"Rams coach Sean McVay and San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan know each other - and each other's schematic and play-calling tendencies - better than perhaps any two coaches in the NFL. Close games between the teams are a constant. Since they first squared off in 2017, nearly half of their 18 matchups have been decided by three points or fewer, including the 49ers' 26-23 overtime victory on Oct. 2 at SoFi Stadium."
"McVay is 7-11 against Shanahan, his former mentor, though the Rams had won three in a row before the Week 5 loss that ended when 49ers star linebacker Fred Warner stopped Kyren Williams on a fourth-and-one play at the 49ers' 11-yard line. Rams kicker Joshua Karty missed a 53-yard field goal attempt and had an extra-point attempt blocked in the defeat."
"The Rams this week moved to improve their season-long kicking-game issues by signing rookie kicker Harrison Mevis and veteran long snapper Jake McQuaide to the practice squad. Both will be elevated to the roster and play on Sunday. Mevis, 23, made 89 of 106 field-goal attempts at Missouri, including one from 61 yards. In the United Football League this past season, he made 20 of 21 field-goal attempts."
Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan possess strong schematic familiarity, producing a rivalry characterized by close results. Since 2017 nearly half of 18 meetings were decided by three points or fewer, including a 26-23 49ers overtime win on Oct. 2. McVay is 7-11 against Shanahan. A Week 5 Rams loss ended when Fred Warner stopped Kyren Williams on fourth-and-one at the 49ers' 11, and Rams kicker Joshua Karty missed a 53-yard field goal and had an extra-point attempt blocked. The Rams signed rookie kicker Harrison Mevis and long snapper Jake McQuaide; Mevis made 89 of 106 college attempts and 20 of 21 in the UFL. The 49ers released Jake Moody and signed Eddy Pineiro, who has made all 19 of his field-goal attempts and 14 of 15 extra points.
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