LOS ANGELES — Here are Sunday’s first-half studs and duds as the undefeated 49ers sit tied at 7-7 with the reigning NFC champion Los Angeles Rams:
STUDS
George Kittle: He’s overcome a Friday groin injury to have a phenomenal first half: 7 receptions, 7 targets, 94 yards. Highlighting that was a 45-yard catch-and-run ended at the Rams’ 6-yard line with four defenders on him. He had a third-down conversion on their only scoring drive, and his edge block helped spring Coleman’s TD run.
Goal-line stand: The 49ers’ best (only?) goal-line stand this year was sealed once they stopped Malcolm Brown for no gain on back-to-back carries from the 1.