"We answered the bell, and we came to work on Wednesday. And we were able to move on," Hill said. "We approached Wednesday as (a normal) Wednesday, and we left the whole game behind us. That says a lot about the character of our team."

Interim coach Mike Singletary said after the loss to the Cardinals that there would be no carryover to the 49ers' next game. He was correct.

"We talked about mental toughness throughout the week and being able to put a devastating loss behind you and not look in the rearview mirror and have a wreck this Sunday," Singletary said. "So that was the biggest thing that we focused on, and they really pushed hard, pushed through it and it came out today and I thought they did a good job being focused for the most part."

--Tight end Vernon Davis had some words of "encouragement" for backup running back DeShaun Foster, who fumbled in the fourth quarter after replacing starter Frank Gore.

"It was nothing at all," Davis said. "Me, Frank Gore and DeShaun Foster, we're all family. That's how we push one another."

Davis said he went to Foster and said, "You're better than that." Davis said he encourages Gore and others to challenge him when he drops a pass or runs an incorrect route.

"Frank comes to me all the time," Davis said.

--Former Rams receiver Isaac Bruce did not have much of an impact in his first game against his former team. Bruce, who played 14 seasons with the Rams before getting released in the offseason, caught just one pass for 20 yards against his former teammates. He played only a minor role as the 49ers snapped a six-game losing streak.

"I'm happy to get the win," Bruce said. "It was interesting. I was happy to see the guys and I miss them. It was good seeing them and I plan on seeing them again in St. Louis."