Rams’ 20-17 victory over San Francisco 49ers by the numbers

Breaking down the notable numbers behind the Rams’ 20-17 victory over San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game at SoFi Stadium on Sunday — scoring and statistics.

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Teams that got to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium. After a 54-year drought, the Buccaneers did so last year and the Rams will do so on Feb. 13.

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Trips to the Super Bowl for the Rams. In L.A., they lost in the 1979 season to the Steelers, 31-19, and in the 2018 season to the Patriots, 13-3. As a St. Louis team, they won in 1999 over the Titans, 23-16, and lost in 2001 to the Patriots, 20-17.

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Yards receiving for the Rams’ Odell Beckham Jr., his first game with more than 100 since Week 6 of the 2019 season. He finished with nine catches.

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NFL-record number of games in a season with 100 or more yards receiving by Cooper Kupp, surpassing Michael Irvin’s mark of 12 set in 1995. Kupp finished with 11 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns.

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Rams’ record when Kupp has a touchdown catch this season. They are 2-4 when he does not score.

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Players with 1,900-plus yards receiving in an NFL season: Kupp this year, Calvin Johnson with Detroit in 2012. Both had Matthew Stafford at quarterback.

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Record of 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo as a starter against the Rams. Garoppolo had three interceptions and two touchdown passes in three playoff games this postseason.

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Summary

San Francisco 0 10 7 0 — 17
RAMS 0 7 0 13 — 20

RAMS — Kupp 16 pass from Stafford (Gay kick), 8:46. Drive: 18 plays, 97 yards, 9:33. Key plays: Michel 3 run on 3rd-and-2, Stafford 14 run on 3rd-and-10, Stafford 11 pass to Blanton, Stafford 15 pass to Kupp on 3rd-and-6. RAMS 7, San Francisco 0.

San Francisco — Samuel 44 pass from Garoppolo (Gould kick), 6:10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:36. Key play: Garoppolo 31 pass to Aiyuk. San Francisco 7, RAMS 7.

San Francisco — Field goal Gould 38, :00. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 1:50. Key plays: Garoppolo 11 pass to Kittle on 3rd-and-8, Garoppolo 13 pass to Aiyuk. San Francisco 10, RAMS 7.

San Francisco — Kittle 16 pass from Garoppolo (Gould kick), 1:59. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:54. Key plays: Garoppolo 13 pass to Aiyuk on 3rd-and-4, Garoppolo 14 pass to Samuel, Garoppolo 11 pass to Jennings on 3rd-and-10. San Francisco 17, RAMS 7.

RAMS — Kupp 11 pass from Stafford (Gay kick), 13:30. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29. Key plays: Stafford 11 pass to Kupp, Stafford 20 pass to Blanton. San Francisco 17, RAMS 14.

RAMS — Field goal Gay 40, 6:49. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:06. Key plays: Stafford 29 pass to Beckham, Stafford 16 pass to Kupp on 3rd-and-10. San Francisco 17, RAMS 17.

RAMS — Field goal Gay 30, 1:46. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:40. Key plays: Stafford 8 pass to Blanton on 3rd-and-1, Stafford 25 pass to Kupp on 3rd-and-3, Stafford 8 pass to Kupp on 3rd-and-18. RAMS 20, San Francisco 17.

RUSHING: SAN FRANCISCO, Samuel 7-26, Mitchell 11-20, Garoppolo 1-4, Juszczyk 1-0. RAMS, C.Akers 13-48, Michel 10-16, Stafford 5-8, Kupp 1-(minus 2).

PASSING: SAN FRANCISCO, Garoppolo 16-30-1-232. RAMS, Stafford 31-45-1-337.

RECEIVING: SAN FRANCISCO, Samuel 4-72, Aiyuk 4-69, Mitchell 3-50, Kittle 2-27, Jennings 2-8, Hasty 1-6. RAMS, Kupp 11-142, Beckham 9-113, Blanton 5-57, Higbee 2-18, Jefferson 2-9, C.Akers 1-2, Michel 1-(minus 4).

PUNT RETURNS: SAN FRANCISCO, Benjamin 1-9. RAMS, None.

KICKOFF RETURNS: SAN FRANCISCO, Samuel 2-26. RAMS, Powell 1-24.

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TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS: SAN FRANCISCO, Thomas 10-3-0, Warner 7-3-0, Moseley 6-0-0, Ward 4-4-0, Bosa 4-2-1.5, Tartt 3-3-0, Al-Shaair 2-3-0, Greenlaw 2-1-0, K.Williams 2-1-0, Ebukam 1-2-.5, Jones 1-2-0, Willis 1-1-0, Compton 1-0-0, Omenihu 1-0-0, Givens 0-2-0, Hufanga 0-1-0. RAMS, Reeder 6-2-0, Scott 5-1-0, Weddle 4-5-0, Robinson 3-3-0, D.Williams 2-2-0, Gaines 1-2-0, Howard 1-1-0, Miller 1-1-0, Havenstein 1-0-0, Ramsey 1-0-0, Donald 0-3-0, Jones 0-2-0, Hollins 0-1-0, Okoronkwo 0-1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: SAN FRANCISCO, Ward 1-23. RAMS, Howard 1-6.

FIELD GOALS MISSED: RAMS, Gay 54.

Officials — Referee Carl Cheffers, Ump Paul King, HL Jerod Phillips, LJ Mark Perlman, FJ Tom Hill, SJ Eugene Hall, BJ Greg Steed, Replay Brian Matoren.

Attendance — 73,202.