"The 49ers are hosting the Carolina Panthers at Levi's Stadium on Monday night with improved position in the NFC playoff hunt on the line. Carolina (6-5) is one game behind the Niners (7-4) for the seventh and final seed in the NFC with six games remaining for both teams this season. The winner will hold a head-to-head tiebreaker in a crowded NFC field."
"The primetime game is also Christian McCaffrey's first game against the team that drafted him eighth overall out of Stanford in 2017, saw him honored on the All-Pro teams twice (first team in 2019), then traded him to San Francisco in 2022. McCaffrey's all-around game has been particularly useful for the 49ers this season as they have seen injuries hit their receiving corps hard."
The 49ers host the Carolina Panthers at Levi's Stadium in a Monday night matchup with playoff positioning on the line. Carolina (6-5) sits one game behind San Francisco (7-4) for the seventh seed with six games remaining, and the winner will own the head-to-head tiebreaker. Christian McCaffrey faces the team that drafted him eighth overall in 2017, earned two All-Pro honors (first team in 2019), and was later traded to San Francisco in 2022. McCaffrey's versatility has helped amid receiver injuries. Jauan Jennings (ribs, ankle) and Ricky Pearsall (knee) have returned, Brandon Aiyuk had a $25 million bonus voided while recovering from ACL and MCL tears, Curtis Robinson will start at middle linebacker, and kicker Matt Gay was signed as Eddy Pineiro nurses a hamstring strain.
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