7 takeaways from wild 49ers win over Rams

Big-picture takeaways from a Week 16 game the 49ers had to have.

The 49ers on Saturday snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a 34-31 win over the Rams.

While earning a win to move to 12-3 and set up a Week 17 winner-take-all showdown for the NFC West with the Seahawks is nice, there were some big-picture things to take from Saturday night’s contest.

Here are seven takeaways from the 49ers’ victory:

Jimmy Garoppolo: Clutch

The 49ers needed a huge fourth quarter from their quarterback after they stumbled through most of Saturday night. They got one. Garoppolo was magnificent in the fourth, completing six-of-nine throws for 134 yards and a touchdown. The two keys were a pair of third-and-16 completions, including a 46-yard bomb to Emmanuel Sanders that put them in position to kick the game-winning field goal.

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