Jared Goff had an underwhelming performance against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon, and while no one’s making excuses for it, he did injure his thumb in the first half. He hit his hand on Andrew Whitworth’s helmet on the play where he threw an interception, but he never missed a play.
His injury is described as a contusion, but he wasn’t on Tuesday’s injury report and is expected to be fine for the Rams’ upcoming game against the 49ers. He spoke to reporters after the walk-thru and said he’s feeling fine.
“It’s good. It’s good – it’s a little contusion, it’s a little stiff, but I’ll be good in a day or two,” he said.
Goff was wearing a sleeve on his thumb, which Sean McVay called “goofy,” but he doesn’t plan to wear anything during Saturday’s game.
“No. I don’t expect to, no. We throw tomorrow and I should be just fine,” Goff added.
With the Rams needing to win their last two games and the Vikings needing to lose out, Los Angeles needs all the help it can get – including Goff being healthy. The 49ers held Goff to just 78 yards passing last time these teams met, and he’ll need a healthy thumb on Saturday to improve on that ugly number.
Having one less day to let his thumb heal doesn’t exactly work in Goff’s favor, but regardless, it doesn’t seem like there’s any worry about his health.
