Statistically speaking, the best way for the 49ers to get back on the winning track Saturday night against the Rams is to make Jared Goff’s homecoming as painful as possible.
One of the knocks against the Rams’ $100 million quarterback is he can sometimes be easily rattled by a potent pass rush.
Since the Rams (8-6) started the season 3-0, the numbers show the former Cal star really seems at his worst when he gets knocked around. There have been six games in which Goff’s been hit at least five times by opposing defenders. The Rams were beaten in every one of them, including Sunday’s disastrous 44-21 loss to the Cowboys when he absorbed six hits while getting sacked twice.