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The 49ers and Rams rivalry has been rekindled since the arrival of head coaches Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay. Their collective coaching brilliance and any sort of friendly rivalry between the two former colleagues has spilled over onto the field and led to some pretty incredible head-to-head matchups since 2017.
San Francisco leads the series 7-4, but the Rams earned the most crucial victory in last year’s back-and-forth NFC championship game thriller at SoFi Stadium.
The two clubs will meet again in Week 4 for Monday Night Football in another primetime showdown that should offer another thrilling chapter in what’s become one of the must-watch divisional matchups in the NFL each season.
Before Monday night though, let’s take a look back at all 11 meetings between the Shanahan 49ers and McVay Rams: