Aaron Donald always is a pain in the butt to his opponents except when he’s standing on the sideline. He was on the sideline when Jeff Wilson ran right up the middle for a 32-yard touchdown.
It has given the 49ers a 7-3 lead with 2:46 remaining in the first quarter.
The Rams went 54 yards in 14 plays after receiving the opening kickoff, but Samson Ebukam’s sack of Matthew Stafford left Los Angeles with a third-and-19. Darrell Henderson ran for 7 yards on third down, and Matt Gay kicked a 39-yard field goal with 6:48 left in the quarter.
Stafford was 7-for-7 for 52 yards on the opening drive.
Jimmy Garoppolo completed 4 of 5 passes for 44 yards on San Francisco’s initial possession, including two for 22 yards to Jauan Jennings.