Forgot to put my score prediction. Carolina put up 34 against Sacksonville's strong front. I expect them to run at us a lot with CMC. The home field advantage may help us a smidge, but if I'm looking at the head-to-head matchups by position groups, this is what I see.
Coaching: EVEN (Both coaches have been to a Superbowl. Kyle was an OC but you can see how much he mattered to ATL)
QB: EVEN (Jimmy has thrown 6 INTs, but Allen has lost 6 fumbles)
RB: Panthers
TE: 49ers
WR: Panthers
OL: EVEN (Grading this if both OTs are out. Carolina has allowed twice the number of sacks as us but Jimmy gets the ball out fast)
DL/LB: EVEN (Combined these because they run a 3-4 D. Panthers have a vicious front 4 who have combined for 16.5 sacks already)
DB: 49ers
STs: EVEN (Gano barely doing any better than Gould, punting and return units with no much distance between them)
The sets up to be a really close game if certain things remain relatively equal. Not having Juice will really hurt us, and Carolina is coming off of a bye week of rest. Panthers have showed lately that they can put up points on good defenses. We need to protect the ball. This might be a game where Jimmy has to win it for us.
Score prediction:
49ers 30, Panthers 27
[ Edited by OnTheClock on Oct 21, 2019 at 11:12 AM ]