Mac Jones leads short-handed 49ers to thrilling OT win over Rams

• San Francisco 49ers 26-23 Los Angeles Rams (OT)

• Crucial fumble costs Rams against NFC West rivals

Eddy Pineiro hit a 41-yard field goal in overtime before the San Francisco defense stopped Kyren Williams on fourth down with 3:36 to play, and the short-handed 49ers hung on for a thrilling 26-23 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.

Mac Jones, playing instead of the injured Brock Purdy, passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns for the 49ers (4-1), who won in OT after a frantic fourth quarter featuring Pineiro's tiebreaking 59-yard field goal with 2:52 left, Williams' subsequent goalline fumble and Joshua Karty's tying 48-yard field goal for the Rams (3-2) with two seconds to play.

The Rams gave the ball to San Francisco to begin overtime, and Jones drove to set up Pineiro's third field goal with 5:51 left.