the inside move from Davis Giordano athletically can't stay with them and it's a perfect throw there's Vernon Davis at 85% huh I told you he's a four five at 85 Kaepernick 13 of 18 158 yards and that two touchdowns tonight a clean night for him and just a really clean well done night especially out on the edge the bosses point after makes it twenty one two three San Francisco eighty-eight yard drive capped by that one the 11th play of the drive of just over five minutes elapsed Vernon Davis from Kaepernick touchdown 49ers Thursday Night Football is brought to you by Pizza Hut get the $10 any pizza deal now and create your favorite pizza for just 10 bucks with mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan Brad Nessler with Ian st. Louis the Edward Jones Dome where the 49ers have taken command after another long scoring drive capped by the touchdown pass from number 7 to number 85 right there Kaepernick to Vernon Davis and now the Rams if they can't find some offense are in a heap of trouble yeah the interesting to see if they get in that two-minute look which I thought they did well earlier this season I'd like to see them get back to a little bit more tempo and pace thinks this one about six yards deep these crosses the 20 around the 24 yard line and again no big chunk plays a lot of short passes from Bradford tonight's Mike mentioned Pettis has been his favorite receiver but has been nothing deep I mean they they've attempted 20 2,438 yards at yards per attempt is poor they've got to start moving the ball down the field vertically the last two drives were try it out the Bradford has missed his last five passes play-action and stuff run after the catch by the rookie 17-yard pickup brought a little linebacker blitz with willhoite she's going to come up the middle and get picked up Bradford will climb the pocket and then they're going to play a little game with Ahmad Brooks who's sitting right out here get a athlete in space and see if he can make them miss a tackle Brooke all you got to do there is just going on and get him down it doesn't have to be pretty the tight end in motion they go back do a red wall right there was the lead man Ballman is such a good football player and I love Ray McDonald in front of him ray McDonald is gonna eat up some space and allow Bowman to come right off his butt Kendrick Dutton Sam he flashes and you're gonna lose that battle mr. pending in fact lost a yard second down and 11 do I have to sign Bradford's right don't get her guilt but her buddy hutch becomes a blitz across his body that should be interference no I guess not Chris Gibbons thought so here fun [Applause] you're on a roll tonight you're really pushing it aren't you I don't think that was interference I guess not your former DB you wouldn't nothing's interfere though good job by Bradford climb in this pocket here because there's a missed block on fast protection right there on Bowman climbs the pocket keeps his eyes downfield throws across his body Terrell brown now we'll get a good look at it across uncatchable I knew your sneak out of there somehow third and 11 finally going deep and avon austin looking for a flag and doesn't get those Rogers out there covering yeah I'm interested to see if Carlos Rogers did did grab him here ninth year player out of all the ones had a heck of a career remember we talked at the top of the show somehow table on Austin and there's some hole in there couple of holds there beyond five yards no question that Carlos Rogers got away with something there so another fun coming up one first down that side least it wasn't three and a half three years too their catch Pat Williams will take it just inside the 15-yard line 7:05 remaining third quarter 49ers with the ball back in a 21 to three lead you can relive every game online with NFL game rewind and HD and a promo code game rewind 15 and get 15% off subscribe today on nfl.com slash Game three wives in I swore I'd never be an iPad guy you are you are but but now I carry the darn thing around because on this game you want I get coaches safe I get the broadcast I even get a condensed broadcast of every game every week so it's kind of a cool tool most people don't use it at five o'clock in the morning like you do and then I'm on the laptop there first down for the 49ers sad at their own 15-yard line Frank Gore took himself down Witherspoon was there to make sure he wasn't going much further that's where they struggled a little bit last week and run game against Dallas with cGAP and Beyond in other words the tight end and beyond they had it again their weatherspoon the outside linebacker was being covered up and they had a chance Lauren Bolden 229 and to more than a lot more than st. Louis as a team there he is coming out to the near side play fake Vance McDonald let's check in with Alex hey Bradley as you can see the rookie out of USC safety TJ McDonald is out for the rest of this game you guys saw injured the Rams are calling it a right leg injury never good when you see that red bag come out on the field and they bring out the braces usually thanks for soaking bones all they're saying right now is a right leg injury and Portland Finnigan you notice also injured in this game as a thigh injury and his returning this game is doubtful so they're down two guys on the secondary right now and they're facing an upcoming bathroom happening rose complete but not the first down Bolden stretched out snatched that one down and pollinators we'll have to give it up good job getting off the field by Tim Waltons defense good as Laurinaitis past defense Brad there's a lot to be said for eyes on a quarterback with an instinctive lye background and he laid upon the side-table waits on the other end I want this kid to Busan catch the ball now he takes it on one hop makes the first guy I miss but not second and third the job on coverage again by the 49ers they actually lost a yard on the return for the fastest kid in the draft I haven't seen that explosion yet and I think he's thinking more than just at West Virginia man he was a blur tailback slot wide out here I think there's so much being thrown at him he's just thinking too much and as fast as anybody at the combine right oh I was combine watching and running catch at his pro day at a beautiful pro day with Geno Smith and then his teammate Stedman Bailey my ham stays in at the tailback spot drop light in here in first guy was core in limine a the rookie on auger who let him have it and then Ahmad Brooks brought him down lemon the a is looking pretty good that time he slanted right into it he in the defensive tackle inverted responsibilities and lemonade ran himself right into a big hit where he's got those long arms yeah after the player Offerman doing a great job tonight really second down 11 in a battle with school points last couple of whoo yes they come the back and double a gap like fly the tailback flinch yep I saw those two linebackers come up he said I guess I have to hit one of those guys one of them's mine Teddy started going out of his hands dude that that is a bad feeling when you're young tailback huh Here Come two linebackers up in the a gap you're like uh-oh the Rams longest run tonight's hill over this one yeah four yards that was their trouble against Dallas another trouble since Steven Jackson that matches Tipton almost picked off by tomorrow I had a touchdown and 11 yeah I think is the guy that got a hand tip today at the line of scrimmage now part of its pressure and part of its a quarterback finding a lane to throw it to you can't blame everything on your offensive line can be heavy pressure coming from the right side lemon yay he pushes Barksdale back and there's the tip and Navarro Bowman your high school coach is going to be up to that young that was pick six all day long now it's third down at 16 for it deep coverage here Bradford behind somebody hasn't so far and that all drew through Austin Pettis who went up high but couldn't bring it down the Bradford's only hit one of his last 10 passes and he's hearing from the fans right now three named Roger look at my man he's gonna go root for the corn exactly right the Cardinals have a better chance of winning this game the way the Rams are playing right now that's my guy right there he's one of those guys that here every week can go have a beer win or lose after the game after now we'll punt and he's inside his own 540 mother wonders might come out the last lap only come closer couple times tonight and Williams takes off down the sideline knocked out of bounds I thought there was a block in the back side when I get right back around the 36 yard line would negate a 21-yard punt return CJ Spillman maybe 27 I know McGee there's one yeah McGee's done a great job as a gunner all night long and there's a second one also but I think it was the first one that was called so the first good punt return of the night is coming back [Applause] during the gig hailing a block in the back number 27 of the receiving team King yard penalty first down good call third penalty tonight on San Francisco special teams we mentioned earlier that the Rams that had trouble on special teams with penalties and 49ers are doing likewise tonight Frank Gore is going to stay on the sidelines for the snap at least I mean I there's a lot of penalties this year most of the league going into week four yeah and that's something I think Jim will get cleaned up over the course of the season there are very aggressive team we all know that a very physical team but they're also typically a very disappointing handle hotter the stretch play let's play defensively by the second-year corner I liked Norris Jenkins really talented cover corner he'll also stick his hat in there and make a tackle and Frank Gore comes back in so hunter loses a little bit of yardage and back comes the all-pro [Applause] the Niners trying to get their full back slips for the other side on second 5/12 [Applause] follow them into the hole that doesn't get too much this time the cup of a couple local tree Witherspoon and on a stop and we're down to three and a half minutes in the third quarter here in st. Louis Rams their first points in ten games in the first quarter a field goal but San Francisco scored 21 straight since and it's been a heavy dose of Frank Gore and Anquan Boldin in a pretty efficient night by Colin Kaepernick so the Rams trying to get off the field again here I'm third down Kaepernick those that the flatten that one was well defensed by the Rams they saw that coming all the way I love the way their defensive line recognized it early it wasn't just true main Johnson but Kendall Langford defensive tackle felt them move out and just went laterally with them really nice job by the entire defense there that's the second straight thrown out of 49ers to so both teams have stalled here in the late stages of the third quarter and Ely you look behind him as he set to punt that's a low returnable kick that's wrong hesitation trying to get to the edge out of bounds around the 44 yard line a little taste of it there [Applause] it's a 237 remaining in the third quarter game controlled by San Francisco once they got that interception with about six and a half minutes to go in the second quarter the complexion of the game changed completely and though the Rams have had it almost as much in time of possession nothing in the way a total yardage compared to San Francisco I need San Francisco's averaging over six yards a rush and that just tells me that it and the end of story right there and the Rams haven't had a rush of six yards tonight [Applause] and levels Bradford as he is trying to throw the ball you again right on it Richardson is gonna get tongue 2 by Navarro Bowman now you got to eat up some grass get as close as you can to this linebacker bend low go get Krantz up don't stand tall and take the punishment you got to eat as much grass get as low as you can and explode into his chest or your quarterback will get married you got to eat rasa you have to eat ion's get away from the quarterback in this case turn toss grass just get away to the quarterback there's some tráfico that throw scented for cook and double coverage there Roman one of them Rams have 15 yards of offense this half against the Cowboys last week they had 18 yards of offense in the first half okay I'm given hey I'm gonna give San Francisco credit they I think Jeff Fisher knows he's got you know year two they're still trying to build around Bradford but at some point you can't run the ball you got to get these defensive backs off the wide to see what and take a shot of two again Bowman blitzes Bradford they're going to get to him back at the 36 yard line and guess who it was number 53 you might not have his running-mate Patrick Willis in there but he's doing a heck of a job by himself Bowman's killing people now first it's going to be here and here then watch cook come over and help out okay good job initially as he steps up cook is late that's more of a coverage sack than anything get Richardson credit Bradley what did he do he did two thing he ate some rice some grass he stayed square still a punt for record Wow got all of that one about the six yard line or did it get to the endzone I guess it got to the endzone I thought it went out of bounds I think the fans thought it went out of bounds to a lot of bounce to the six [Applause] and the officials are going to talk it over I thought it hit the chalk line at about six yard liner that's what the Rams are saying they're pointing to the spot and that's where they're going to put it so the referee comes down right there it's way out of ions I don't know how you miss that but okay sometimes you just don't see him so a heck of a kick 59-yard punts right where he wanted to put it tomorrow Bowman getting a little bit of a breather after a great defensive series by hand his teammates [Music] Boman plated but off tonight sure good [Applause] so San Francisco just outside the four is actually where they put it Rams defense has been out there a long time tonight Danna and it's one of the youngest defenses back it's one of the youngest football teams in the league the Kansas team sample to stay stood up as he got to the five I Robert Quinn and Laurinaitis again also [Music] in final 90 seconds of the third quarter see if they would like Kaepernick roll out and throw one here on second down and nine he will in his own end zone maybe now got well he could Miller was out in front of him he got it to around the 9 yard line he really lost an opportunity here for Vernon Davis is going to run this route it's an easy read you ought to read high to low meaning deep to short look at this wide open that's a touchdown right there if he rips it and when you have to have field read on play-action it's always the deep receiver to the short I think Colin missed one there may be thinking about those four interceptions the last two weeks and didn't want to give one up there got what he could to force a third and five throw complete but not first down John Baldwin brought down by Tremaine Johnson that should force a 49er hunts kind of interesting John Baldwin being treated by Kansas City in an exchange of disappointing first-round picks AJ Jenkins the straighter from San Francisco to KC and part ball kind of likes this guy both teams thinking that change of scenery would help him cause for those two guys I like the story Harv's told us about this kid when he was in high school playing hoops against terrelle pryor how about that said to Tom Crean his brother-in-law recruited and offered him a scholarship to Marquette in basketball third quarter comes to a close it's all 49ers right now the Rams have got 15 minutes to do something about it on their home field [Music] Thursday night football of 4th quarters set to begin and right now it's all San Francisco on this NFC West showdown forty one two three as we enter the final 15 minutes 49ers getting ready to punt and Allah will be kicking from his own endzone [Music] [Music] [Applause] Hamzah had the return on yeah hi spiral costume what'd he say [Applause] only got two about the 37 on the return so here's an opportunity again for the Rams but partner in the third quarter 13 plays seven yards it's not going to get it done you know you can talk about spread offenses and pistols and shotguns all you want but at the end of the day stuff to block and tackle in in football fundamentally if you can run the football and stop the other team from doing that you have a pretty good chance of winning and that's what San Francisco's done tonight 49ers the last couple of weeks have been out rushed by their opponents certainly is not going to be the case tonight unless somebody from the Rams breaks a big one because it's been all Frank Gore on the ground leading the way for the 49ers Bradford comes up throw he's gonna be a first out the Chris Gibbons and almost a sarcastic cheer from the Rams faithful right now Noah I'm a believer in Jeff Fisher I'm a believer in left Sneed I'm a believer in Sam Bradford it's year two of this particular regime they're building around the RG three trade you know they when they had the rights to the second pick two years ago and traded to Washington has really given them some some benefits that are awesome for this franchise and will continue to do so in this year's draft I mean take a look at this Fred so you give up the second pick in the draft and and Washington takes rg3 what do you get well you get Michael Brocker as an additional first-round pick oval tree and other first-round pick this year jinora Jenkins a second-round pick a year ago and the gift that keeps on giving a first-round pick this year that could be a pretty good one round right now with the Redskins on three right yeah so you kind of got to take a step back and say this is a program that's building Bradford plenteous those complete to the 49-yard line to austin Pettis was less neat the general manager you spent a long time with him yesterday you know again I think he's one of the bright young guys is he frustrated yes is stinger up a little bit right now yeah it is I think they're all frustrated and diving attempt by Austin governed by Carlos Rogers on the slant and complete let's learn from Thomas Dimitrov right and Thomas of course came from New England with with the Olli and Belichick in that particular tree on the GM side it's pretty good tree it is a good tree and then you look at San Francisco and and the guy nobody talks about his Trent Baalke the GM who's done a wonderful job with Jim Harbaugh they're down again snap a little off the pass is intercepted no incomplete and a ram down again we're running a defensive line yeah Barksdale was starting tonight do the injuries to start with Roger Saffold who was a pretty good left tackle got kicked the right tackle when they signed Jake long in the offseason and Braddock that started to look like a pretty good offensive line when he had bookend tackles like that seven total yards in that third quarter on 13 place Frank Gore great night and Counting Kaepernick not flawless but hasn't thrown an interception he does have two touchdown passes tonight there's something to be said for a young quarterback in a quote clean game no big mistakes made plays with his legs getting outside he's been accurate outside the pocket I'm happy for the kid because he had so much success so early in his career it was like meteoric and now people are jumping on him and I keep trying to tell people it's his 14th start let's all calm down looks like it's going to be a winning start clear out his teammates like a 49er bounce they're going to spot it around the 29 there's the look of some of the action from the guys with NFL Films tonight they're seeing a 49er lead that looks like it's insurmountable Thursday Night Football is brought to you by mercedes-benz and the all-new CLA starting at twenty nine thousand nine hundred and brought to you by craftsman [Music] beautiful day today in st. Louis not such a pretty sight inside the Edward Jones Dome if you're a Rams fan tonight 49ers take over at the 29 yard line or the 21 to three lead [Music] it's like the vet the game plan by Greg Roman today back back to the future tough run the football play action get your quarterback on the edge and and then of course Defense League Vic Fangio on the best in business bug breaks out my backfield here with Frank Gore getting ready to follow his tailback one more it's after the 36 another seven yard pickup you know when a bat goes in motion and a safe he sees that so watch dear Donna when this back is going here there's a reason he's trying to widen you okay because he wants to cut you off you've got contain you've got to be aware of why he's widening there and you got to be a little smarter than that dinah 49ers to content to use clock and use number 21 to their advantage at seven more eight-man front same you not allowed the velum they fake it to them and pepper [Applause] Chris long picks up the sack Michel blockers help the second sack of the night Chris long is relentless he's on the tight end McDonald here this is a typical Chris Long play bench presses the tight end now here comes a fullback end of guard eyes on the quarterback I'm being held I'm still gonna fight through and I'm gonna get there so was it a coverage sack yeah but without the effort and the ability of Chris long accompany happened you take away the beard and a different haircut and it's Howie 30 years ago right didn't I tell him that at the table the other day it was its freaky for me to look at him because how he's an old and dear friend of mine hit as he throws and completes rockers got pressure again and riding the club try the diving attempt at a interception forty niners three and out last four series we got done our meeting with Chris long yesterday and I said Chris I have to tell you that looking across the table of you I see your father who thirty years ago was my recruit at Boston cop right and then we were roommates in the blue-gray game and it's really amazing to see this kid and no one in a couple of weeks we're gonna see that same jaw line in Chicago with his brother Kyle was the starting right guard for the Bears that presses new bride last night's mob Diane Megan Megan Boston given ground to try to gain some Thanks job I heard read the first round pick on the pun theme this isn't Morgantown the 1124 remaining 49ers with a big lead here in this NFC west clash we were talking before the break about friends in our business and how long we would also like to send our condolences to the family of ESPN's Chris Berman Chris's dad James passed away this week he was 89 boomer were thinking about you absolutely here's a little slip screen out the hostage still they can't shake him loose only a four yard pickup second half has been horrendous or Sam Bradford trying to get something going here trying to get some tempo trying to do anything to get some big chunks of yardage and get back in the football game Niners trying to get to it and they do it'll be first and goal in San Francisco so the problems continue left guard Chris Williams this time Bowman again was the guy that caused it former first-round pick watch the left guard right in here slides out the linebacker spin move by Bowman who's had a monster game wow great strip by him balls kicked stop sobs had no idea what he was a tight end and a defensive tackle at Georgie you would think he could have picked it up you know they still cover it at the 3 yard line first and goal 49ers Marquez Dobbs you could have been a hero on interception that Bradford threw his first of the year his first I should say against San Francisco led to a touchdown and I his fall might do the same thing [Applause] now close as Dixon Ogletree made the stop anthony Dixon out of Mississippi states had it down inside the one yard line provided for you next week we'll be in Cleveland bills and the Browns starting things off total access at 6:00 Eastern Time Trent Richardson trade really interesting michael Lombardi I think wanting to build through the draft couple first-round picks and a lot of conversations about a quarterback possibly extra lineman basically playing pull back a walk in for anthony Dixon one-yard touchdown and kill for the lineman crushed the outside linebacker oval three and that's why he's in there mom's might put nine or ten offensive lineman in there if he could figure why they end it - there's somebody right here what's the kick-out block Ogletree trying to get low no and then he's just a little push at the end cuz because you can the body got a nice block - and it's a walk-in for Dixon [Applause] dawson's extra points ten minutes let's makes it 28 to 3 again Navarro Bowman has been a nightmare for Sam Bradford a couple of sacks forced fumble their spend that kind of nights for the Rams quarterback now before last week Jim Harbaugh had never lost back-to-back games as an NFL head coach he's gonna stop that string tonight as his 49ers are dominating the Rams here in st. Louis fired up after that last touchdown by Dixon and it followed again another turnover having lost the Rena Rose since 2010 fiery Gaiman's players love him the last guy haven't had gone longer in his NFL coaching career without back-to-back losses before Jim Harbaugh nope our own Steve marriage hookans 38 career game lost a couple in a row now the bedrock one-yard line from Bennett gotta have some look at that show begins 41 follow the hair they get Bubba now we gotta look back and look ahead Mike what have you seen in the last three weeks well here's what I won't see this week is arizona/tampa bay they're gonna start the rookie third round pick Glennon six foot seven can he pick it up quickly Chicago at Detroit will be a long day Kyle long brother Chris is going to be up against endemic and sill and fairly all day long and then Ryan Tannehill and Rob Ryan two undefeated teams I'm intrigued by that game runs Monday night dolphins looking good Saints looking to come back from the offseason last year without their coach looking sharp so far this season with it back Maude Brooks there yeah how about New Orleans right Rob Brian comes in there averaging 12 point 7 points out for game number 5 in the lid yeah I had to put it in a tight window and couldn't do it Terrell Brown broke that one up a little bit surprising when you look at some of the undefeated teams who thought Kansas City was going to be three and O after one in two games last year Patriots have had to do it with a lot of defense and a lot of question marks I don't think there's any question about the Denver Broncos right and then we get Miami and New Orleans playing Monday night as you mentioned and Seattle may be the class of the entire leg with an intriguing game at Houston I always think are a little bit more vulnerable on the road than they are at all we've got the Bears going up down the road against the Giants hasn't been able to run the ball so they swing it out to it when they gotta 8 yards that time navarro bowman i think is a candidate I don't even know what's going to happen the rest of the weekend but dimension player Louise got to be a candidate for the Defensive Player of the Week with Patrick Willis out of the game he's taking this defense on his shoulder he's blitzed he's been in the run game he's been in the pass game he stripped sack that cat has done everything you could possibly ask and he just waiting for his buddy Patrick to join them Becker's kick [Applause] maybe would have had a room to navigate through some traffic with that one but a 57-yard punt again and 49ers which takeover around their own 15-yard line here in st. Louis where a 49ers controlling this football game it's one of years of NFL experience between those two guys they played against each other in college and Quan Bouldin on the left at Florida State Frank Gore Miami on the right and the two wily old veterans have had huge nights tonight for the 49ers on the watch now you have Black's flying in and have a holding call Kendall Hunter on the caring reminder don't forget to stick around total access postgame show immediately following our game tonight rich and Dion Marshall Steve and Kirk will be live on the field breaking down the action complete with highlights and player interviews there's coach Mariucci it's not about him you know they've gone the mayor dude could be major this this lady wants this much room exactly so the holding call takes it back to the eight yard line rayray Armstrong with a collision with Kendall Hunter it was pretty cold halftime when they were they had the Rams down on the field an opportunity to see some of our guys down there in the field like Kurt Warner Marshall Faulk and that so much to disfranchise when coach Vermeil took him to the Super Bowl and wanted Marshalls number up in the Raptors now here at the Edward Jones Dome as well it should be greatest show on turf right absolutely anthony Dixon back in with the guy that scored the last 49 or touchdown run out of bounds Joe Staley was up there trying to lead the way for him watch the Green Bay game first week when they scored 34 and I went back to see why they look good and then struggle delasco and the first thing that jumped out at me was Joe Staley blocking Clay Matthews I thought had a phenomenal game what they call quick said he kept quick setting the linebacker getting his hands on sale he's a true Pro former first rounder from Central Michigan that offensive lines down a whale of a job tonight and then when they put the extra line but in there it's been even better including their last touchdown which was a walk in by Dixon low snap handled by Catlin a heat backpedals his way out for what looks like first down it will be let's check in with Alex you guys talking about Joe Staley the first player in Central Michigan history to be drafted in the first round of the NFL it came to college though is it 250 pound tight end they needed an offensive lineman there Brian Kelly did and especially in athletic offensive lineman with his high tempo offenses that Kelly was running there at first he said he was worried about his blocking abilities 65 pounds heavier now than he was back in college mike and paul Longo largely responsible the strength and conditioning coach there for getting that weight on him Mike and I know Paul from Notre Dame up to 315 now is seventh-year balls on the ground and the Rams have it they do [Applause] the bottom of the bottle it was a low hand off I think I thought he put it on his hip see if we can see see where this ball gets handed off for hunter I thought he'd put it on his hip stay right there finally might have dropped it before it got there yeah it slides out of his and he throws it at it throws an animal this is gonna be one of the deeper penetrations into 49er territory for the Rams at the 24 yard line his Selleck and Chris long he so Selleck could fry all he wants but but he's never gonna win that fight against Chris lon Bradford to Pettis that is picks up about seven on the play so 49ers have had a couple of miscues they've had two turnovers in their own territory tonight's let's see if the Rams can quickly take advantage of this one with a touchdown so far have been able to get in the end zone Bradford rose quartz it'll be a first down around the 13 yard line you know willhoite this time comes on the Blitz and they're just feasting on this Darryl Richardson is only 206 pounds watch what happens here here comes will boy great collision but he's not gonna win that battle and I think Fangio's done a great job recognizing and isolating oh oh we're gonna get oh no no he's okay clearly but a flag probably had it for a second I think this is gonna be one of the fenceless receiver remember now he's extended he's now officially defenseless you got to use he was trying to use his shoulder pad again but if he's defenseless you cannot go above the shoulders regardless of how you hit him if he's defenseless offensive player your elbow your form your shoulder your helmet cannot go above the shoulder pad even though he turned his body right now to avoid doing that still apparently and its first and goal at the 6 he got one last week on the first snap of the game against Indy that I thought was a clean a hit if there could be I thought that was a poor call this one I tend to agree with quick throw to the end zone and out is a touchdown Lance Kendricks the tight end Hendrix is apart tight end part wide receiver out of Wisconsin out of a bolt up former wide receiver gonna read it seed zone squats it down moves away from Babar Oh Bradford puts it on them though the first touchdown of the night took the Rams until 544 remains and now they're going to go for two year to try to get it to a 17-point game vaulter the awesome huh [Applause] but got in there I think unless the ball came on yeah he did get in Bowman not happy with the ball the side judge gave it immediately this is good hard run bike by Cunningham here drops the pad level stretches over is definitely in yeah that'll be looked at but it sure looks like he was in so twenty-eight two in with 544 that's looking back on last week here's some lessons I learned that game we did the Chiefs are gonna push the pocket tom hollie one side Houston the other he had four and a half sacks and Powe pushes up the middle no escape you put on the tape Dallas last week against st. Louis DeMarcus Ware is still dominant is that quickness off the edge his toughness is straight predominant defensive edge rusher in the game and the cult's hey you know you think ins would lock you think pass game this is not a finesse team they lined up against this same 49ers squad a week ago went toe to toe 13 to 7 middle of the fourth quarter and they dominated the line of scrimmage so I really like the way the cults are put together tell you what if DeMarcus keeps playing like that and DeMarco keeps running the ball like that Dallas might be pretty good after all that was as good as I've seen them Flay on both sides of the line of scrimmage and you know what I really like is it Tony Romo didn't have to do a Friday you know that the offensive line dominated they ran the football he was efficient here comes the onside kick from heckard like a hit Miller the fullback and the leg he goes out of islands around the 42 don't forget next Thursday night hope you join us in Cleveland young quarterback and Jay Manuel new quarterback for Cleveland at least for this week yeah if you join us CJ spiller and company CJ back should be healthy and in the lineup for this weekend's game before next Thursday 8 o'clock Eastern Alex the Mike and I will be there hope you join us I spent four days in August going into those two training camps back-to-back kind of fun watching that young quarterback EJ Manuel he can rip it he's a big strong athletic guy to get a linebacker named Kiko Alonso in the second round another aggressive tough Gator I just have two good young teams we're gonna light down to a horse-collar out there maybe it was Jinora Jenkins black fly in the end of the place yeah when you see that head snap you think either horse collar or you think facemask first and their face mask on the front and it might even be a Luke Bryan person a bad one now that there's any good ones yeah right [Applause] so the ramps can't get close on the onside kick and then they give up 15 more and all of a sudden the 49ers are down in scoring territory almost again at the 26 yard line papinek taking his time using as much of the play clock as he can puts his head down gets inside the 25 to the 24 yard line these guys a lot of respect for each other Tom Selleck I'll make it up to ya buddy faked and I think so well you know here's the Rams now Mike they're gonna go to 1 and 3 no teams last year made the playoffs after starting 1 & 3 so we knew how big this was for these two teams it looks like the 49ers are back in the kind of groove almost that they did against the Packers I kind of feel like you know we go to too many extremes in the media today and we were all including me on the Kaepernick bandwagon then they lose a couple games what's wrong with the 45 well they're beat up they don't have their people they put this game Brad on the on the backs of their offensive and defensive lines they got physical and what's really interesting to me is people forget the Crabtree and Manning him or in the pub right the physically unable to perform after six weeks if healthy they can be brought back and you get pretty much from week six to week 12 to make a decision whether whether to activate them so as this season goes on you better get them now because they're just gonna get better and better and better and Patrick Willis won't be out too much longer and it seemed like there was three Navarro Bowman's out there tonight next week the 49ers on their hands will take it on the Texans and the Jaguars they've got problems of their own will take on the Rams here and you look at st. Louis and they've got to find a way to make a play on offense they've got to get some chump guards it's painful to watch them try to grind it out and not be able to run [Applause] didn't want to run into Chris lungworm or tear gas well it'll be a happy flight for the 49ers and when you play on Thursday night and you'll win you get sort of a mini bye week and everybody's happy it's going to be some long faces the Rams headquarters when they get back to work [Applause] [Applause] he's gone touchdown Viceroy 29 yards Wattay it was kind of an old-school sweep Adam Snyder's in it right tackle he got he jumped out there they did it out of the tight Bunch Snyder's gonna like the film this week isn't he a tight Bunch little toss sweep here comes Snyder the good cut by hunter all the way back against the green makes two people miss with bad angles picks up a block from a wide receiver Kasim Osgood who's also an excellent special team player next point up and good so tonight the 49ers got two touchdowns off turnovers and then failing on a onside kick turns into seven more for Kendall hunter on a 29 yard touchdown run I only had to go 42 yards in four plays and so now the rout is on and a long night for Chris long and James Laurinaitis and the rest of the Rams defense if you're a 49ers fan you might have noticed in the first half went and patent the whiteout went out of the game therefore crown pick they only have four wide receivers and look at those numbers tonight that just tells the story in rush games that Kyle Williams Anquan Boldin are both up obviously Jonathon baldon activated for the first time tonight Kasim Osgood is mostly special teams players though until they get Crabtree and/or Manning him back they're gonna be thin at the wide receiver position coming into the night the 49ers they're only three teams in the NFL that had scored less and only 17s that had surrendered more and those statistics will get turned around tonight with a twenty four point lead with four twenty five to go I'm gonna bring this one up you know Brad sometimes I think guys deserve a pat in the back game ball and to me the offensive line coaches the two of them for San Francisco might Solari who's been around forever Tim Drive no the two of them combined and I think we talked at the top of the show let's see if they can get physical back to the future reestablished their identity and I think they did a great job with that tonight did they ever make John Polk's Rams team looking for big plays tonight haven't found anything I have one play over 20 yards on the night what women crowd is left I'm surprised well there's so few I guess that they didn't want to boo that run 49er fans are happy don't forget NFL Total Access postgame show rich in the guys they're gonna get captain it you think we'll get captain it I don't know hope they have better luck with them than we do that we did last night Oh Marshall gets no kanata yeah kind of hands out to the 28-yard line might be the longest run of the night remember we're looking through their book the other day and talking about explosive plays and when you if you identify an explosive play as a 10-yard run or work they only had four of them in three games in the longest one was Sam Bradford that I believe 21 or 23 yards yep they're really struggling to get chunk chunk gains in the path or the run game I think that was against the Falcons on a scrambled right third and short quick sled Goff by tramaine Brock check in with Alex so Colin Kapernick you guys hopefully getting to our NFL Network's Ted after this game and I have a sneaky feeling that he might be in a little bit of a better mood than we saw him so all smiles Johnny air he just walked as you talked about his offensive line and the award that they deserved tonight he just gave him high-fives gave Joe Staley his left tackle a big hug and they all kind of exchanged pleasantries happy for him and happy of course that this offense has gotten back on track winning takes care of everything doesn't it it's the John Madden used to say it's it's the best deodorant it sure as they scare a lot of a stinky things men pecker this is his 11th punt of the night Wow it's a beauty I give him that much this one's gonna die form down inside the 15 around the 12 yard line 49ers now having been successful on the road tonight's this is what the road ahead looks like now Ness after the at Tennessee right here that's when those two wide outs become pop eligible now it doesn't mean they're going to be eligible then but depending on their rehab after the first six games you can activate or have a player practice at that point and you have a three week period where you can identify whether or not you want on the practice once he starts to practice you have another three weeks to activator and that'll make a huge difference in the offense with Crabtree and Manningham the two wideouts but even just the difference of earning Davis not at 100% he caught a touchdown pass tonight at least you can't double-team Anquan Boldin on every sin exactly right and Bolton got a lot of single coverage tonight one on the inside her strong weights the tackler back to Alex so Brad and Mike one player that we don't know about his return to this team is Alden Smith of course he's taking him indefinitely the facts of absence after a DUI arrest last Friday we don't know a lot about his return we don't know a lot about whether or not the NFL well at some point suspend him but I did speak to 49ers owner Jed York tonight who reminded me that the 49ers are approaching the bigger picture in this situation which is to help a young player get healthy and Mike you might remember the 49ers offensive lineman Alex Boone coming out of Ohio State was pretty publicly open about his problems with alcoholism as it turns out all that sniff at some point could have a mentor on this team that shows them that you can overcome the problems that he's been struggling with and be successful with it in this week well well said Alex and we have Dalton the best really a good point Alex and obviously such a young kid and their thoughts and prayers are with them well 49ers is two minutes away from their second win of the season Thursday night football is brought to you by John Hancock ask your advisor about our different approach and by Burger King where taste is king check in with Rich Eisen rich bro Brad I'm still walking and talking like it's a one-possession game and we're getting set for an entertaining postgame show that's the type of professionals that we are plus we'll be your best friend if you stay tuned all right we will we'll be there two minutes Michael James ed Colt McCoy's in at quarterback Laurinaitis against Illinois contactus he will talk about a profession somebody's hurt down there I hope that neat screamin Bailey's Joe stop [Applause] he's talking about him a couple of minutes ago that bent backwards by Eugene Sims and all kinds of bodies will fall on it it was [Applause] and people might be saying why is he still in there you only have seven active offensive lineman the other two are already in you know things are not good when both coaches and players from both teams are huddled around Joe Staley gonna see him and he gets bent backwards at the end of the play so many times and all that collision on the inside legs don't go that far that way and that's I want to reiterate because I know a lot of people are saying why is he in the game when the score is 35 to 11 there's only seven active offensive lineman for most teams that's all they had up tonight Daniel Kilgore and Adam Snyder have already been in the game so it's just an unfortunate accident and I'm happy he's walking off talk about a tough guy they brought the card out and Joe sort of waved him off yeah I got I got this Oh Saima taken inside the two-minute mark and the coach is back to their respective sidelines it's fourth down and the 49ers getting ready to punt this is going to be the 18th punt of the football game between the two teams closed early but he got it out of there the 25-yard line 56 yard kick hunters have been busy and they've been effective both of them as well don't forget Cleveland next week bills and the Browns some teams with some young talent yeah and they'll show us what they're all about there's two happy guys family Kaepernick they threw a touchdown pass to Vernon Davis who missed the game last week came in he and Anquan Boldin both with touchdown passes from Kaepernick tonight's golden salt saw a lot of single coverage tonight which always welcomes and then this guy set the table forever that's exactly right Bram's Sam Bradford takes a knee as they've conceded this one and faxed the folks that are still here showing their displeasure with the Rams who fall to one and three San Francisco gets closer to Seattle moving up wrong on the NFC West ladder [Applause] now I think after that last play with Joe Staley Jeff Fisher's thinking you know what let's get out of here without anybody else getting hurt now I've got zero problem with this games over right let's not get anybody hurt there's no 24 points he can score in a minute beware one more need you know and we'll do it so without Patrick Willis the 49ers come on the road and are successful behind their veterans Bowman the linebacker had a huge night door of his best rushing nights in a long time and Anquan Boldin and Vernon Davis on touchdown catches from Kaepernick [Applause] that's going to do it boy Niners are two and two relatively easy win tonight we're going to be back with a total excess postgame show featuring highlights analysis interviews and press conferences so stay with us [Music]

Channel: Bart Simpson

Views: 38,968

Rating: 4.8243241 out of 5

Keywords:

Id: ALvfSHDlrTc

Length: 157min 16sec (9436 seconds)

Published: Thu Sep 21 2017