The 7 most important games that helped send the Niners to Super Bowl 54

The Niners kind of came out of nowhere in the 2019 season. They were coming off an abysmal season where their franchise quarterback missed most of the year with an injury. There were questions about Jimmy Garoppolo’s ability as a starting …

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Week 16

Niners 34 Rams 31

The Rams — back to back NFC West champion and a 2019 Super Bowl team — came into Week 16 desperate. They needed to win to have any chance to make the playoffs. The Niners did exactly what they were supposed to do and put the final nail in the coffin of the Rams 2019 regular season. This is what — potential — champions do. The Rams held a 28-24 lead going into the fourth quarter. They held the Rams offense to three points in the final stanza.