“Todd Gurley is looked at as one of the best running backs in the league, and we took that personally tonight”.
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The game will be the first professional football game in Los Angeles since 1994.
Los Angeles defensive star Aaron Donald was ejected in the fourth quarter after he made contact with a ref.
However Monday night saw a welcome break from boring broadcasting protocol when one man chose to invade the pitch at Levi Stadium, San Francisco.
San Francisco wasn’t much better offensively, but managed to run the ball fairly effectively early, leading to the two first-half touchdowns by Hyde and Draughn. We just couldn’t connect. Donald was called for two personal fouls on the play and then ejected. “We just keep that mindset”. However, on second-and-9, Armstrong cut in front of tight end Lance Kendricks to intercept Keenum’s pass over the middle.
“They’re coming at him from the left: oh, and they tackle him at the 40 yard line!”
REPEAT PERFORMANCE: The 49ers opened the Kelly era in a similar fashion to the way they opened last year under first-year coach Jim Tomsula.
The game averaged a 7.1 rating among households in Nielsen’s metered markets, a 25 percent drop from the second game a year ago, which took a 9.5 overnight rating, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “We felt good about our defense going into the game, but you never really know until you get in the game”.
NOTES: 49ers backup QB Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem, continuing what he has said is a protest against racial injustice and “police brutality” against people of color.
“This doesn’t change anything as far as the quarterbacks are concerned”, Fisher said. 49ers SS Antoine Bethea and OLB Eli Harold raised their right fists, as did Rams DE Robert Quinn and WR Kenny Britt.
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The LA Rams put in Malcolm Brown late in the game who was a force at Cibolo Steele. Neither player even dressed for the opener.
