L.A. Rams vs San Francisco 49ers 1985 MNF Week 14

[@1986SSMONTECARLO]

AWESOME UPLOAD!!! I was at this game, GOOD Memories!!! GREAT WIN!!! GO RAMS!!!

[@losangelesrams3472]

Man, did we EVER need this win. Not just to win the division, but to regain some respect after those humiliating losses to the Falcons and Saints. The Rams were getting jeered all week and were ten-point underdog going into this game. Redemption at its finest. L.A. won the division title and destroyed Dallas on the playoffs before losing to the unstoppable ‘85 Bears in the NFC Chsmpionship game.

[@SingleTax]

From 1973 to 1985 the Rams were consistently one of the five best teams in the NFL. But they made it to only one Super Bowl because they just plain sucked at the quarterback position. In 1980 Vince Ferragamo proved he had great potential. But Georgia Frontiere refused to pay him what he knew he was worth, so off to Canada he went.

[@mayhemjr.803]

1981 to 85 they were ok. Not one of the best teams in my estimation. The 49ers owned them then and still own them now.

[@holmesib]

Georgia Frontiere was a awful owner

[@C5624]

In Week 8 of the NFL season in 1985, the Rams were handed their first loss of the season by the 49ers, 28-14 at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. Six weeks later, the Rams and 49ers played their second game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California with the NFC West title on the line on Monday Night Football. The Rams were trailing at halftime 7-3 and took control of the game in the second half. The Rams did an uncommon thing in the second half of this game. The Rams scored a touchdown on offense, defense, and special teams. Rams quarterback Dieter Brock threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Henry Ellard for 39 yards. Kickoff and punt returner Ron Brown returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown. The biggest play of the game ocurred late in the fourth quarter. The Rams and 49ers were tied 20-20, when Rams cornerback Gary Green intercepted 49ers quarterback Joe Montana's pass and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown, putting the Rams ahead for good. The L. A. Rams won this game 27-20 and the NFC West title as well finishing 11- 5. The defending Super Bowl champion S.F. 49ers finished in second place at 10-6. In defeat, 49ers rookie wide receiver Jerry Rice had a breakout game. Rice had 10 catches for 241 yards, including one catch for a 66 yard touchdown. Montana completed 26 of 36 passes for 326 yards, throwing 3 touchdown passes and 2 interceptions.On the 49ers' final offensive possession, Montana also lost a fumble, when he was sacked by the Rams' defensive end Gary Jeter. Rice's teammate, running back Roger Craig, caught a 1 yard pass for a touchdown from Montana that temporarily gave the 49ers a 20-13 lead nearly halfway through the fourth quarter. The division title was the Rams' first since the 1979 season. The L.A. Rams played in their first Super Bowl after the 1979 regular season, and were defeated by the defending Superbowl champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-19.

[@davidcrawford1551]

Thanks Richard 👍

[@jeffreyt.steptoe5306]

R.I.P. Dwight Clark & Gary Jeter. :( :( :(

[@1986SSMONTECARLO]

Gary Green

[@darrylhaynes]

I have this game on VHS Ron Brown takes the opening second-half kickoff for touchdown

[@rhmayer1]

Not to take away from lightening fast Ron Brown, but there was at least 2 obvious holds that I saw.

[@michaeldubin8220]

Thanks for the upload. The niners get an f for special teams.

[@SF49ersfanatic]

Rams winning division with Brock at QB is a tribute to their OL defense and ST

[@lucashenderson2775]

And that Dickerson guy was pretty good too.

[@SF49ersfanatic]

@@lucashenderson2775 nah not good enough 😂

[@jeffreyt.steptoe5306]

Could never understand how the Rams always got slaughtered by the Niners in L.A.(Anaheim), but played great vs. the 49ers up in the Bay Area.

[@kidmack1121]

That was pretty much the same with ATL and NOLA too. (???)

[@StuON22]

because they were away from their wives, when they went up north to SF!

[@bconni2]

that trend of the Niners " slaughtering " the Rams in Anaheim only started in 1981. were as the Rams completely owned SF both in L.A & SF the decade before .

[@bbigjohnson069]

Hatcher boomed 'em in his rookie year, then he went psycho. Rams had best special teams in the league and a stingy defense. Kevin Greene's rookie season, didn't start played mostly special teams. Some guy Jerry Rice in this game too.

[@mreppen1]

I kinda like the Gifford, Namath and OJ combo. A lot of good football knowledge going on.

[@mountaindew7190]

As a Rams fan growing up in the Bay, I went to school the next day gloating after this game. My friends were hating me. This victory, which sealed the division, prevented the Niners from breaking the Rams' NFL record of most consecutive division titles, which they had set the in the 70's.

[@mountaindew7190]

@A E What I find "LMFAO" (I cringe typing that as a grown man, even though I am just quoting you) is that you still take the NFL National Fake/Fixed League serious.

[@kidmack1121]

@@mountaindew7190 I can relate. Born and spent early years in SoCal, but grew up and still "live" in Frisco...(psst, it's ok to call it Frisco now) More Raiders fans around than Rams' when I went back to school down there after my enlistment.

[@mountaindew7190]

@@kidmack1121 Going down to play in Anaheim was a really shortsighted move for the Rams. It opened the door for a disgruntled Al Davis to come in and steal the city from them. It didn't help that the Raiders finally brought a S.B. title to L.A. almost immediately upon their arrival.

[@kidmack1121]

@@mountaindew7190 Having lived in both places, I can only remember it being a healthy, and natural rivalry. Giants vs Dodgers too. I can honestly say that the only time I saw a Rams souvenir pennant or starter jacket the two years I was back living down there, including all the trips down for the holidays in the 80's, was in Candlestick Park. I watched the NFL documentary on the Rams and Raiders, here on YT, but I guess I was so distracted by their choice of narrator/presenter (William Fichner... WILLIAM FICHNER?!!) that I don't remember if the reason for moving the Rams to The Big A was even mentioned...

[@mayhemjr.803]

Rams owned us in the 70's. Say what you want about this game but we owned you guys in the 80's AND most of the 90's too until you guys left for Missouri.

[@ericrakestraw664]

45:00 -- Jerry Rice should have had another TD reception in the 2nd quarter. Bad call by the refs blowing the play dead early at 45:03.

[@bocagoodtimes1460]

Wow horrific call!

[@rhmayer1]

Absolutely. I would add that Ron Brown's TD kick-off return to open the 2nd half was allowed by at LEAST 2 obvious holds that the ref's missed. Check it out.

[@bruinjer]

Such a shame we didn’t have a QB...

[@RobertoGuardia-p5i]

I have a chance to meet Henry Ellard in STL when he was the Rams WR coach and he told me that the TD pass he catch from Dieter Brock that night was his favorite of all time

[@SimplyImprovise]

Jerry Rice's breakout game! (in a loss)

[@rhmayer1]

THIS was the beginning of the GOAT.

[@mayhemjr.803]

Remember when everyone up to this game was calling Jerry Rice a BUST???🤣😂🤣

[@jcrhea001]

Hmmm. I think that rookie Jerry Rice is going to be ok.

[@StuON22]

...but who holds the NFL record for most receiving yards in a single game? HINT: NOT jerry rice

[@jcrhea001]

@@StuON22 yeah wasn't it a Rams receiver? What's your point?

[@mountaindew7190]

@@StuON22 Flipper!!!

[@rhmayer1]

@@StuON22 Yeah but records like that just mean that the team had no running game at all. Mis-balance can always produce outlier statistics. Jerry's records are amazing because his overall opportunities were relatively low since the 49ers always had other great receivers and a great running game during his years. That's just another reason he's the GOAT with more NFL records than anyone, by far.

[@daleburrer1546]

Rams win 27-20. In Week 15 vs St. Louis Cardinals the Rams win 46-14 to win the NFC Western Division title. Well said at the top of this telecast the Rams have had so many QBs since the 70s including Joe Namath in the MNF booth. Dieter Brock being the latest. Rams would go to the playoffs and beat the Cowboys 20-0 behind Eric Dickersons record 246 yards rushng but lose the NFC Championship game at Chicago Bears 24-0

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Despite the Rams being 9-4 and the 49ers 8-5, L.A. was a BIG underdog going into this game

[@rubenrivera1496]

“Killer” commentary by OJ

[@49giantwarriors25]

Clever lmao

[@peterbeltran5543]

What Charles Mansion not available

[@mountaindew7190]

You had to go there! Wonder if he drove the white Ford Bronco to the game.

[@mayhemjr.803]

Ten years later nobody wanted to know him🤣😂

[@darrylhaynes]

I disagree, I think he butchered his lines.

[@jeffreyt.steptoe5306]

R.I.P. Mr. Gary Jeter. :( :( :(

[@1986SSMONTECARLO]

Gary Green

[@misterpibb42]

As far as regular-season wins go, this is my all-time favorite.

[@jasonnovak7899]

REALLY?? Mine too.

[@misterpibb42]

@@jasonnovak7899 It sure is. That's great. If I remember correctly, they were about 11-point underdogs in this one.

[@vogeljf]

@@misterpibb42 Niners -9

[@misterpibb42]

@@vogeljf Much thanks. I knew it was pretty high.

[@mountaindew7190]

As a Rams fan growing up in the Bay, I went to school the next day gloating after this game. My friends were hating me.

[@darrylhaynes]

I forgot about number 30 Barry Redden

[@jeremyc2445]

A lot of people disagree, but I liked the booth this season

[@whataboutrob442]

I didn't like Oj. Is that Joe Namath?

[@mreppen1]

1:54 Montana actually did the phantom sack Ala Everett 4 years later on the same field.

[@mayhemjr.803]

Flash 80's breakout game

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

OJ nailed this Rams team perfectly here. It was ironic. The Rams got to 7-0 playing the way they played here - doing it with mirrors, each part of the team scratching and clawing, finding ways to get it done. They were 7-0, then the 49ers went to Anaheim and smoked them, but then the Rams came into Candlestick and played the way that got them to 7-0.

[@lmswentzeljr]

The thing that helped the Bears in 85 that the Giants and 49ers didn't win their divisions, numbers wise the Rams and Cowboys weren't as good, as the 49ers and Giants. The Rams were just not a good matchup for the Bears. Having the 49ers and Giants slugging it out in the WC game helped the Bears.

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

I don't think the '85 Bears needed help. They shut out the NYG 21-0 in the second round, before putting away the Rams 24-0 in the NFCCG, and much as I hate saying it, I don't think the Niners would've fared much better that year in Soldier Field. It was the Bears year.

[@jameshale1381]

There are so many fascinating aspects of this game. I was seven, but even then understood its magnitude. It seems odd that the Rams had Eric Dickerson and a competent (according to Joe Namath) QB. And the eyeball test suggests he was indeed competent, as a case can be made he outdueled Joe Montana in a high stakes NFL game, with the latter at the peak of his career, plus having better targets to throw to, including a rookie named Rice having his coming out party. As for those stakes, while I agree with the comment that the Bears were unlikely to lose to anybody, it should be noted that their 21-0 win over the Giants (and defensive coordinator Bill Belichick) was aided by a bizarre missed punt early on. And the Rams had their chances in the NFC Championship. So if one were to argue that the Niners might have had a little extra something to throw at the Bears, I would agree. This probably wasn't the Niners year, and it was the Bears year, but I completely agree the bracket opened up for them with thee Rams instead of the Niners. Plus, Jerry was a better weapon than in their first meeting. But, as a Rams fan, I still give them credit for gutting out a tough road win with high stakes. The 85 Bears likely would have been champs anyhow, but the Rams winning did make that more likely. I fully agree. Great win for the RAMS!

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

While I agree that Brock was a competent QB, and he had a good arm too, (his lack of height was his biggest problem, and he was downgraded by critics at the time because of this) I don't think he "outdueled" anybody. He passed for about 160 yards, and 39 of it on the Ellard TD that came off a deflected pass. I think this game was as I said, the Rams doing it with mirrors; a little bit of this, a little bit of that - a deflected pass that wound up a TD, a kickoff return for a TD by Ron Brown, an opportunistic defense that was good that year at creating turnovers. I watched this the night it was played, and had this exact feeling. This was indeed a great win for the Rams, who won it with an all around team effort, and the way this game went for SF, it kinda summed up this season for them. I think the Bears were clearly destined to win it all that year, because even the Niners were too damn inconsistent in '85.

[@jameshale1381]

You Tube can be quite fun. I've commented on a few games the past few weeks, and I received one like, but this is the first response. And that's great because it's for a game that I remember fondly (though just turning 8, everything aside from the game winning interception is a bit fuzzy, even the breakout performance by a certain rookie receiver for the Niners). The great thing about You Tube is that semi-forgotten moments, like Hall of Famers Frank Gifford, Joe Namath, and yes, OJ, helping to announce Jerry Rice's coming out party, is just plain fun. Chances are, the outcome didn't determine the Super Bowl Champ, the Bears were incredibly strong. But it did determine a Division Champ, and people can see how it's possible for a relatively forgotten QB can pull off a win against an all time great counterpart at the peak of the latter's career (though admittedly Joe was plagued by poor luck and playing in the same conference as the Bears that year). Special teams and solid defense can do that, though I'm still confused by how an offense with two Hall of Famers (Dickerson and Jackie Slater) at the height of their careers, plus a very good receiver in Henry Ellard would be so pedestrian. Perhaps lack of imagination and good but not great QBing, plus they seemed a bit weak at Tight End. In any case, this is an excellent find for many reasons.

[@Gd8one]

Season series W- 1 L -1. Road teams won both games. SF pts 48, LA pts 41.

[@romanprakaiphan6861]

Eric Dickerson....best ever Rams's Runningback !!!

[@jeffreyt.steptoe5306]

The teams that played vs. the Rams probably thought that as well, especially when he kept losing the handle on the ball.

[@kidmack1121]

That would have to go to Falk or Hirsch

[@DanielSong39]

He was a great one! Faulk was a great one too!

[@losangelesrams3472]

Redemption.

[@jeffreyt.steptoe5306]

Loved Bill Walsh's comment, "If you want to stop Eric Dickerson, just throw money onto the field, and go to where ever the money lands"(LOL).

[@bison4me]

I love the graphic of starting QBs of the Rams since 1974 , with Broadway Joe adding that having so many QBs was due to poor scouting. Which is rich concentering the graphic didn't have Joe's name on it.

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

The list indeed had Joe's name on it - 19:28

[@bocagoodtimes1460]

And guess who was the main official.... RIP en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cashion

[@RabahRayanNabilEl16]

Damn what's up with Joe Namath, I've watched old Games in the 80s with Him doing commentary and He too critical lol

[@DanielSong39]

The Rams finally did it!

[@bconni2]

?

[@DanielSong39]

@@bconni2 They won the NFC West that season and advanced all the way to the semifinals

[@mayhemjr.803]

@@DanielSong39 yeah they got killed by the Bears in the NFC championship game🤣😂

[@79NMC]

Brock was a talented QB, but definitely in the wrong place to try to get into the NFL. He was undersized, but could be relatively accurate and had a legendary cannon for an arm. The Rams offense, however, was "archaic" as Namath rightfully pointed out. They didn't do anything to play to Brock's strengths and when they couldn't run, the simplicity of the system highlighted his weaknesses. This game is pretty typical of the mid-80s Rams. Fundamentally sound, great special teams and a stout defense along with Dickerson. But not real innovative. The best QB the Rams had in the years before Jim Everett's prime was probably Vince Ferragamo - the only one that offered a semblance of an aerial threat. Shack Harris was very competent but not spectacular, they traded Jaworski away, Haden was "game manager" competent but fragile, they banked on broken goods in acquiring Bert Jones and Dan Pastorini, Jeff Kemp was a less impressive Haden, and they had a past-his-prime Steve Bartkowski and a badly injured Brock before handing the keys to Everett. One can only imagine what might have happened if they had ever settled on a decent passer (not traded Jaws or committed to Ferragamo)...

[@lmswentzeljr]

49ers dominated this game shouldn't have lost it.

[@HouseOfMoths]

Larry Swentzel ya well rams run the west now

[@nickbigmann5228]

@@HouseOfMoths huh .? 49ers won the NFC West 12 out of 15 years in the 80s and into the mid 90s.

[@HouseOfMoths]

Nick Big Mann you better go get that knee taker back....... Thats the only way that team will ever have a chance

[@Silentaslife]

@@HouseOfMoths "3rd in NFC west" Yes they truly are dominating. While the 49ers are....owait 1st in the nfc west. Have fun missing the post season :D

[@HouseOfMoths]

Silentaslife rams are nfc champs We made playoffs every year under mcvay! I also like the ravens.... Will be a great game like rams vs kc

[@DanielSong39]

Joe Montana wants that fourth quarter back

[@everykneeshallbow]

If that was Brady that woulda been called incomplete.

[@jamisonbondero7391]

Why do I see Michael Strahan while O j is talking?

[@jeffreyt.steptoe5306]

Henry Ellard should be in Canton(I.M.H.O).

[@tonycastelli1121]

Fresno State Alum

[@dickjohn2673]

Absolutely

[@dickjohn2673]

1st billy waddy 2nd Henry ellard 3rd Issac bruce number 80 great for over 20 years for rams

[@mayhemjr.803]

Roger Craig goes in before Ellard

[@SingleTax]

1:16:10 - That was a touchdown.

[@jeremysnyder3182]

Yeah, the rams were awesome!!! Ram Redemption = no super bowls during joe montana and Steve Young reign 5 SB's. And the greatest show on turf with God Kurt Warner went 1-1. Whatever.

[@HouseOfMoths]

Glory to the old mob

[@benashworth687]

36:05 nice

[@benashworth687]

1:37:40 perfect skinny post

[@StuON22]

Wendell Tyler in RED is just WRONG !!

[@mayhemjr.803]

Won a Super Bowl with us🤣😂😅😂

[@BrendonChase2012]

O.J. not wearing gloves.

[@ThePopbanks007]

OH SHIT IT'S OJ, RUN

[@joeygonzo]

OJ before he became a double murderer

[@brettshepherd5240]

Only thing is OJ didn't kill the trick and the pussboy

[@johncaparulo4800]

Read Bill Dear’s book. It was his son.

[@benashworth687]

31:00 awesome 30:30

[@brendoncassidy1316]

5-1

[@benashworth687]

1:38:58 lol wow

[@richdemetrops4200]

walsh poor play calling. without Montana he would have won 0 super bowls? did not have a gambling bone in his effete countenance

[@kidmack1121]

He woulda left hooked you death. AAU Boxer SJSU

[@scottdehaan5864]

I think Brock would've done a lot better, as the announcers all said, with a better playbook, and some better pass protection. He had the presence, the arm, and the accuracy.

[@jeffreyt.steptoe5306]

Yeah, he completed like six passes vs. Dallas in the play-offs that year, some "Accuracy", there(LOL).

[@mountaindew7190]

Height was an issue. Maybe people weren't as tall in the CFL where he dominated.

[@jeremyc2445]

85 bears handled these 2 teams seamlessly. As well as rest of league..except Miami in week 13... Meh

[@setdecinmotion6719]

But in the following year in '86, the Rams were one of only two teams to take a win over the Super Bowl Champs on the road at Soldier Field!

[@49giantwarriors25]

The Bears needed that win being they got shut out 23-0 in the playoffs by the 49ers the year before. 49ers were also without there starting running back and fullback when they lost that game. And we all know hiw the rest of the 80s went.

[@nickbigmann5228]

@@49giantwarriors25 yep. 49ers under Walsh were amazing. 4 SB championships in the 80s.

[@vogeljf]

Niners owned the Bears in the playoffs in the '80s