No Kittle means the 49ers will be down three All-Pros on offense. The club figured to rely heavily on him while McCaffrey and Samuel were out. Now it appears Eric Saubert and Jake Tonges are in line for tight end snaps if Kittle is unable to play in Week 3.

Just two games into the season, the Rams (0-2) are approaching desperate times as they prepare to face the San Francisco 49ers (1-1) Sunday afternoon at SoFi Stadium. The list of issues thus far for the Rams is probably as long as their injury report.

The 49ers woes in Minnesota continued last week when their former quarterback Sam Darnold torched his old squad. The offense looked like it misses Christian McCaffrey but the defense was surprisingly exposed.