Monday Night Football schedule and results: 49ers erase early deficit, beat Rams 31-17

Austin Pettis has a lot of tattoos, none better than this one the Internet noticed during the Rams’ Monday night loss to the 49ers:

And yet, no “Flying V” receiver routes against San Francisco. For shame.

From there it was all 49ers. San Francisco scored 24 unanswered points to put the game out of the reach of a St. Louis offense that finished cold after starting hot.

The 49ers are dealing with big-time injuries on both sides of the ball, but they were able to keep pace in the crowded NFC West. For now, that’s all that matters.

The Rams defense sure is proud of their fourth-quarter goal line stand ... trailing 24-14. Naturally, they took it upon themselves to celebrate with a little taunting.

And they say Jeff Fisher’s teams lack discipline.

I’m not sure exactly what Jim Harbaugh was trying to demonstrate -- perhaps holding -- by exposing his (strapless!) shoulder on the Niners sideline ...

... but I know what we at SB Nation are wont to do with such an image:

After the Rams jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, the 49ers defense shut St. Louis down into the second half as San Francisco took a 17-14 lead. Before leaving, Willis had three tackles on the night.

The 49ers are already dealing with a number of injuries on defense, but there might not be a bigger absence than that of Willis. Needless to say, San Francisco can’t afford many more losses, as nearly every area of the defense is being stretched to its limit.