49ers remain atop NFC West after Mac Jones' gutsy performance vs. Rams

49ers Talk: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

An injured 49ers squad defied the odds and dug deep for a 26-23 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday at SoFi Stadium. Backup quarterback Mac Jones delivered his third win in three starts despite laboring through pain all game. Kyle Shanahan managed a very limited and at times inexperienced San Francisco squad, and rookies produced when their numbers were called. Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan discuss how the 49ers have set themselves up well in the division with an undefeated start, and if a character-defining win like tonight can catapult them to their larger goals despite the early adversity they've experienced thus far.

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0:20.0	The sky is not falling after all. Just four days after a horrible home loss to Jacksonville,
0:25.9	the 49ers bounced back with perhaps their most unlikely regular season victory in the Kyle
0:31.8	Shanahan era. There were heroes all around as the short-handed 49ers came through with a remarkable 26-23 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.
0:42.9	No Brock Purdy, no Ricky Pursaw, no Joanne Jennings, no problem.
0:48.3	Mack Jones came through in a big way.
0:50.7	Kendrick Bourne supplied a career night, and the 49ers came up with the big plays on defense to pull out the upset victory.
0:57.9	Jennifer Lee Chan was on the scene, and she joins me as we break down this riveting night of football on this episode of 49ers talk.
1:05.5	Coming at you right now.
1:07.0	Welcome to another episode of 49ers talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
1:13.1	Introducing your hosts, Matt Mayoko and Jennifer Lee Chan.
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1:34.1	And Jennifer, you and I have both seen a lot of football.
1:37.2	All of our listeners and viewers have seen a lot of football.
1:41.0	What we all witnessed Thursday night, many of our listeners and viewers probably
1:47.0	in person, as well as you in person, oh my gosh, that was about as good as it gets for just riveting,
1:56.2	engaging. Who would a thunk at football? I mean, for a Thursday night game, which is generally, you know, sloppy and uninteresting,
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