SANTA CLARA – Renardo Green nearly celebrated his 25th birthday Sunday with an interception.

Instead, Matthew Stafford’s third-down pass escaped Green’s clutches about a minute before halftime of the 49ers’ 42-26 home loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

That specific play won’t haunt the 49ers (6-4) as much as this defeat will overall in the NFC West standings. But the 49ers’ glaring incompetence at forcing turnovers is complicating life without Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, Mykel Williams, etc.

Remember when the 49ers beat the Rams a month ago with the help of Alfred Collins’ forced fumble at the 1-yard line?

“Winning the turnover battle definitely ups your chances to winning games,” Green said in an exclusive interview at his locker. “But I wouldn’t say it’s just turnovers are what we need to he

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