For the third year in a row, the San Francisco 49ers swept the Los Angeles Rams in the regular season. They crushed the Rams in the first meeting, 31-10, and then erased a 17-0 deficit in Week 18 en route to a 27-24 victory in overtime to punch their ticket to the playoffs.
Few people expected the Rams and 49ers to be the last two teams standing in the NFC, but after they each won their first two playoff games, they’re now one win away from a Super Bowl appearance.
There are a lot of reasons to like the Rams in this NFC West rematch, but simply picking them to win because of the belief that it’s “hard to beat a team three times in one season” is illogical. That narrative simply isn’t true, and there’s data to back it up.
