Overview
- Brock Purdy threw three first-half interceptions but finished 23-of-32 for 192 yards with one touchdown.
- Christian McCaffrey totaled 142 scrimmage yards and scored on a 12-yard run in his first game against his former team.
- Safety Ji'Ayir Brown intercepted Bryce Young twice, and Carolina managed only three points off San Francisco's three turnovers.
- Newly signed kicker Matt Gay went 4-for-4 on kicks, including field goals from 47 and 29 yards.
- The result moved San Francisco to 8-4 and dropped Carolina to 6-6, with the Panthers losing Jaycee Horn to a reported concussion and a brief postgame Jennings–Moehrig altercation potentially drawing league review.