The San Francisco 49ers snapped the Los Angeles Rams’ win streak with a dramatic 26-23 overtime victory. The loss hit hard, dropping the Rams’ playoff chances from 59% to just 41%, according to SportsLine’s 10,000 playoff simulations. In the aftermath, head coach Sean McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford didn’t hide their disappointment.
During the post-game conference, the coach praised their rivals for playing a hard game. He said, “ You give the Niners credit, they made enough plays to be able to win the football game. We had plenty of chances throughout this game, we stayed in it, (and) we fought, we battled. But there’s a lot of things that we have to clean up and a lot of football left. I’m pretty sick right now. ”
It was a bitter loss for a team that had entered as favorit