Man, do the 49ers miss departed running back Frank Gore. The talented, but injury-prone Carlos Hyde made it through only seven games before a foot problem ended his season. Veteran Reggie Bush suffered a season-ending knee injury while stumbling out of bounds on the concrete edges of the Edward Jones Dome surface, in St. Louis, on Nov. 1. The ’Niners, who managed only 38 yards on 21 carries in that meeting with the Rams, will trot out some combination of former Australian rugby star Jarryd Hayne, retread DeJuan Harris, and rookie Kendall Gaskins.
ANQUAN THE GREAT
Anquan Boldin missed the first 49ers-Rams contest because of a hamstring injury but is to be on the field Sunday, one week after becoming the 13th player in NFL history with 1,000 career catches.