Rams game is what it looks like when the 49er defense loses the best four players from their front seven. The Rams are also ideally suited to expose

The Los Angeles Rams met the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Levi's Stadium for a Week 10 division battle, and Sean McVay's team earned a 42-26 win to move to 7-2 on the season and stay in a tie for the top spot in the NFC West.

SANTA CLARA — The Los Angeles Rams didn’t just beat the 49ers 42-26 Sunday. No, the Rams put the 49ers in their place. All this plucky, us-against-the-world stuff the injury-riddled Niners had been selling? It’s all well and good. It even works most weeks.

The wide receiver exited Sunday’s 42-26 win after running a route in the fourth quarter, reaching for his lower back on the left side of his torso.

The NFC West is loaded at the top, and two of the division's contenders meet on Sunday when the 6-3 San Francisco 49ers host the 6-2 Los Angeles Rams. This is the second meeting between these two rivals, as the 49ers won the Week 5 matchup 26-23 in overtime on Thursday Night Football.

He’s been as relentlessly positive as ever, cracking up teammates while at the same time inspiring them to do greater things. It’s no accident the 49ers’ two best rushing games against Atlanta and the New York Giants came with Kittle delivering key blocks and setting a physical tone.

The San Francisco 49ers have already lost Fred Warner for the year, and now they may have to play without his replacement.

Even though the odds of the San Francisco 49ers completing the comeback still would have been slim, Fox’s officiating analyst said the referee crew’s mistake late in Sunday's loss to the Rams took away a key first down.