49ers–Rams rivalry
Northern California against Southern California since 1950.
The 49ers-Rams rivalry is the NFL rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams. It began in 1950 and became one of the league's most intense in the 1970s, when the two California teams fought each year for the NFC West.
Quick Facts
- Location
- San Francisco, Los Angeles
- First meeting
- October 1
- 1950; Rams 35
- 49ers 14
- Latest meeting
- November 9
- 2025; Rams 42
- 49ers 26
- Stadiums
- 49ers: Levi's Stadium; Rams: SoFi Stadium
- Total meetings
- 154
- Regular season
- 49ers: 78–71–3
- Postseason
- Tie: 1–1
- Largest victory
- 49ers: 48–0 (1987); Rams: 56–7 (1958)
Facts from the source article.
Background
Part of its edge is regional, Northern against Southern California. The rivalry cooled while the Rams were in St. Louis and heated up again after they came back to Los Angeles in 2016 and began making deep playoff runs. The Rams led by as many as 22 games in the early decades, but a 17-game 49ers winning streak in the 1980s and 1990s turned the series; the dump article gives San Francisco a 79-72-3 lead, with one playoff win each.
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