XANDAMERE’S SHOWDOWN SLANT ::

After a sad start to Week 6 with no Thursday night game, the showdown season continues on Sunday night with the Rams visiting the 49ers in a 51.5 total game with the Rams favored by a field goal. If last week hadn’t happened, I imagine the 49ers would have been a small favorite, but the absolute implosion of Jimmy Garoppolo is fresh in people’s minds and will weigh heavily on how to think through this slate.

We’ll start with the Rams and leave the Jimmy G drama for later. The Rams are . . .