page_title: 2007 St. Louis Rams season
section_title: Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers
hierarchical_section_title: 2007 St. Louis Rams season / Week-by-week results / Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers
caption_attribution_description: English: Frank Gore breaking through tackles and sprinting past the St. Louis Rams Defense for a touchdown on a 4th down and short play.
context_page_description: The 2007 season was the St. Louis Rams' 70th in the National Football League and their 13th in St. Louis. This would prove the fourth-worst season for the Rams during their time in St. Louis. The team looked to improve on an 8–8 record from 2006. However, the Rams slumped early, losing their first eight games of the season heading into their bye week. Following their bye, they would beat both New Orleans and San Francisco on the road before losing 5 of their last 6 games to conclude the season. The Rams 0–8 start to the season is the worst in franchise history and matched their 3rd ever longest losing streak. The Rams also went 1–7 at home in 2007, the worst in franchise history until it was broken by the 2009 team two years later. The Rams' defense was dismal and was the biggest scar on the team the entire season, as they allowed the second-most points in the league during the season with 438. Beginning in 2007, the Rams failed to recording a winning season for the rest of their tenure in St. Louis. It wasn't until 2017, by which the team had returned to Los Angeles, that the team had another winning record, with 11–5.
context_section_description: Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Panthers, the Rams stayed at home for a Week 2 divisional duel against the San Francisco 49ers.
  In the first quarter, St. Louis got on the board first with QB Marc Bulger completing a 12-yard TD pass to WR Torry Holt for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the 49ers tied the game up with RB Frank Gore getting a 1-yard TD run.  The Rams would respond with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 27 and a 29-yard field goal.
  In the third quarter, San Francisco took the lead with Gore getting an amazing 43-yard TD run for the only score of the period.
  In the fourth quarter, St. Louis retook the lead with Wilkins getting a 53-yard field goal.  However, when the Rams were on the receiving end of a kickoff, a muffed catch led to 49ers kicker Joe Nedney getting a 40-yard field goal.  With little time left in the game, Bulger got his team into position for a game-winning field goal.  Unfortunately, Wilkins' 56-yard attempt fell about a yard short of the crossbar.
  With the loss, St. Louis fell to 0–2.
caption: The 49ers' Frank Gore scores on a 4th down and short play in week 2
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