LOS ANGELES — After the last time the Rams and San Francisco 49ers met – a soggy, 12-6 Rams victory – two BYU alums met at midfield. Rams receiver Puka Nacua and Niners linebacker Fred Warner exchanged jerseys and chatted about the game had just transpired.

Or, more accurately, Nacua marveled that Warner caught up to him on a dagger route – a high crosser, with another receiver running a shallower route to try to drag a linebacker away from the primary read – early in the game.

“I said, ‘Ain’t no way he covered that much space in the middle of the field,’” Nacua told Warner.

“You know what it is,” Warner replied with a smile.

As the Rams (3-1) and 49ers (3-1) prepare to face off for the first time this year, San Francisco’s defense looks nothing like it has for the past several sea

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