"Both teams have playoff aspirations for 2025, but it is the Rams who look much better place to contend to go all the way, with terrible injury luck continuing to severely hamper the 49ers as it did during the 2024 season, when they slumped to a 6-11 record after going within a play of winning the Super Bowl in the prior campaign."
"Kyle Shanahan's 49ers won their first three games of the season despite quarterback Brock Purdy missing two of them with a turf toe injury sustained in their season-opening win over the Seattle Seahawks. However, the loss of defensive end Nick Bosa to a season-ending torn ACL, combined with an error-strewn performance from Purdy and the offense on his return to the line-up proved too much for the 49ers as thew were beaten 26-21 by the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 4."
The Los Angeles Rams host the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football with first place in the NFC West on the line. The Rams are clear favorites due to San Francisco's mounting injuries. The 49ers enjoyed a five-year advantage in regular-season wins over the Rams from 2019–2023, but those streaks ended as the Rams claimed narrow wins last season to take the division. Brock Purdy has missed time with a turf toe and struggled on return, while Nick Bosa suffered a season-ending torn ACL. Purdy's toe soreness could force Mac Jones into the lineup, potentially without receivers Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings, while George Kittle and Brandon Aiyuk remain sidelined. The Rams boast a ferocious defensive front with 14 sacks so far.
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