Greg Papa on Mac Jones’ ‘old-school toughness’ for the 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers were down several key players during Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, but were still able to get the job done by securing a thrilling 26-23 win in overtime thanks to Mac Jones, Christian McCaffrey, and a late stop by the defense.

During Friday’s edition of The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross, the guys were joined by Greg Papa, the radio voice of the 49ers, to share his thoughts on the impressive showing from San Francisco’s second stringers, explain why backup quarterback Mac Jones’ play has been so important with Brock Purdy (toe) out, and much more.

Be sure to check out the full interview with Greg Papa on the Sactown Sports 1140 YouTube page.

Topics Discussed: 49ers vs. Rams, Mac Jones, Brock Purdy & more

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Eddy Pineiro kicked a 41-yard field goal and the San Francisco defense stuffed the Rams on fourth down later in overtime as the 49ers notched a 26-23 win over Los Angeles on Thursday night at Inglewood, Calif.

Alfred Collins forced and recovered a fumble at the San Francisco 1-yard line with 1:05 left in regulation to aid the 49ers (4-1).

San Francisco quarterback Mac Jones completed 33 of 49 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns. He started in place of Brock Purdy, who sat out with turf toe for the third time in four games.

Kendrick Bourne had a career-high 142 yards while matching his career best of 10 catches, and Christian McCaffrey had 139 scrimmage yards (57 rushing, 82 receiving) plus a touchdown for the 49ers. Tight end Jake Tonges added a scoring catch.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for a season-high 389 yards and three touchdowns on 30-of-47 passing.

Kyren Williams caught two touchdowns and had 131 scrimmage yards (65 rushing, 66 receiving) for Los Angeles (3-2). However, he was involved in two big plays that hurt the Rams.

Williams appeared to be running for a go-ahead 2-yard touchdown when Collins knocked the ball away. The Rams later got the ball back, and Joshua Karty connected on a 48-yard field goal with two seconds left to force overtime.

The 49ers got a field goal to open the extra session. The Rams subsequently had fourth-and-1 at the San Francisco 11, and Williams received a handoff. He was swarmed by multiple 49ers before Marques Sigle joined in with the hit that left Williams short and ended the game with 3:36 left in OT.

The winning kick was Pineiro’s fourth field goal of the game. One of the others was a tiebreaking 59-yarder with 2:52 remaining in regulation.

Los Angeles receiver Puka Nacua had 10 catches for 85 yards and a score.

The Rams trailed by 13 points midway through the third quarter before rallying to knot the score at 20.

4th-down stop in OT seals 49ers’ victory over Rams

Upcoming San Francisco 49ers Schedule

• Sunday, October 12th – @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 10:00 AM PT
• Sunday, October 19th – vs. Atlanta Falcons – 5:20 PM PT
• Sunday, October 26th – @ Houston Texans – 10:00 AM PT
• Sunday, November 2nd – @ New York Giants – 10:00 AM PT
• Sunday, November 9th – vs. Los Angeles Rams – 1:25 PM PT

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