You might take a look at the box score and think the Carolina Panthers lost this game because of bad quarterback play. While Bryce Young was far from excellent,

Christian McCaffrey had 142 total yards and a touchdown that helped seal the game in his first game ever against the Carolina Panthers.

The Carolina Panthers face the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/panthers/onsi as Carolina Panthers takeaways from sloppy loss to 49ers in ugly MNF outing.

The game is 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

The Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers played a mistake-filled game on Monday night, but if the Panthers were able to pull it out, they would lead the NFC South. That did not happen, and Carolina falls two games out of the wild card and a half-game back of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first in the NFC South.

Carolina has a chance to break back into the conversation, and the playoff picture with a win over the 49ers tonight.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy had one of the ugliest halves of his NFL career on Monday. Up against the dangerous Carolina Panthers, Purdy struggled to connect with his receivers, as highlighted by not one,