SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When the San Francisco 49ers lost another key defensive player for the season when rookie Mykel Williams went down with a knee injury, star tight end George Kittle said it was time for the offense to step up and score at least 30 points a game.

The 49ers (6-3) did that for the first time all season last week against the New York Giants and will have a far more difficult time pulling it off again on Sunday, when they host the Los Angeles Rams (6-2) and one of the NFL's stingiest defenses in a key NFC West showdown.

Running back Christian McCaffrey appreciated the sentiment from Kittle but added that the goals for the offense haven't changed even if the Niners' defense might be missing Fred Warner, Nick Bosa and Williams.

“Why not 40? Or score 50 a game,”

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