San Francisco 49ers–St. Louis Rams | |
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History | |
First Meeting | October 1, 1950 Kezar Stadium San Francisco |
First Result | Rams 35, 49ers 14 |
Last Meeting | January 1, 2012 Edward Jones Dome St Louis |
Last Result | 49ers 34, Rams 27 |
Next Scheduled Meetings | Fall 2012 |
Rivalry status | 125 meetings |
Largest victory | Rams 56-7 (1958) |
Smallest victory | 49ers 31-30 (1953) 49ers 24-23 (1975) Rams 21-20 (1983) Rams 13-12 (1989) 49ers 17-16 (2007) 49ers 17-16 (2008) |
Current Streak | 49ers W2 (since 2011) |
Longest Streak | 49ers W17 (1990–1998) |
Current Trend | 49ers won last 11 of 14 |
All-Time Series | San Francisco 49ers lead: 62-61-2 |
Post Season History | |
Only Meeting | January 14, 1990 Candlestick Park San Francisco |
Only Result | 49ers 30, Rams 3 |
The rivalry between San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League began in 1950. The rivalry became one of the most intense in the NFL in the 1970s as the two California based teams (the Rams then played their home games in Southern California) regularly competed for the NFL's NFC West Division title. After the Rams move to St. Louis in 1995 the rivalry lost its geographical lore, though games are still intense no matter what the standings indicate. The cultural differences between the West Coast (where the 49ers are based) and the Midwest (the home base for the Rams) also added to the intensity of the rivalry. Sports Illustrated considers their rivalry the 8th best of all time in the National Football League.[1]
History[]
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1950s[]
In 1950 the National Football League merged with the All-America Football Conference thus gaining three new teams. One of these teams was the San Francisco 49ers making them the second team in the NFL from the west coast, the first being the Los Angeles Rams. The NFL placed both of them within the National Conference guaranteeing that they would play each other twice during the regular season.
The first meeting between the teams took place on October 1, 1950 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. The Rams were alternating starting quarterbacks between Bob Waterfield and Norm Van Brocklin during the 1950 season. Waterfield was the starter for the game, but during the second quarter San Francisco's Pete Wissman landed a hard tackle on the Los Angeles quarterback. Van Brocklin filled in for Waterfield, and the Rams went on to win the game 35 to 14.[2] The two teams played each other again on November 5, 1950 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. After beating the Baltimore Colts 70-21 and the Detroit Lions 65-24, the Rams were favored to beat the 49ers by 20 points. Yet, the 49ers played a very physical game and only lost by a touchdown holding the Rams offensive powerhouse to only 28 points.[3]
The 49ers got their first win against the Rams on October 28, 1951. The 49er secondary was able to pick off Van Brocklin six times, more than half of the interceptions that he throw all season. The 49ers held the Rams to just 17 points, the lowest they put up all season and were able to capitalize on the turnovers en route to a 44-17 victory.
1960s[]
1970s[]
The 49ers Rams rivalry was at its pinnacle during the 1970s. From 1970-1979 one of the two teams won the NFC's West Division. The decade also featured a ten and eight game win streak by the Rams (the eight game streak was the latter of the two and stretched into the early 1980s). The 49ers were the NFC West's top team in the beginning of the decade winning the first three post merger division crowns. The Rams answered right back winning seven straight division crowns from 1973–1979, culminating with Super Bowl XIV loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1980s[]
On January 2, 1983, a 1-7 Rams team met the 3-5 defending Super Bowl champion 49ers in San Francisco for the last game of the 1982 season (a players' strike shortened the season to 9 games), with the 49ers needing a win to make the playoffs. The Rams led late in the 4th quarter by 1 point until 49er quarterback Joe Montana led one of his patented two-minute drives, putting the 49ers in position for a short field goal. But Ivory Sully blocked Ray Wersching's kick to preserve a 21-20 win and knock the 49ers out of the playoffs.[4]
On January 14, 1990 the two teams met in the 1989 NFC Championship game. The Rams were heavy underdogs but had already pulled off two upsets on the road in the playoffs (over the Eagles and Giants). The Rams took a 3-0 early lead and were driving again, but Rams quarterback Jim Everett noticed a wide open Flipper Anderson a second too late and the pass was knocked away by 49er safety Ronnie Lott. Instead of a 10-0 Rams lead, Montana led the 49ers on a touchdown drive and San Francisco took the lead 7-3. The 49ers would go on to win the game 30-3.
1990s[]
The 49ers dominated the rivalry during the 1990s winning seventeen straight games against the Rams. After nearly forty years, it seemed like the rivalry was coming to an end when the Rams relocated to St. Louis, Missouri. Yet, some players did not believe so. Roger Craig stated in Tales from the San Francisco 49ers Sideline that "the Rams will always be the 49ers' biggest rival. It doesn't matter if they no longer play in Los Angeles. If the Rams played their home games on Mars, it would still be a rivalry." [5]
2000s[]
The Rams and their Greatest Show on Turf offense had the upper hand in the early part of the decade. But both teams fell into decline and neither team was a playoff contender as the decade wore on. The 49ers had the upper hand during the latter part of the decade, going 8-2 from the 2005 season to the end of the decade.
2010s[]
Game results[]
Post Season Meeting | Tied Game | Overtime Result | Winners in Bold |
1950s (Rams 12-7-1)[]
Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
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1950 | Sunday | October 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-35 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 27,262 |
Sunday | November 5 | Los Angeles Rams | 28-21 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 33,234 | |
1951 | Sunday | October 28 | San Francisco 49ers | 44-17 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 49,538 |
Sunday | November 4 | Los Angeles Rams | 23-16 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 54,346 | |
1952 | Sunday | November 23 | Los Angeles Rams | 35-9 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,698 |
Sunday | November 30 | San Francisco 49ers | 21-34 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 48,731 | |
1953 | Sunday | October 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 31-30 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 43,922 |
Sunday | November 8 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-31 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 85,865 | |
1954 | Sunday | October 3 | Los Angeles Rams | 24-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,621 |
Sunday | November 7 | San Francisco 49ers | 34-42 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 58,958 | |
1955 | Sunday | September 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 23-14 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 60,100 |
Sunday | November 6 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-14 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 85,302 | |
1956 | Sunday | October 7 | San Francisco 49ers | 33-30 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 54,589 |
Sunday | November 11 | Los Angeles Rams | 30-6 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 69,828 | |
1957 | Sunday | October 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 23-20 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 59,637 |
Sunday | November 10 | Los Angeles Rams | 37-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 102,368 | |
1958 | Sunday | October 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 3-33 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 73,164 |
Sunday | November 9 | Los Angeles Rams | 56-7 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 95,082 | |
1959 | Sunday | October 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 34-0 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 56,028 |
Sunday | November 8 | Los Angeles Rams | 16-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 94,376 |
1960s (Rams 10-9-1)[]
Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
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1960 | Sunday | October 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 13-9 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 53.633 |
Sunday | December 4 | Los Angeles Rams | 7-23 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,254 | |
1961 | Sunday | October 8 | San Francisco 49ers | 35-0 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 59,004 |
Sunday | November 12 | Los Angeles Rams | 17-7 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 63,766 | |
1962 | Sunday | October 28 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-28 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 51,033 |
Sunday | November 12 | Los Angeles Rams | 17-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 42,554 | |
1963 | Sunday | October 27 | Los Angeles Rams | 28-21 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 45,532 |
Sunday | December 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 17-21 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 33,321 | |
1964 | Sunday | October 18 | Los Angeles Rams | 42-14 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 54,355 |
Sunday | December 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 28-7 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 31,791 | |
1965 | Sunday | October 17 | San Francisco 49ers | 45-21 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 38,615 |
Sunday | November 21 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-30 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 39,733 | |
1966 | Friday | September 30 | Los Angeles Rams | 34-3 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 45,642 |
Sunday | November 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 21-13 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 35,372 | |
1967 | Sunday | October 8 | Los Angeles Rams | 24-27 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 60,424 |
Sunday | November 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-17 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 53,194 | |
1968 | Sunday | October 6 | Los Angeles Rams | 24-10 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 69,520 |
Sunday | November 17 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-20 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 41,815 | |
1969 | Sunday | October 12 | San Francisco 49ers | 21-27 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 45,995 |
Sunday | November 9 | Los Angeles Rams | 41-30 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 73,975 |
1970s (Rams 17-3)[]
Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
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1970 | Sunday | October 11 | Los Angeles Rams | 6-20 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,272 |
Sunday | November 29 | San Francisco 49ers | 13-30 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 59,602 | |
1971 | Sunday | October 10 | San Francisco 49ers | 13-20 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 44,000 |
Sunday | November 21 | Los Angeles Rams | 17-6 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 80,050 | |
1972 | Sunday | October 8 | Los Angeles Rams | 31-7 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,382 |
Monday | December 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 16-26 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 61,214 | |
1973 | Sunday | September 30 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-37 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 57,487 |
Sunday | November 18 | Los Angeles Rams | 31-13 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 78,358 | |
1974 | Sunday | October 20 | Los Angeles Rams | 37-14 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 74,070 |
Monday | November 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 13-15 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 57,502 | |
1975 | Sunday | September 28 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-23 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 57,379 |
Sunday | November 9 | Los Angeles Rams | 23-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 74,064 | |
1976 | Monday | October 11 | Los Angeles Rams | 0-16 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 80,532 |
Sunday | November 21 | San Francisco 49ers | 3-23 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 58,573 | |
1977 | Sunday | October 2 | Los Angeles Rams | 34-14 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 55,466 |
Sunday | November 20 | San Francisco 49ers | 10-23 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 56,779 | |
1978 | Sunday | October 8 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-10 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 59,337 |
Sunday | November 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 28-31 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 45,022 | |
1979 | Sunday | September 16 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 44,303 |
Sunday | November 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-26 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 49,282 |
1980s (49ers 13-8)[]
Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
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1980 | Sunday | October 5 | Los Angeles Rams | 48-26 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 62,188 |
Sunday | October 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 17-31 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 55,306 | |
1981 | Sunday | October 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-17 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 59,190 |
Sunday | November 22 | Los Angeles Rams | 31-33 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 63,456 | |
1982 | Thursday | December 2 | Los Angeles Rams | 24-30 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 58,574 |
Sunday | January 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-21 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 54,256 | |
1983 | Sunday | October 9 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-10 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 59,119 |
Sunday | October 23 | Los Angeles Rams | 35-45 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 66,070 | |
1984 | Sunday | October 28 | Los Angeles Rams | 0-33 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,481 |
Friday | December 14 | San Francisco 49ers | 19-16 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 59,743 | |
1985 | Sunday | October 27 | Los Angeles Rams | 14-28 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,939 |
Monday | December 9 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-27 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 60,581 | |
1986 | Sunday | September 14 | Los Angeles Rams | 16-13 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,195 |
Friday | December 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 24-14 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 60,366 | |
1987 | Sunday | November 1 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-31 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 55,328 |
Sunday | December 27 | San Francisco 49ers | 48-0 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 57,950 | |
1988 | Sunday | October 16 | Los Angeles Rams | 21-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,450 |
Sunday | December 18 | San Francisco 49ers | 16-38 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 62,444 | |
1989 | Sunday | October 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 12-13 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 64,250 |
Monday | December 11 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-30 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 67,959 | |
Sunday | January 14 | San Francisco 49ers | 30-3 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 64,769 |
1990s (49ers 17-3)[]
Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
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1990 | Sunday | November 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 17-28 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 62,633 |
Monday | December 17 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-26 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,619 | |
1991 | Sunday | September 22 | San Francisco 49ers | 27-10 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 63,871 |
Monday | November 25 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-33 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 61,881 | |
1992 | Sunday | October 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 27-24 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 63,071 |
Sunday | November 22 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-27 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,858 | |
1993 | Sunday | October 31 | San Francisco 49ers | 40-17 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 63,417 |
Sunday | November 28 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-35 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 62,143 | |
1994 | Sunday | September 18 | Los Angeles Rams | 19-34 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 56,479 |
Sunday | November 20 | San Francisco 49ers | 31-27 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 62,774 | |
1995 | Sunday | October 22 | St. Louis Rams | 10-44 | San Francisco 49ers | Busch Memorial Stadium | 59,915 |
Sunday | November 26 | San Francisco 49ers | 41-13 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 70,031 | |
1996 | Sunday | September 8 | San Francisco 49ers | 34-0 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 63,624 |
Sunday | October 6 | St. Louis Rams | 11-28 | San Francisco 49ers | Trans World Dome | 61,260 | |
1997 | Sunday | September 7 | St. Louis Rams | 12-15 | San Francisco 49ers | Trans World Dome | 64,630 |
Sunday | October 12 | San Francisco 49ers | 30-10 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick park | 63,825 | |
1998 | Sunday | October 25 | St. Louis Rams | 10-28 | San Francisco 49ers | Trans World Dome | 58,563 |
Sunday | December 27 | San Francisco 49ers | 38-19 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 68,386 | |
1999 | Sunday | October 10 | St. Louis Rams | 42-20 | San Francisco 49ers | Trans World Dome | 65,872 |
Sunday | November 21 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-23 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 68,193 |
2000s (Tied 10-10)[]
Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
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2000 | Sunday | September 17 | St. Louis Rams | 41-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Trans World Dome | 69,945 |
Sunday | October 29 | San Francisco 49ers | 24-34 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 73,224 | |
2001 | Sunday | September 23 | San Francisco 49ers | 26-30 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,536 |
Sunday | December 9 | St. Louis Rams | 27-14 | San Francisco 49ers | Dome at America's Center | 66,218 | |
2002 | Sunday | October 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 37-13 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,853 |
Monday | December 30 | St. Louis Rams | 31-20 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 66,118 | |
2003 | Sunday | September 14 | St. Louis Rams | 27-24 OT | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 65,990 |
Sunday | November 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 30-10 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,812 | |
2004 | Sunday | October 3 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-24 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 66,696 |
Sunday | December 5 | St. Louis Rams | 16-6 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 65,793 | |
2005 | Sunday | September 11 | San Francisco 49ers | 28-25 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,918 |
Saturday | December 24 | St. Louis Rams | 20-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 65,473 | |
2006 | Sunday | September 17 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-13 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,791 |
Sunday | November 26 | St. Louis Rams | 20-17 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 65,517 | |
2007 | Sunday | September 16 | St. Louis Rams | 16-17 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 65,295 |
Sunday | November 18 | San Francisco 49ers | 9-13 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 68,039 | |
2008 | Sunday | November 16 | San Francisco 49ers | 35-16 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,573 |
Sunday | December 21 | St. Louis Rams | 16-17 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 54,948 | |
2009 | Sunday | October 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 35-0 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 69,732 |
Sunday | January 3 | St. Louis Rams | 6-28 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome |
2010s (49ers 3-1)[]
Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
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2010 | Sunday | November 14 | San Francisco 49ers | 23-20 OT | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 69,732 |
Sunday | December 26 | St. Louis Rams | 25-17 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | ||
2011 | Sunday | December 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 26-0 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | |
Sunday | January 1 | St Louis Rams | 27-34 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 55,990 |
See also[]
- Sports in California#Northern California–Southern California rivalry
References[]
General[]
- 49ers vs Rams Results
- Craig, Roger; Bill Walsh; and Matt Maiocco (2004). Roger Craig's Tales from the San Francisco 49ers Sideline. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-307-9.
- Hession, Joseph (1986). The Rams: Five Decades of Football. Foghorn Press. ISBN 0-935701-40-0.
- Hunstein, Jim (2000). How 'Bout Them Rams; A Guide to Rams Football History. Palmerston & Reed. ISBN 0-911921-62-1.
Specific[]
- ↑ "Top 10 NFL Rivalries Of All Time". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/12/15/gallery.oldrivals/content.3.html. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ↑ Hession (1987) 46
- ↑ Hession (1987) 49
- ↑ Hession (1987) 158-161
- ↑ Craig (2004) 37
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