Players of the game: The defensive unit that held San Francisco out of the end zone in the third quarter despite having a first down at the 2 yard line. San Francisco was trailing 14-7 at the time. But the 49ers had to settle for a field goal, then the Rams answered with a touchdown.

Paragraph of the game: Actually, it’s a very primitive graphic that ran on the jump page to show the goal-line stand as devised by Coach George Allen. "Goal-line defense," said Allen, "is primarily a deep desire not to let the other team score." Well, that explains everything.

–Keith Thursby