SANTA CLARA — The Los Angeles Rams didn’t just beat the 49ers 42-26 Sunday.

No, the Rams put the 49ers in their place.

All this plucky, us-against-the-world stuff the injury-riddled Niners had been selling? It’s all well and good. It even works most weeks.

But on Sunday, the Niners played a bonafide, no-doubt-about-it Super Bowl contender, and they didn’t stand much of a chance from the opening kickoff.

There are levels to success in the NFL, and the Rams are clearly an echelon higher than San Francisco.

And on Sunday, the Rams seemed intent on making that point as often as possible.

The Rams did what the best teams do: they put their foot on the Niners’ throat and squeezed, letting up only because domination became boring.

The Niners allowing six touchdowns was bad enough, but offe

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