After experiencing the high of winning four games in a row and enjoying a bye week, the Carolina Panthers were quickly grounded by a trip out west. Running up against an undefeated San Francisco 49ers team, Carolina was dismantled in multiple facets but has an opportunity to rebound this week.
Quarterback Cam Newton is still unavailable and has yet to return for practice, although he did travel and was present on the sideline in San Francisco. Expected to be the case again this week, backup Kyle Allen needs much better protection in order to effectively execute the offense.