The Los Angeles Rams haven’t had much of a home-field advantage at SoFi Stadium when the rival San Francisco 49ers come to town. The red and gold jerseys always flood the Rams’ building in Inglewood for these NFC West matchups and Sunday’s contest is expected to be much of the same.
According to Vivid Seats’ Fan Forecast, 62% of the stadium is expected to be represented by 49ers fans. That’s a large number for a visiting team and it could have an impact on the game when the Rams are on offense.
Typically, a home stadium is loud when the team is on defense and quiet when the offense is operating, but it could be just the opposite on Sunday if 49ers fans fill the stadium like they’re expected to.
It probably won’t get to the point where the Rams are using a silent count at home, but they’ve had to use one before. Last year, they went to a silent count against the Eagles and though Matthew Stafford isn’t bothered by it, he would certainly prefer to use a traditional snap count.
“Doesn’t bother me, per se, but it’s definitely easier when I can go on my own cadence at our home games and be able to dictate the tempo a little bit better, but it is what it is,” he said last October.
Hopefully Rams fans are loud when the 49ers offense is on the field to give the home team even the slightest advantage at SoFi.
