An inside look at how the 49ers-Rams matchup compares to recent playoff showdowns between the Lakers and Warriors and Dodgers and Giants.
As his dream season came to a heartbreaking end at the hands of the Dodgers in October, a dejected young Giants pitcher sat down inside Oracle Park and considered the state of one of baseball’s best rivalries.If Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay continue along their current trajectories, Sunday’s NFC Championship Game between the 49ers and Rams won’t be the last time these geographic rivals meet in the postseason, either.
“I think it’s great. It’s what baseball wants,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before the series. “Giants-Dodgers, one of the great rivalries in sports, and it’s happening.” When the 49ers travel to SoFi Stadium to meet the Rams, they’ll attempt to flip Southern California’s successful script. Considering the longstanding relationship between Shanahan and McVay and the 49ers’ recent dominance in the series, it’s difficult to take his words at face value.
“It does feel like we’ve transitioned away from Seahawks and 49ers toward Rams and 49ers,” he said, “and that intensity of the rivalry will be heightened regardless of the outcome of this game.” That didn’t take the drama or sting out of a loss that forced the Warriors into a one-game playoff, which they ultimately lost.
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