Throughout the San Francisco 49ers‘ 51-13 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, one word kept coming to my mind:
Wow.
Wow, because of how easy it often seemed for the Niners to gash the Panthers for explosive plays down field. Wow, because of how next level the play calling from 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan seemed to be. Wow because of how dominate the defense was against a team which came in averaging over 31 points per game over the last four contests.
Wow, because the game, even when the lead was just 14-3 at the end of the first quarter, never really seemed in doubt for the 49ers.