NFC champions San Francisco let a 14-point lead slip as they were upset by the Los Angeles Rams 27-24 on Sunday while the Dallas Cowboys fell to a second straight NFL home loss. The Rams produced a stirring fourth-quarter rally to hand the 49ers their first loss of the season with a 37-yard field goal from Joshua Karty with two seconds left clinching the victory. The Cowboys' woes continued as they fell 28-25 to the Baltimore Ravens, falling to 1-2 despite a late comeback attempt of their own.
The 'Niners, cheered on by large traveling support at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, raced out of the blocks with two touchdowns in the opening quarter - both coming from Brock Purdy connecting with Jauan Jennings. The Rams kept in touch thanks to a 15-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Kyren Williams, but Purdy found Jennings again, with a 31-yard pass midway through the third quarter to make it 21-7. But then the Rams started their comeback with a three-yard rushing score from Williams.
Still trailing by 10 points with 6:15 left in the game, a Karty field goal reduced the deficit before Stafford hurled a 50-yard pass to Tutu Atwell and Williams ran in from four yards to tie the game. Ronnie Bell failed to catch a long Purdy pass with just over a minute left, which would have put San Francisco in field goal range. The errors mounted up as the Rams were helped by a 25-yard pass interference penalty against De'Vondre Campbell that left Karty with a 37-yard field goal which he con.