Short-handed 49ers embraced underdog mentality to fuel improbable win over Rams

INGLEWOOD, Calif., — The 49ers were 8.5 point underdogs going into their Thursday night clash with the Los Angeles Rams but that might have motivated San Francisco even more. After the 49ers’ thrilling 26-23 overtime win, quarterback Mac Jones shared that not being favored had irked coach Kyle Shanahan. While Jones did not know what the odds makers had said, he felt Shanahan’s inspired energy.“I don’t really do social media that much, but Kyle came up to me and he was pissed about it,” Jones recalled after the game with  a smirk and a little bit of a laugh. “So he’s like, ‘Dude, I can’t believe they moved us to underdogs again.’“I am like, ‘I don’t know what that means really, but yeah, let’s go kill ’em.’ He was pissed about it. I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m pissed too.’”It is understandable why people outside of team headquarters didn’t give Shanahan and his team a chance considering they were going to be without Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings and Nick Bosa.In the absence of Kittle, tight end Jake Tonges was on the...