Rams 16–19 49ers: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 17, 2015

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in LA vs San Francisco 49ers?

B. Gabbert (San Francisco 49ers), 58.3% completion, -1.9% CPOE, +0.01 EPA per dropback, +0.68 total passing EPA. C. Keenum (LA), 57.9% completion, -4.1% CPOE, +0.18 EPA per dropback, +6.82 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in LA vs San Francisco 49ers?

C. Keenum (LA) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.82 total EPA on Passing plays. across 38 snaps. Their top snap (+3.88 EPA): (10:26) 17-C.Keenum pass deep right to 18-K.Britt to SF 33 for 54 yards (26-T.Brock). Caught at SF 39. 6-yds YAC.

Quick answer

Winner: San Francisco 49ers
Final score: San Francisco 49ers 19–16 LA
Halftime: LA 16–10 San Francisco 49ers at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Case Keenum
Top passer: Blaine Gabbert
Biggest EPA play: (2:00) (Shotgun) 2-B.Gabbert pass short left intended for 22-M.Davis INTERCEPTED by 97-E.S…
Game date: 2016-01-03

Game summary

The San Francisco 49ers beat the LA 19–16 on 2016-01-03, overcoming LA's 16–10 halftime lead. Case Keenum posted a game-high +6.82 total EPA in the passing.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 23 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
LA	3	13	0	0	0	16
San Francisco 49ers	0	10	3	3	3	19

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

LALA

LA 33

+1LA 15

SF 4

+3SF 26

+3LA 20

SFSan Francisco 49ers

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

11 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

LALA
Q1 8:16FG
Greg Zuerlein
Points+3
Yard line
SF 15
Score
3-0
(8:16) 4-G.Zuerlein 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q2 15:00TD
ABA. Boldin
Points+6
Yard line
LA 33
Score
3-6
(15:00) (Shotgun) 2-B.Gabbert pass deep left to 81-A.Boldin for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Caught at LA 15. 15-yds YAC
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q2 14:52XP
PDP. Dawson
Points+1
Yard line
LA 15
Score
3-7
9-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q2 9:08FG
PDP. Dawson
Points+3
Yard line
LA 8
Score
3-10
(9:08) 9-P.Dawson 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.
LALA
Q2 2:48FG
Greg Zuerlein
Points+3
Yard line
SF 14
Score
6-10
(2:48) 4-G.Zuerlein 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
LALA
Q2 1:37TD
TMT. Mason
Points+6
Yard line
SF 4
Score
12-10
(1:37) 27-T.Mason right end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
LALA
Q2 1:31XP
Greg Zuerlein
Points+1
Yard line
SF 15
Score
13-10
4-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
LALA
Q2 0:09FG
Greg Zuerlein
Points+3
Yard line
SF 26
Score
16-10
(:09) 4-G.Zuerlein 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q3 9:41FG
PDP. Dawson
Points+3
Yard line
LA 10
Score
16-13
(9:41) 9-P.Dawson 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q4 4:33FG
PDP. Dawson
Points+3
Yard line
LA 20
Score
16-16
(4:33) 9-P.Dawson 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
OT 3:31FG
PDP. Dawson
Points+3
Yard line
LA 5
Score
16-19
(3:31) 9-P.Dawson 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Case Keenum · LA · Passing · +6.82 total EPA · 38 snaps · +0.18 EPA/play
2K.J. Britt · LA · Receiving · +4.80 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.96 EPA/play
3Demone Harris · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +4.12 total EPA · 12 snaps · +0.34 EPA/play
4B. Ellington · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +3.23 total EPA · 1 snaps · +3.23 EPA/play
5B. Cunningham · LA · Receiving · +2.57 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.86 EPA/play
6A. Boldin · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +2.27 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.28 EPA/play
7L. Kendricks · LA · Receiving · +2.14 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.43 EPA/play
8V. McDonald · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +1.64 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.33 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Case Keenum — LA · Passing

Case Keenum posted the highest total EPA (+6.82) in the game, the strongest overall impact for LA. Across 38 counted snaps, they averaged +0.18 EPA per play.

Case Keenum's top snap (+3.88 EPA): (10:26) 17-C.Keenum pass deep right to 18-K.Britt to SF 33 for 54 yards (26-T.Brock). Caught at SF 39. 6-yds YAC

Biggest single play (-8.67 EPA): Blaine Gabbert — (2:00) (Shotgun) 2-B.Gabbert pass short left intended for 22-M.Davis INTERCEPTED by 97-E.Sims (99-A.Donald) at SF 45. 97-E.Sims to SF 3 for 42 yards (22-M.Davis).

Quarterback report card

Blaine Gabbert led all passers in efficiency for San Francisco 49ers, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Blaine Gabbert (San Francisco 49ers) · 48 dropbacks · 58.3% completion · -1.9% CPOE · +0.01 EPA/play · +0.68 total EPA
Case Keenum (LA) · 38 dropbacks · 57.9% completion · -4.1% CPOE · +0.18 EPA/play · +6.82 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	LA	San Francisco 49ers
Offensive EPA/play	-0.080	-0.064
Offensive success rate	44.0%	35.9%
Pass EPA/play	+0.091	+0.014
Rush EPA/play	-0.106	-0.261
Defensive EPA/play	+0.064	+0.080
Defensive success rate	64.1%	56.0%

Drive & efficiency notes

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (LA -0.08, San Francisco 49ers -0.06) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

LA: -0.08 EPA/play (32nd percentile vs. 2015 team-game averages)
San Francisco 49ers: -0.06 EPA/play (37th percentile vs. 2015 team-game averages)

LA: 12 drives, -7.31 total EPA, 4 scoring drives
San Francisco 49ers: 14 drives, -6.58 total EPA, 5 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

San Francisco 49ers — A. Boldin (Blaine Gabbert pass) (Q2 15:00)
LA — T. Mason (Q2 1:37)

Field goals

LA — Greg Zuerlein (Q1 8:16)
San Francisco 49ers — P. Dawson (Q2 9:08)
LA — Greg Zuerlein (Q2 2:48)
LA — Greg Zuerlein (Q2 0:09)
San Francisco 49ers — P. Dawson (Q3 9:41)
San Francisco 49ers — P. Dawson (Q4 4:33)
San Francisco 49ers — P. Dawson (OT 3:31)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: LA won the period 3–0. LA connected on a field goal from the SF 15 (Q1 8:16) — (8:16) 4-G.Zuerlein 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker..

The second quarter: LA won the period 13–10. San Francisco 49ers found the end zone from the LA 33 (Q2 15:00) — (15:00) (Shotgun) 2-B.Gabbert pass deep left to 81-A.Boldin for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Caught at LA 15. 15-yds YAC; San Francisco 49ers added 1 points from the LA 15 (Q2 14:52) — 9-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.; San Francisco 49ers connected on a field goal from the LA 8 (Q2 9:08) — (9:08) 9-P.Dawson 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.; LA connected on a field goal from the SF 14 (Q2 2:48) — (2:48) 4-G.Zuerlein 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker.; LA found the end zone from the SF 4 (Q2 1:37) — (1:37) 27-T.Mason right end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; LA added 1 points from the SF 15 (Q2 1:31) — 4-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker.; LA connected on a field goal from the SF 26 (Q2 0:09) — (:09) 4-G.Zuerlein 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker..

The third quarter: San Francisco 49ers won the period 3–0. San Francisco 49ers connected on a field goal from the LA 10 (Q3 9:41) — (9:41) 9-P.Dawson 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion..

The fourth quarter: San Francisco 49ers won the period 3–0. San Francisco 49ers connected on a field goal from the LA 20 (Q4 4:33) — (4:33) 9-P.Dawson 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion..

Overtime: San Francisco 49ers won the period 3–0. San Francisco 49ers connected on a field goal from the LA 5 (OT 3:31) — (3:31) 9-P.Dawson 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

San Francisco 49ers (OT 4:14) — (4:14) (Shotgun) 2-B.Gabbert pass short right to 11-Q.Patton to LA 5 for 33 yards (97-E.Sims). Caught at LA 40. 35-yds YAC [WPA +32.6% · EPA +0.09]
San Francisco 49ers (Q2 2:00) — (2:00) (Shotgun) 2-B.Gabbert pass short left intended for 22-M.Davis INTERCEPTED by 97-E.Sims (99-A.Donald) at SF 45. 97-E.Sims to SF 3 for 42 yards (22-M.Davis). [WPA -27.4% · EPA -8.67]
San Francisco 49ers (OT 13:58) — (13:58) (Shotgun) 2-B.Gabbert pass short left to 89-V.McDonald to 50 for 24 yards (23-R.McLeod). Caught at SF 26. 24-yds YAC [WPA +24.9% · EPA +2.53]
San Francisco 49ers (Q4 4:43) — (4:43) 2-B.Gabbert FUMBLES (Aborted) at LA 8, recovered by SF-32-D.Harris at LA 20. 32-D.Harris to LA 20 for no gain (97-E.Sims). Penalty on LA-21-J.Jenkins, Unnecessary Roughness, offsetting. Penalty [WPA -20.0% · EPA -2.52]
San Francisco 49ers (Q4 1:39) — (1:39) 5-B.Pinion punts 37 yards to end zone, Center-86-K.Nelson, Touchback. [WPA -19.0% · EPA -1.86]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

San Francisco 49ers (Q2 2:00) — (2:00) (Shotgun) 2-B.Gabbert pass short left intended for 22-M.Davis INTERCEPTED by 97-E.Sims (99-A.Donald) at SF 45. 97-E.Sims to SF 3 for 42 yards (22-M.Davis). [WPA -27.4% · EPA -8.67]
LA (Q1 10:26) — (10:26) 17-C.Keenum pass deep right to 18-K.Britt to SF 33 for 54 yards (26-T.Brock). Caught at SF 39. 6-yds YAC [WPA +11.4% · EPA +3.88]
San Francisco 49ers (Q2 15:00) — (15:00) (Shotgun) 2-B.Gabbert pass deep left to 81-A.Boldin for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Caught at LA 15. 15-yds YAC [WPA +10.8% · EPA +3.77]
LA (Q3 1:18) — (1:18) 4-G.Zuerlein 52 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker. [WPA -7.2% · EPA -3.55]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

LA FG (+3) — Q1 8:16 · SF 15 · Score 3-0
(8:16) 4-G.Zuerlein 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
San Francisco 49ers TD (+6) — Q2 15:00 · LA 33 · Score 3-6
(15:00) (Shotgun) 2-B.Gabbert pass deep left to 81-A.Boldin for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Caught at LA 15. 15-yds YAC
San Francisco 49ers XP (+1) — Q2 14:52 · LA 15 · Score 3-7
9-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.
San Francisco 49ers FG (+3) — Q2 9:08 · LA 8 · Score 3-10
(9:08) 9-P.Dawson 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.
LA FG (+3) — Q2 2:48 · SF 14 · Score 6-10
(2:48) 4-G.Zuerlein 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
LA TD (+6) — Q2 1:37 · SF 4 · Score 12-10
(1:37) 27-T.Mason right end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
LA XP (+1) — Q2 1:31 · SF 15 · Score 13-10
4-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
LA FG (+3) — Q2 0:09 · SF 26 · Score 16-10
(:09) 4-G.Zuerlein 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
San Francisco 49ers FG (+3) — Q3 9:41 · LA 10 · Score 16-13
(9:41) 9-P.Dawson 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.
San Francisco 49ers FG (+3) — Q4 4:33 · LA 20 · Score 16-16
(4:33) 9-P.Dawson 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.
San Francisco 49ers FG (+3) — OT 3:31 · LA 5 · Score 16-19
(3:31) 9-P.Dawson 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-K.Nelson, Holder-5-B.Pinion.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

San Francisco 49ers earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Case Keenum (LA) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
Case Keenum (LA) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won LA vs San Francisco 49ers on 2016-01-03?

The San Francisco 49ers beat the LA 19-16 in Week 17, 2015.

What was the score by quarter in LA vs San Francisco 49ers?

Q1: LA 3, San Francisco 49ers 0; Q2: LA 13, San Francisco 49ers 10; Q3: LA 0, San Francisco 49ers 3; Q4: LA 0, San Francisco 49ers 3; Q5: LA 0, San Francisco 49ers 3; Final: LA 16, San Francisco 49ers 19.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in LA vs San Francisco 49ers?

San Francisco 49ers touchdown — A. Boldin (B. Gabbert pass) (Q2 15:00) LA touchdown — T. Mason (Q2 1:37) LA field goal — G. Zuerlein (Q1 8:16, 3 pts) San Francisco 49ers field goal — P. Dawson (Q2 9:08, 3 pts) LA field goal — G. Zuerlein (Q2 2:48, 3 pts) LA field goal — G. Zuerlein (Q2 0:09, 3 pts) San Francisco 49ers field goal — P. Dawson (Q3 9:41, 3 pts) San Francisco 49ers field goal — P. Dawson (Q4 4:33, 3 pts) San Francisco 49ers field goal — P. Dawson (OT 3:31, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in LA vs San Francisco 49ers?

Blaine Gabbert (San Francisco 49ers), 58.3% completion, -1.9% CPOE, +0.01 EPA per dropback, +0.68 total passing EPA. Case Keenum (LA), 57.9% completion, -4.1% CPOE, +0.18 EPA per dropback, +6.82 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in LA vs San Francisco 49ers?

Case Keenum (LA) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.82 total EPA on Passing plays. across 38 snaps. Their top snap (+3.88 EPA): (10:26) 17-C.Keenum pass deep right to 18-K.Britt to SF 33 for 54 yards (26-T.Brock). Caught at SF 39. 6-yds YAC.

Was LA vs San Francisco 49ers a close game?

Yes — the margin was 3 points. San Francisco 49ers won 19-16 in a game that came down to the wire.

Season records after this game

Los Angeles Rams

Entered 7-8 Now 7-9 L

San Francisco 49ers

Entered 4-11 Now 5-11 W

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