Every division game in the NFL comes with added juice. For the 49ers and Rams, their matchups in the NFC West have felt extra charged since 2019 with both clubs vying for Super Bowl contention. While those games have received the most attention, 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel doesn’t believe the Rams are the team’s biggest rival. That title belongs to the Seattle Seahawks.
“There’s no secret. We just go out there and play ball,” Samuel said on the Candlestick Chronicles podcast. “I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s a rivalry. I would say Seattle is more so a rivalry with the back and forth, and how many times they’ve beat us and we’ve got a couple here and there. They’re playing really good right now, so we know what’s at hand when we get to that point, but right now we’re more focused on the Chargers.”
