SANTA CLARA, California — Joshua Karty kicked four field goals and the Los Angeles Rams survived a slugfest a week after winning a shootout, beating the San Francisco 49ers, 12-6, on Thursday (Friday in Manila) in a key game in the NFC West race.

Four days after beating Josh Allen and Buffalo 44-42 in the NFL's highest-scoring game of the season, the Rams (8-6) outlasted the 49ers (6-8) on a rainy night to move within a half-game of division-leading Seattle. Los Angeles won a game without a touchdown for the first time since 2016.