Sean McVay insists Kyle Shanahan isn't in his head.

The Los Angeles Rams are 3-7 against the San Francisco 49ers since McVay and Shanahan took over their respective teams. The Rams have lost six straight to the 49ers.

"No," McVay said when asked if Shanahan was in his head. "What I do have is respect for these guys. They've done a great job. You look at it, you've got to play well in that three-and-a-half hour window that we're allotted. You look at the last time we played them — didn't finish the game. But this is a really good football team. We have a lot of respect for them, but we're competing and preparing to the best of our ability to see if we can advance. But this is a really good team. Kyle's an excellent coach. He's got great players, great coaches, good schemes, so that's why they're in the NFC Championship."