SANTA CLARA – The shortest week of the 49ers’ season is mercifully here, leading into Thursday’s annual visit to the Los Angeles Rams and Levi’s South.

No time to dwell on Sunday’s first loss of the season? Nah, there is ample time to review these 10 things that caught my eye in that hot mess of a 26-21 defeat Sunday to Jacksonville’s spy kids:

1. CLOSE BUT NO BIG RUNS

Most alarming is the 49ers’ muted rushing attack despite a healthy Christian McCaffrey. They’re the only NFL team without a touchdown run, and McCaffrey’s rushing output has declined each Sunday: 69 yards (22 carries) at Seattle, then 55 yards (13 carries) in New Orleans, 52 yards (17 carries) against Atlanta, and 49 yards (17 carries) against Jacksonville.

McCaffrey can’t break a 20-yard run, or a even 3-yarder inside t

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