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San Francisco fans seem to take over SoFi Stadium whenever the 49ers visit to face their NFC West rival Rams. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Jimmy Garoppolo has been on the other side, the one that feels a loud and warm embrace every time the San Francisco 49ers visit SoFi Stadium to play the Rams.
During six seasons with the 49ers, the veteran quarterback was 8-0 against the Rams in regular-season games. Garoppolo’s only defeat came in the 2022 NFC championship game at SoFi Stadium.
Garoppolo, now Matthew Stafford’s backup for the Rams, will not play Sunday in the home opener against the 49ers unless Stafford is injured — a possibility that grows every time the Rams lose another offensive lineman because of injury.
But Garoppolo knows what the Rams are up against. Not only are they facing the defending NFC-champion 49ers, who play home games in Levi’s Stadium, but also their fans who annually swarm to the Inglewood stadium that many have dubbed Levi’s South.
“It’s weird,” Garoppolo said. “Being on this side of it, we’ve got to deal with the noise a little bit, just being honest.
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“But we’ll see what happens Sunday. Rams nation came out pretty good in the preseason, so hopefully for the home opener it will be a good crowd.”
Rams fans who attended preseason games against the Dallas Cowboys and the Chargers in August did not see Rams starters in action because coach Sean McVay did not want players projected as significant contributors to suffer injuries.
Many of those stars won’t play Sunday, however, because of injuries suffered in defeats to the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals.
Receiver Cooper Kupp (ankle) is sidelined indefinitely and receiver Puka Nacua, offensive linemen Steve Avila, Joe Noteboom and Jonah Jackson, cornerback Darious Williams and safety John Johnson III are on injured reserve.
The Rams are 0-2 for the first time in McVay’s eight seasons….
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Author : LA Times
Publish date : 2024-09-20 10:01:13
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