os Angeles Infant David Long Jersey , the area's professional football fans survived just fine. They watched the best game of each week on television, and they rooted for their favorite teams from afar.Or more likely, they just went to the beach.Now that the Rams have returned and the Chargers have arrived to saturate the nation's second-largest market with a home game nearly every weekend, Los Angeles fans have a wealth of football at their doors.What LA doesn't have is a true local rivalry — not yet, and maybe not ever.The Chargers (1-1) and the Rams (2-0) will meet on the Coliseum field Sunday for the first time since their relocations. The players and coaches on both sides agree that any attempt to portray this Week 3 schedule quirk as a fight for the city's heart would be a cheesy ploy of marketing or motivation."Not at all, not at all," Rams defensive lineman Michael Brockers said when asked if there's a rivalry."I still think they are San Diego," Brockers added. "I still say San Diego Chargers, you know, so I don't think it's going to ever be a rivalry. I think we're just sharing a city and sharing a stadium. I don't think it will ever be turning into anything serious. ... Two different conferences. Two different divisions. I think them being so far away, they're in Orange County, we're all the way up here (in Ventura County), so we never see them. There's just no conflict."Although they'll be roommates in a multi-billion-dollar Inglewood stadium complex in 2020, Los Angeles' two franchises are divided by conference alignment, a lack of history — even the 94 miles of freeway traffic between their training bases in Thousand Oaks and Costa Mesa.They're unlikely to meet much more often than once every four seasons under NFL scheduling policies. As the 49ers and Raiders can attest David Long Jersey nfl draft , that's not a recipe for a rivalry, even if the teams also schedule an annual preseason meeting."It's hard to have a true rivalry (with) a team once every four years," Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said. "I think as players in the locker room, we see it as a fight for game No. 3. You know, find a way to get to 2-1. So it's something I guess both teams are obviously getting used to, with both being in the same area. But I don't sense that they're becoming a huge rival, because you're not going to see them twice a year. You're not going to see them every year."So don't expect a crackling derby atmosphere at the Coliseum. Instead, expect a high-level game between two potential Super Bowl contenders.LA might not have a rivalry, but it has two solid teams coming off winning seasons in 2017. Both clubs' offenses and defenses are ranked in the league's top 10, and both rosters are fairly stacked with stars and compelling matchups.Rivers has never been afraid to throw at former Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters, who has intercepted passes from the veteran quarterback four times in their six matchups. On the other side, Chargers' pass-rushing phenom Melvin Ingram will be in pursuit of Jared Goff, who will attempt to get his throws past cornerback Casey Hayward.Add up the two-team collection of Pro Bowl talent from Aaron Donald to Keenan Allen, and this inaugural crosstown showdown has the potential for high excitement — even if the raw emotions of a true rivalry just aren't there."I'm glad LA has got two teams, but it doesn't matter Robert Woods Jersey ," Peters said. "Come on. They're in the AFC. We're in the NFC."Here are more things to watch in these teams' first meeting since 2014, when San Diego beat St. Louis 27-24:STRENGTH ON STRENGTHThe Rams' defense hasn't allowed a point in six quarters after shutting out Arizona last week, while the Chargers have racked up 890 yards of offense in just two games. Coordinators Wade Phillips and Ken Whisenhunt should have a high-level duel as the Rams attempt to slow down a Bolts offense that has put up extraordinary numbers since the middle of last season.BIG NUMBERSThe Rams have scored 67 points in two games, propelled by an offense that keeps adding new wrinkles in its first season since its total transformation under coach Sean McVay in 2017. The Chargers' defense remains solid, and it has received a boost from playmaking rookie safety Derwin James, who already has two sacks.PHILIP TALKSSeveral Rams defensive players talked about their competitive respect for Rivers, whose impressive arm and genial trash-talking skills are widely admired. He will test the Rams' revamped defensive secondary while avoiding the rushes of Donald and Ndamukong Suh, who has a warm friendship with Rivers. "I love playing against Philip," Suh said. "He's a character on the field. Off the field, I've spent some time with him, Pro Bowls and whatnot. I can see a great competitor. ... I talk with my pads. I'm not much of a talker, but every now and then, Philip has gotten me out of character and we've exchanged words now and then."INJURED BOLTSThe Rams got good news when Chargers pass-rushing monster Joey Bosa was ruled out for the third consecutive week. Bosa's absence with a foot injury has allowed offenses to focus on stopping Ingram, although the Chiefs were a whole lot more successful than the Bills. The Chargers also will be without right tackle Joe Barksdale, putting Sam Tevi in the starting lineup again.WADE'S GUYSChargers coach Anthony Lynn was a rookie running back with the Denver Broncos in 1993 Andrew Whitworth Jersey , and Phillips was his head coach. Both are looking forward to the reunion. "I just know that I liked him as a head coach and as a man," Lynn said. "He's been good over the years, so he hasn't slowed down at all in that department. I know his defense will be ready to go. I think the world of him." The San Francisco 49ers have little time to dwell on a heartbreaking loss to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.The Niners have to immediately shift their focus to another tough test with the undefeated Los Angeles Rams coming to town on Sunday.Coach Kyle Shanahan spent Tuesday morning going over the details of the previous night's 33-30 loss to the Packers that featured Rodgers throwing the game-tying touchdown pass with 1:55 to play and then leading the game-winning field goal drive after an interception by C.J. Beathard.Then it was quickly on to the Rams (6-0), the NFL's only remaining unbeaten team, who will take on the 49ers (1-5) in just five days."Short weeks are always tough, but sometimes it can be a good thing," Shanahan said. "Last night was a heartbreaking loss. Our guys came out and I thought played extremely aggressive, very confident and gave it their all. Whenever you do that, it gave us a chance to win that game and we came up short. That's tough. The guys put a lot into it and that's hard. You get back here and it hurts a little bit today, but the good thing is, you've got to move on faster. There's no time to sit here and sulk."The Niners had their chances to earn their first win in three games since losing starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a season-ending knee injury on Sept. 23.Beathard threw two TD passes in the first half in his best performance of the season to help the Niners build a 24-20 lead. Raheem Mostert provided a boost to a running game that gained 174 yards. The defense limited Rodgers to two field goals during a seven-drive stretch starting in the second quarter.But it wasn't enough. Rodgers picked on backup cornerback Greg Mabin to lead the tying TD drive capped by a 16-yard pass to Davante Adams.The 49ers then took over at their 47 with 1:49 to go after a personal foul on the kickoff return. Needing just 20 yards to get into field-goal range, Beathard completed a 7-yard pass to George Kittle on first down, had a pass batted down at the line on second down and then took a deep shot against the blitz on third down that turned into the interception by Kevin King.By not running the ball on second or third down, the Niners gave Rodgers 1:07 to drive for the winning field goal and he delivered."If I were to have it back, yeah Cory Littleton Jersey , I'd love to call something that worked," Shanahan said. "But, then when you get into third-and-3 versus an all-out blitz, there's not many runs for that. That was the play that we didn't make right there and that's what happened. But, you're always concerned about giving it back to Aaron. I thought we had a chance to win the game right there. I know our defense struggled in the first half definitely. I was happy with how they rebounded in the second half and they gave us a chance on offense to put them away. I thought that was our biggest opportunity right there and we came up short."The 49ers made a roster move Tuesday, signing Tom Savage to a one-year deal to be the team's No. 3 quarterback.San Francisco has been looking for help at quarterback ever since Garoppolo went down with his injury last month. Beathard was promoted to starter and Nick Mullens was elevated from the practice squad to be the backup.Savage was originally drafted by Houston in the fourth round in 2014. Savage played 13 games with nine starts in four seasons with the Texans. He completed 181 of 315 attempts for 2,000 yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions. He spent training camp with New Orleans before being cut Sept. 1."There's one thing I always liked about Savage, from coming out of college. He's got a strong arm. He's a very tough player. He hangs in that pocket and plays the position well," Shanahan said. "I was a fan of his coming out of college. He's gotten to play in a number of NFL games so he's been battle-tested. He was in a tough situation in Houston that didn't work out for him, but I got to study him this preseason when he was in New Orleans and they have some similarities in their offense as ours."NOTES: CB K'Waun Williams (shoulder), CB Ahkello Witherspoon (concussion) and CB Jimmie Ward (hamstring) are all day to day. ... The 49ers waived TE Cole Wick to make room on the 53-man roster for Savage. ... OL Zack Golditch was released from the practice squad.