As bitter as last week's miracle loss was for the 49ers, they were in position to redeem themselves heading into week 4. San Francisco was yet to play their only remaining division rival -- The St. Louis Rams who are yet to win a game. However the Niners offense took a little longer to get the ball rolling and headed into the half with a 7-0 lead, thanks to a miscue on a punt that hit a Rams player and rolled into the end zone, only to be recovered by San Francisco line backer Scott McKillop for a touchdown.
With an injured Frank Gore, backup running back Glen Coffee made his starting debut. He didn't do much, but similar to last week, the defense is what helped the team shine. Not to take anything away from Shaun Hill's solid 152 yard, 2 touchdown performance, but the game ball would have to go to line backer Patrick Willis who had yet another big day. The defending defensive player of the year --Willis finished the game with 5 tackles and added an interception in which he returned 23 yards for a touchdown. Since his presence in the NFL, Patrick Willis had solidified himself among the most elite defenders in the game today. And at such an early age, there's only room for improvement.
The rest of the defense tallied 5 sacks, and recovered a fumble for a touchdown in the forth quarter. Vernon Davis who had a stellar game last week came through again today with a touchdown reception right down the middle. Wide receiver Josh Morgan had the other touchdown on offense. The 49ers sealed the victory and shutout their NFC West rivals for the first time since September 8th of 1996 when they did so in a 34-0 game. The Rams also helped the Niners out by committing a few costly penalties. All together they committed 10 penalties for a total of 73 yards.
Next week tells a different story, as the 2-1 Atlanta Falcons visit Candle Stick park for a 1:05 afternoon match-up. The San Francisco defense should have their hands full with Matt Ryan and Tony Gonzales. Until then, Seacrest signing out! lookin ass.
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