SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The injuries that have hampered San Francisco's defense have provided the offense with little margin for error if the 49ers want to have any success down the stretch of the season.

So when Jauan Jennings couldn't secure a third-down catch and lost a fumble on the first two drives, and the 49ers were stopped on fourth-and-1 in the red zone on the next, they found themselves in a hole they couldn't overcome. That led to a 42-26 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.

“Our team is going have to rely on our really good veteran offense to score a lot of points and not turn the ball over,” tight end George Kittle said. “We didn’t really do that today. So, I think that’s going to be the case moving forward.”

The 49ers fell in a 21-0 hole when the defense missing

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