"Vegas oddsmakers had the 49ers as the biggest underdogs they'd been in five years, but a cast of no-name Niner back-ups stepped up and stunned a national TV audience with a 23-20 overtime victory over the LA Rams. With the San Francisco 49ers missing effectively their three best players in Brock Purdy, George Kittle, and Nick Bosa, they came into Thursday night's game against the LA Rams as 8.5-point underdogs, which was the biggest point spread against the Niners in five years."
"Yeah, well , because the 49ers shocked everyone with a 23-20 overtime win over the Rams in front of a national TV audience (well, Amazon Prime audience, at least). ESPN also describes last night's 49ers win as the largest upset of the 2025 season so far, surpassing the Cleveland Browns' win against the Green Bay Packers in Week 3 as 7.5-point underdogs."
"And this was a thriller that was not decided until deep into the overtime period. Our new kicker who I think we like, Eddy Pineiro, hit the game-winning kick with the overtime field goal above, though we didn't know it was the game-winner at the time. And it was a doink that hit the upright! But it was one of those doinks that actually bounced in, giving the 49ers the 23-20 lead that they would not relinquish."
Vegas oddsmakers opened the 49ers as 8.5-point underdogs, their largest spread against San Francisco in five years. San Francisco entered the game without Brock Purdy, George Kittle, and Nick Bosa. Journeyman Mac Jones started at quarterback and relied on Kendrick Bourne as the team built an early lead and was up 14-0 shortly into the second half. Visiting 49ers fans were noticeably louder than Rams fans in LA. The game remained undecided into overtime until Eddy Pineiro's field goal struck the upright and bounced in, producing a 23-20 victory that ESPN called the season's largest upset.
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