After the 49ers crushed the Steelers in Week 1, many expected them to cruise against the Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
But the 49ers knew it wasn’t going to be easy, not with Matthew Stafford on the field and coach Sean McVay calling the plays on the sideline.
The 49ers’ ferocious defense needed to make adjustments to eventually break through the Rams’ quick game en route to a 30–23 victory to improve to 2–0 on the season. They had trouble creating pressure against Los Angeles’s revamped offensive line and containing stud rookie wide receiver Puka Nacua, the first player in NFL history to record at least 10 catches and 100 receiving yards in each of his first two career games.
