Overview
- San Francisco (7-4) hosts Carolina (6-5) at Levi's Stadium in a matchup that could shift NFC playoff positioning in the Panthers’ first prime-time game in over two years.
- Christian McCaffrey leads the league through Week 11 in touches (267) and scrimmage yards (1,439) with 11 total touchdowns, and he called the game against Carolina “very important.”
- Brock Purdy said he expects McCaffrey to play with a competitive edge versus his former team and returned in Week 11 with 200 passing yards, three touchdowns and a 133.5 rating.
- Bryce Young enters off a franchise-record 448-yard, three-touchdown performance that earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week and showcased connections with rookie targets.
- Carolina will try to slow McCaffrey without starting inside linebackers Trevin Wallace and Christian Rozeboom, while San Francisco’s injury-thinned pass rush has a league-low 12 sacks with key losses including Nick Bosa and Fred Warner.