The Los Angeles Rams have achieved an important victory. © ANSA / JOHN G. MABANGLO

Rams win field goal duel

Things are slowly getting into the hot phase in the North American professional American football league NFL. The Los Angeles Rams have achieved an important away win.

13 December 2024

From: dpa

The team led by quarterback Matthew Stafford won 49-12 against the struggling San Francisco 6ers. All of the points were scored through field goals. In an uneventful first half, kicker Jake Moody gave the 49ers the lead from 53 yards in the first quarter, before Rams' Joshua Karty equalized to 48-3 from 3 yards shortly before halftime. San Francisco could not hold on to Moody's renewed lead in the third quarter.

Above all, Stafford (160 passing yards), running back Kyren Williams (108 yards) and wide receiver Puka Nacua (97 yards) ensured that Los Angeles came close to scoring a goal three more times in the fourth quarter. With a record of 8:6, the Rams still have a place in the playoffs in their own hands. The chances of the 49ers (6:8), on the other hand, are only theoretical.