The St. Louis Rams led the San Francisco 49ers 14-0 at the end of the 1st quarter but gave up 24 unanswered points to fall behind 24-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter.
The Rams kicked a field goal with 2:24 left on the clock to make it 24-17 but Dontae Johnson picked off an Austin Davis pass intended for Kenny Britt and returned it 20 yards for the touchdown that put the 49ers up 31-17 with 1:05 left to play. The Rams got to the San Francisco 41 yard line as time expired.
Colin Kaepernick was 22 of 36 for 343 yards and 3 TDs on the night. Anquan Boldin had 7 receptions for 94 yards and a TD. Brandon Lloyd and Michael Crabtree also had TD catches for San Francisco.
Austin Davis was 21 for 42 for 236 yards with 1 TD and an INT. Davis was sacked 5 times. Benny Cunningham had 21 yards on 7 carries with a touchdown.
San Francisco moves to 4-2 on the year. The Arizona Cardinals leads the NFC West with a 4-1 record after beating the Washington Redskins 30-20 and the Seattle Seahawks dropped to 3-2 with a 30-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Read the ESPN article here.