In essentially a must-win situation, the San Francisco 49ers dominated their divisional rival, the L.A. Rams, to keep their playoff chances alive with a 31–10 victory on Monday Night Football. The result is considered an upset as the Niners were struggling near the bottom of the NFC West Division with a 4–5 record, while the Rams are one game behind Arizona in second place with a 7–3 record. The Niners outgained the Rams, 335 yards to 278; and in the process broke a five-game losing skid at home since last year. Niners coincidentally, beat the Rams on Oct. 18, 2020. It was also just their second win in the past seven games.  Niners QB, Jimmy Garoppolo, threw two touchdown passes while completing 15 of 19 attempts, for 182 yards. On the receiving end was Deebo Samuel, who had five receptions for 97 yards and rushed five times for 36 yards; …