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Frank Gore: That’s smash-mouth football, that’s what we do

San Francisco 49ers Frank Gore gets past St. Louis Rams Rodney McLeod to run in a touchdown during their NFL football game in St. Louis

San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore (L) gets past St. Louis Rams free safety Rodney McLeod to run in a touchdown during the first half of their NFL football game in St. Louis, Missouri, September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Sarah Conard (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

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There won’t be any more talk about 49ers running back Frank Gore being mad that he doesn’t get the ball enough.

Gore carried 20 times for 153 yards and a touchdown in Thursday night’s 35-11 win over the Rams, and afterward he said he loved the way the coaching staff put the 49ers in a position to play the way they should play.

“We had to get back on track and just be us,” Gore said, via the San Francisco Chronicle. “That’s playing smash-mouth football, playing great defense, playing great special teams. That’s what we do.”

Gore praised offensive coordinator Greg Roman for a game plan that saw the 49ers run the ball 40 times as a team, picking up 219 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.

“Coach G-Ro went back to doing basic stuff,” Gore said, “and we got it going.”

After two rough weeks, the 49ers again look like a tough, physical football team.