How PFF graded Purdy, 49ers in Thursday’s lifeless loss to Rams

It was clear Dre Greenlaw's return gave the 49ers' defense a burst of energy in their 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday at Levi's Stadium, but the offense couldn't do enough to manage a win. San Francisco's PFF grades show a lopsided affair between the two sides of the ball. Fred Warner played even better with his partner back beside him, receiving the defense's top grade. Kyle Shanahan was impressed with Greenlaw's return. "Dre, he's an amazing player and it's not the first time he did that," Shanahan said." A few years ago, his first game that he got hurt in Week 1 versus Detroit, and the next time he played was in Week 17 versus the Rams when we needed to win that to go to the playoffs. "And that game, I thought he had one of the best games I've ever seen a linebacker play, and it was looking a lot like that last night, too. Exactly the same, it was just only a half a football, but it was amazing." The offense struggled under heavy rainfall in the first half of the game and made mistakes throughout the contest. Brock Purdy and his teammates were unable to find their way into the end zone after putting up 38 points just five days prior in a blowout win over the...